doola is a US-based service that forms and maintains a US LLC or C-corp for founders who are not based in the United States, handling the registered agent, EIN application, and ongoing state and federal compliance, with bookkeeping and tax filing available as add-ons. It is built specifically for the case of a founder abroad who needs a real US legal entity without moving to the US or hiring a local law firm to set one up.
Key features
- LLC or C-corp formation in any US state, with the paperwork and state filing handled by doola rather than the founder
- EIN (federal tax ID) application included, with expedited processing on annual plans
- Registered agent service and a virtual US business address, both required to keep a US LLC in good standing
- Operating agreement drafted as part of formation
- Guidance to open a US business bank account, with an integration path through Mercury
- Bookkeeping software with transaction tracking, invoicing, and downloadable financial reports, plus a dedicated bookkeeper on higher tiers
- Annual state report filing and federal (IRS) business tax filing on the compliance-focused plans
- Sales tax registration assistance and limited consultation time with a licensed tax professional
- A dashboard to track formation status, compliance deadlines, and documents in one place
Pricing
doola sells formation and compliance as separate annual plans, plus a standalone bookkeeping plan:
- Starter, $297 per year plus state filing fees: LLC or C-corp formation, EIN, operating agreement, registered agent, virtual business address, and email support.
- Total Compliance, $1,999 per year plus state fees: everything in Starter, plus annual state report filing, IRS federal tax filing, sales tax registration help, and roughly 30 minutes of consultation with a licensed tax professional.
- Business-in-a-Box, $2,999 per year (or billed at $329 per month on an annual term) plus state fees: everything in Total Compliance, plus a dedicated bookkeeper, monthly or quarterly financial closings and statements, a dedicated account manager, expedited EIN processing, and free dissolution if the founder later closes the company.
- Bookkeeping can also be bought on its own, starting around $300 per year, for founders who already have an entity and only need the accounting side.
State filing fees are separate and vary by state (commonly cited examples run from under $100 in states like Delaware or Wyoming to several hundred dollars in others), so the advertised plan price is not the full first-year cost. Prices change over time. Figures above are based on doola.com/pricing.
Pros and cons
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Entire process, formation to EIN to registered agent, is built for founders who are not physically in the US and have no US address of their own | The entry plan only covers formation. Anything beyond that (bookkeeping, tax filing, dedicated support) means moving up to a materially more expensive tier |
| Single dashboard for compliance deadlines and documents, instead of tracking state filings and IRS obligations manually | State filing fees are billed on top of every plan and are not included in the advertised price |
| Bookkeeping and tax filing are available inside the same platform, so a founder is not stitching together separate vendors for formation, accounting, and taxes | Trustpilot reviews describe occasional delays in EIN issuance with the IRS, in a few cases stretching to several weeks |
| Reasonably strong independent review record on Trustpilot, with most complaints tied to support response time rather than the formation work itself | Tax and consultation time on the mid-tier plan is capped (around 30 minutes with a tax professional), which is thin for anything beyond a straightforward filing |
| Guided path to a US business bank account rather than leaving the founder to find one alone | Annual renewal price for registered agent and compliance can catch founders off guard if they only budgeted for the first year’s formation cost |
Who it’s best for
doola makes sense for a Moroccan founder who needs a US legal entity for a specific commercial reason: selling to US or international customers who expect a US company, accepting Stripe or other US-based payment processors that are difficult to access without a US entity and bank account, or raising from US investors who prefer or require a Delaware entity. It also suits a freelancer or agency invoicing US clients who want the credibility and simpler payment rails of a US LLC, and founders who want the registered agent, EIN, and annual filings handled by one provider instead of coordinating a US lawyer, a registered agent service, and an accountant separately.
It is not the right tool for a business that sells only inside Morocco or the regional market, has no US clients, no US-based payment processor, and no plan to raise from US investors. In that case a US LLC adds an annual cost, a registered agent fee, and a second set of filing obligations with no matching business reason. It also is not a substitute for Moroccan business registration: a US LLC does not replace the need to register and operate correctly under Moroccan law if the founder is doing business in Morocco.
How to get started
Getting a company formed through doola generally follows the same steps regardless of state:
- Pick a plan (Starter for formation only, Total Compliance or Business-in-a-Box if bookkeeping and tax filing are needed from day one)
- Choose the entity type (LLC or C-corp) and the state of formation, commonly Delaware or Wyoming for non-US founders
- Submit the company name and founder details through doola’s signup flow
- Let doola file the formation paperwork and apply for the EIN, then receive the formation documents and EIN confirmation once the state and IRS process them
- Set up a US business bank account using doola’s guidance, and connect it to the bookkeeping dashboard if that plan is active
FAQ
Does forming a US LLC through doola create Moroccan tax obligations? It can, depending on how the founder is structured and where they are tax resident, but this is not something to guess at. A US LLC is a US legal entity regardless of where its owner lives, and Morocco’s tax treatment of income earned through it depends on the founder’s personal tax residency and how the LLC is used. This is not legal or tax advice, and a Moroccan founder should confirm their specific situation with a Moroccan tax advisor or accountant before or shortly after forming the entity.
Do I need to visit the US to use doola? No. Formation, the EIN application, and the registered agent service are all designed to be done remotely, which is the core reason non-US founders use doola instead of a local US filing service.
Can I open a US bank account without a US address? doola provides a virtual business address as part of formation and guides founders toward US banking partners such as Mercury, but bank account approval is ultimately up to the bank, not doola, and requirements can vary by applicant.
What happens if I stop paying doola’s annual plan? Registered agent service and compliance filings are tied to the active plan. Letting it lapse can mean missing a state’s annual report deadline or losing registered agent coverage, which can put the LLC out of good standing with the state, so the annual renewal should be budgeted for from the start, not treated as optional.
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