Ask HN: What is a decent US state to create an LLC in?

Hi Hacker News,

I'm santy and i'm not from the US.

I'd like to create an LLC with Stripe Atlas (Yc Company).

I understand that stripe creates the registered agent in Delaware for me, but I can still use stable (another YC company) to get a permanent business address in any other US state.

I'm quite ignorant as to what is best. Should I also pick Delaware? Or is there a trick? Maybe Wyoming is a good idea?

I'm sorry about my ignorance and quite grateful for any info.

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100xr 2y ago ↗

santy-gegen 2y ago ↗

Great, thank you so much for replying and helping me out build confidence in building this project!

mikecoles 2y ago ↗

These might not be specific to Stripe.

South Dakota for personal use. Delaware for corporate. Nevada for secrecy.

I would make a chart of what features you desire then fill it in with information from the possible states.

santy-gegen 2y ago ↗

Thanks for the info! It's very kind of you to help a complete stranger over the internet. I'm super grateful.

So if I pick Delaware it would be reasonable choice?

I just want to keep things simple and be able to charge customers with stripe.

4d4m 2y ago ↗

Delaware FTW. Check out Stripe Atlas and its competitors!

santy-gegen 2y ago ↗

Hi Adam,

Thanks for the info and the enthusiasm.

I'm going with Delaware as address and Stripe as service.

I found it to be the most recommended combination overall.

Btw, nice music you've got there. Found you on spotify :)