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How to Set Up a US LLC for Agencies & Creators | Accounting & Tax Filing (Feat.Riley from Doola)
This video covers choosing the right structure, taxation basics, best states, accounting, and compliance. Discover how Doola simplifies formation, tax filing, and back-office tasks so agencies and creators can focus on growth.
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- Video
- 54 min
- Lessons
- 1
- Taught in
- English
- Subtitles
- English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
- Price
- Free
Overview
About this masterclass
A recorded live session of about 54 minutes in which Riley Johnson from Doola and Arthur from Fanbase Accelerator explain how OnlyFans agencies, managers and creators should structure a US company, including European agencies that work with US creators.
Riley compares the LLC, the C-Corp and the S-Corp tax election, then explains the two levels of US tax: the state (Wyoming and Delaware charge 0%) and the IRS, where a non-resident's LLC is a pass-through entity that files every year but whose net profit is taxed in the owner's home country. He covers deductible expenses, OnlyFans and agency commissions, and why US creators who earn over about $200,000 a year on a personal account may need their own C-Corp, with the case of a Texas creator facing a six-figure tax bill.
The second half shows the Doola dashboard (bookkeeper, CPA, account manager), the formation timeline from order to EIN to a Mercury account, the Total Compliance and Business in a Box plans, and a Q&A on banking: describing the business as a content creation agency, why Wise should not be a main account, high street banks, and how digital nomads are treated.
Inside the masterclass
How to Set Up a US LLC for Agencies & Creators | Accounting & Tax Filing (Feat.Riley from Doola)
53:54The full webinar: Riley compares LLC, C-Corp and S-Corp, explains state taxes versus the IRS, pass-through taxation for non-residents, deductible expenses and the personal tax trap for US creators above about $200,000 a year. He then demos the Doola dashboard, walks through the order, EIN and Mercury timeline and the two plans, and answers live questions on banking, Wise, high street banks and digital nomads.
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What you will learn
- Decide whether an LLC or a C-Corp fits your agency or your US creators, and know why the S-Corp election only works when every owner is American
- Explain the two levels of US tax (state and IRS) and why a Wyoming or Delaware LLC owned by a non-resident pays no US tax but must file every year
- Spot when a US creator taking payouts on a personal account should move to their own company, around the $200,000 a year mark
- Plan the setup timeline: about a week to form the company, four to five more weeks for a non-resident EIN, then one to three days for an online bank account
- Present your business to banks such as Mercury or Revolut as a content creation agency and choose where to keep most of your funds
- Know what Doola's plans include (bookkeeping, CPA filings, four CPA calls a year, account manager) and that existing US companies can be moved over
Audience
Who it is for
- OnlyFans agency owners and managers outside the US, including those in Europe working with US creators
- Creators and agencies that already have a US LLC and want to check that taxes and bookkeeping are handled correctly
- No accounting background needed: the session explains each term (IRS, EIN, CPA, pass-through) as it goes
Taught by
Your instructor
Riley
Business Formation Specialist at Doola
Riley Johnson is a Business Formation Specialist at Doola, a Y Combinator-backed company that forms US LLCs and corporations, mostly for non-US owners, and handles their bookkeeping and tax filings. He has worked on US LLCs and corporations for almost seven years and guides founders through formation, tax filings and accounting. He has worked with Arthur's network for about two years, setting up five or six of Arthur's companies and around 20 more for agencies and creators. Calendly: https://calendly.com/riley-doola1/15min-call-with-riley-at-doola Email: riley@doola.com
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Frequently asked questions
Riley advises against it. Based on the 15 to 20 agency accounts he says he has opened with Mercury, it is better to describe the company as a content creator, content creation agency or marketing and consulting agency, and to avoid any reference to adult content in the application.
A US citizen who receives OnlyFans income on a personal account is taxed at personal rates, which jump from 24% to 32% around $200,000 a year. Riley explains that a C-Corp pays a flat 21% on net profit after expenses, and describes a Texas creator earning $100,000 a month without any tax withheld.
In this session, Total Compliance is quoted at $2,000 a year, with Business in a Box adding a dedicated human bookkeeper and a monthly payment option. State fees come on top ($160 for Delaware, $103.75 for Wyoming), and the course mentions an FBA promo code and discount obtained by emailing Riley.
Both speakers say no for the main account. Riley explains that Wise is a money transfer service rather than a bank, useful for currency conversion, and suggests keeping most funds in Mercury or a high street bank. Arthur shares cases of wallets and online banks closing or freezing accounts.
No. Riley and Arthur explain that an existing LLC or C-Corp from any state can be moved to Doola at the same prices, with bookkeeping and taxes handled from then on, including catch-up bookkeeping for months already passed in the tax year.
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