For founders from China
US tax & accounting,
built for founders from China.
You incorporated a Delaware C-corp to raise from US investors, and you run a team across the Pacific. The US tax stack that comes with that is heavier than a US-based founder's — and most startup accountants aren't built for it. We are.
What's different when you're a foreign founder
- Form 5472. Own 25%+ of a US corporation as a non-US person and the company must report its related-party transactions — capital you put in, loans, payments. Missing it is a $25,000 penalty, and foreign-owned US entities are an IRS focus.
- Your China team is "foreign R&D." Under §174A, domestic R&D is fully deductible but foreign research capitalizes over 15 years — so most of what you pay a China-based engineering team isn't deductible the year you spend it. See our Section 174 guide.
- Cross-border capital & payroll. Moving money from China into the US company, and paying the team, raise foreign-exchange and withholding questions that need real cross-border advice — not a generic accountant telling you it's all the same as a US founder.
What we handle
The same standardized services we run for every startup, with the foreign-founder layer built in:
- Tax preparation & filing — federal and multi-state, including Form 1120 and Form 5472, prepared and signed by licensed CPAs.
- Bookkeeping & financial reporting — investor-ready books kept current year round.
- R&D tax credit studies — for your US-qualified research.
Standard service, not a mystery structure
The US-side stack — 1120, 5472, bookkeeping, §174, the R&D credit, Delaware franchise, multi-state — is standardized work we do every day. The genuinely China-specific questions — foreign-exchange (SAFE) rules for moving capital, holding structures, your personal China tax — need a cross-border specialist, and we're honest about that line rather than selling a one-size structure.