The entity you choose shapes how both countries tax you.
Opening a US company from Canada, or incorporating here first? The two countries can treat the same entity differently, and a mismatch surfaces later, on the returns. We check the structure against both sides, then set it up.
Email us a line about your situation and two times that suit you. We reply to confirm a slot.
Who this is for
If any of these is you, start with the structure.
- You run a Canadian corporation and you are opening a US company to sell or hire there.
- You live in Canada and you are setting up a US LLC because it looked like the simple option.
- You are starting a business in Ontario and you want it incorporated from the first invoice.
- You want a company on each side of the border and you do not know which one should own the other.
- You formed a US entity online and no one has checked how Canada will treat it.
- You want the books and the tax side set up from day one, so year one does not turn into a cleanup.
Recognise yourself in one of these? Book the consult and we will tell you which entity fits and what it costs, before anything is filed.
What you get
What a formation engagement covers
Included
- A consult on which entity fits, with the tax effect on each side, before anything is filed
- Single-entity incorporation: one Canadian corporation, or one US LLC or C-Corp
- Multi-entity incorporation: a Canadian corporation plus a US LLC or C-Corp, as parent and subsidiary or as siblings
- The US EIN and related setup items where included
- One named person who owns the file end to end
- CFA-led advisory
What changes a fee
Your fee is scoped and agreed in writing before we start. It moves for one reason only: the work moves. These are the things that change it.
- Additional entities
- A Canadian and US combination in one engagement
- A parent and subsidiary structure, or sibling companies
- Setup items beyond the ones agreed on the consult
- Bookkeeping or corporate tax added from the first year
Anything that changes the fee is agreed with you before the work happens. Never after.
Fixed fees
How company formation is priced here
Every fee is fixed, quoted on the consult, and confirmed in writing before any work starts. Multi-entity structures are quoted separately, because the fee follows how many entities you need and how they connect.
Company Formation, single entity
One Canadian corporation, or one US LLC or C-Corp, incorporated once the entity choice is confirmed on the consult.
from $997 CAD
- Entity choice reviewed before filing
- Incorporation filed for one entity
- EIN and related setup items where included
- CFA-led advisory
Need a Canadian corporation and a US company together? Multi-entity formation is quoted on the consult. Once you are set up, Bookkeeping keeps the books from the first transaction, with annual bookkeeping and tax from $1,400 CAD per entity. Entities on both sides? See Cross-Border US and Canada Tax. Full fee logic on How Our Fees Work.
2-minute check
Do FBAR or T1135 apply to you as well?
Expanding across the border often means accounts or assets on the other side. Two questions give you an indicative read on whether either filing applies. Answer them and we will point you in the right direction.
Reporting detail lives on FBAR and T1135 Reporting.
Thresholds are indicative and change. A consult confirms your exact obligations. Indicative only, not tax advice.
How it works
Three steps. No phone tag.
Book a consult
Tell us a line about your situation and two times that suit you. A person reads it and writes back.
Get a fixed quote
We look at where you operate and who owns what, then confirm the structure and your fee in writing before anything is filed.
A named human sets it up
One person owns your file end to end, from the entity choice to the last setup item. When the company starts trading, the same team can keep the books and file the returns.
Real, named people
Who touches a formation file
One named person owns this work. You will know their name before you send us a document.
Meet the full team on About and Team.
Questions
Questions before you incorporate
Should I set up an LLC or a C-Corp in the US?
Is this legal advice? Do you draft agreements or act as registered agent?
I want a Canadian company and a US company. Which one owns which?
What happens after the company is set up?
What does the from $997 CAD figure cover?
Book the consult. Pick the entity first.
Twenty minutes. Tell us where you operate and who will own the company, and we will confirm the structure and a fixed fee in writing before anything is filed.