Firstbase Alternative for Overseas Owners Picking Florida

Firstbase is a popular pick for owners living outside the US, and its $99 formation offer catches the eye. For a Florida company, though, it isn't an option: Firstbase Start forms in Delaware and Wyoming only. What follows puts Firstbase's real costs in those states next to our Florida package. We sell the package, so read it as a competitor's comparison.

At a glance

Source: firstbase.io, September 29, 2026.

Why overseas owners choose Firstbase

Firstbase is unusually clear about ongoing compliance. Its registered agent product, at $299 a year, covers annual report and BOI filings, so the yearly state paperwork is handled. For the federal side, a non-US single-member LLC can buy a complete filing (Form 5472, pro forma 1120, 1099s, extension) for $899 a year, a fixed published price few competitors match. Per Firstbase, the EIN doesn't require an SSN or ITIN, and the Firstbase Start page names Mercury for banking. It also forms C-corps and sells mailroom and accounting services.

Year by year

Year one is $16 to $26 dearer with us; every later year is $200 cheaper. Florida's report fee goes to the state whoever files, and Wyoming and Delaware charge their own yearly fees on the Firstbase side.

What we do differently

1. Florida formation. We file your Articles with Florida's Division of Corporations and serve as your agent from a Florida street address.
2. An agent at $99. The first year is in the $399, and renewal is $99, which you can cancel from your dashboard.
3. Bank paperwork done for you. Firstbase customers get access to a Mercury application. We write ours for our partners from the answers in your order, attach the Florida Articles, and finish it by the time you sign the SS-4. You approve, we send it, and the EIN arrives in parallel. Our partners decide on every account; we can't promise approval.
4. A handled SS-4. We complete it for a responsible party with no SSN, you e-sign, and we fax. The IRS takes two to eight weeks, typically.

Firstbase is the better fit when

• Delaware or Wyoming would work for your company.
• You want annual reports filed as part of your agent fee.
• A fixed $899 price for Form 5472 is what you're after.
• You're setting up a C-corp.

After your Florida LLC is formed

The annual report is due on Sunbiz from January 1 until May 1 and costs $138.75. After May 1, Florida charges a $400 late fee it won't waive, and an LLC unfiled by the third Friday of September can be dissolved. That filing, and any federal forms such as Form 5472, sit outside our package.

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Common questions

Can Firstbase set up a Florida LLC?

Firstbase Start only offers Delaware and Wyoming, so a Florida LLC isn't available through it.

Is Firstbase actually $99?

The formation fee is $99, shown against a $399 list price. A registered agent is mandatory, according to Firstbase, and costs $299 a year there; the state fee is extra. In Wyoming ($100) that's $498 for year one; in Delaware ($110), $508.

How does that compare with you?

Our Florida year one is $524, which is $16 to $26 more. After that, Firstbase's agent is $299 each year and ours is $99.

Does Firstbase's agent fee cover anything extra?

Yes. Firstbase includes annual report and BOI filings in its $299 registered agent product. Our package doesn't file annual reports, so Florida's $138.75 report would be yours to handle.

What about Form 5472?

Firstbase files it for non-US single-member LLCs for $899 a year, together with the pro forma 1120, 1099s, and an extension. We don't prepare tax filings.