Getting paid from Netherlands
Stripe, PayPal and Shopify Payments all serve businesses registered in the Netherlands. A US LLC does not unlock payment methods that a Dutch business cannot already get.
With a US LLC you apply for a US Stripe account paid out in dollars to a US business bank account. According to Stripe, US accounts can accept iDEAL | Wero, which is being migrated to Wero during 2026 and 2027. A business outside the Netherlands must show its own company registration number on its website instead of a KVK number. Stripe reviews every application and makes its own decision.
At home
How the Netherlands classifies a US LLC
Dutch residents are taxed on their worldwide income. Since 1 January 2025 the Netherlands classifies foreign entities by statute, by comparing them with Dutch legal forms. The decree that goes with the law lists the US limited liability company, from every state, as comparable to an NV or BV. That presumption can be rebutted, but the starting point is that a US LLC is a company for Dutch tax, even when the IRS disregards it.
For a Dutch owner this usually means the LLC is a shareholding, not your own business income. A holding of at least 5%, alone or with your fiscal partner, is a substantial interest (aanmerkelijk belang), and distributions and gains are taxed in box 2. Smaller holdings fall in box 3.
Where the company is run from
A company that is in fact managed from the Netherlands is resident in the Netherlands for corporate income tax, wherever it was formed. An LLC run from your home in the Netherlands can therefore owe Dutch corporate income tax on its profit, and box 2 tax when it pays you.
Because the US may tax nothing while the Netherlands sees a company, the timing and amount of tax can differ a lot from what people expect. Talk to a belastingadviseur before the LLC starts trading.
Money and reporting
There are no exchange controls on funding the LLC or receiving distributions. Your shares in the LLC and its distributions belong on your Dutch income tax return. Keep a record of every transfer between you and the company.
The US side is the same for everyone
Where you live does not change the US part. It is done online, without travelling, without a US address and without an SSN.
- Choose a state: Wyoming or New Mexico for low running costs, Delaware if you plan to raise money from investors.
- The formation document is filed with a registered agent in that state, within 48 hours.
- The EIN is requested from the IRS as soon as the state approves. No SSN or ITIN is needed.
- You get the operating agreement that banks and payment providers ask for.
- With those documents you apply for a US business bank account, for example at Mercury.
- Every year: the registered agent, the state's annual report where there is one, and Form 5472 for a single-member LLC owned by a foreign person.
Which state?
With no people or premises in the US you can choose any state. Most founders abroad choose on yearly cost and speed.
Pay for your LLC in Euro
At checkout you can pay in Euro instead of US dollars, including iDEAL. We convert at the day's ECB reference rate plus 1.5%, fixed at the moment you order.
Sources checked on November 2, 2026
This page is general information, not legal or tax advice. Rules and fees change; check your own situation with a belastingadviseur in Netherlands before you form the LLC.
