Launch in the U.S.
Make the U.S. your biggest market, not your biggest headache
Employer health insurance. Why is everyone incorporating in Delaware? None of it works the way it does at home. We set it all up and run it, so you can focus on customers.
What is included
What a U.S. launch actually takes
What it takesWhat it isWhat we do
01Right corporate structureOptions usually include flip to a Delaware parent or open a U.S. subsidiary.We work it through with your counsel.
02U.S. entityUsually a Delaware C-corp.Formed by partner counsel we introduce, or your own.
03EINThe U.S. company’s tax ID.We file for it.
04U.S. bank accountACH requires a U.S. bank account. Harder without a U.S. address or SSN.We introduce banks that open these every day.
05Payroll for first U.S. hiresThrough an employer of record or your existing payroll provider.We set up whichever fits.
06State registrationsWithholding and unemployment in every state you hire.We register as you go.
07Intercompany agreementDocumenting for tax authorities how the money flows between your companies.We help draft with counsel and a transfer pricing specialist.
08Form 5472Required every year for foreign-owned U.S. corporations. Missing it carries a $25,000 penalty.We file it.
09Home-country reportingE.g. T1134 and T106 for Canadian parents.We file those too.
10Two sets of books that agreeIn USD and your home currency.We keep them in step every month.
Who is this for?
- Canadian or European companies opening a U.S. office
- Canadian startups flipping to a Delaware parent for U.S. investors
- Companies making their first U.S. hires ahead of an entity
Who does what
Agents do the work. Your Forward deployed operator arranges the rest.
The same split as every Cabot service, applied here.
Agents
Tracking every step, before and after you land
- Build your launch checklist and track every registration
- Keep U.S. and home-country books in step
- Record intercompany transactions as they happen
- Flag new state obligations as you hire
Your Forward deployed operator
Your single point of contact from day one
- Plan the structure with you and your counsel
- Introduce and coordinate your U.S. team
- Own your first U.S. filings
- Keep intercompany accounting clean for investors and auditors
Your U.S. team, introduced
We introduce people we work with every week, or work alongside yours.
- Benefits broker
- Corporate counsel
- Insurance broker
- Payroll provider
- Transfer pricing specialist
- U.S. bank
Plan your U.S. launch in one call
Book a 15-minute call. We look at your structure, timing and first hires, and tell you what to do first.