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End-to-end U.S. entity setup, clean books, and IRS filings that land on time.
Books & Counts forms your U.S. company, obtains the EIN, keeps the books reconciled and files with the IRS. Run by chartered accountants, priced as a fixed fee, and answered on WhatsApp by the person doing the work.
What we handle
- U.S. Company Incorporation
- Accounting & Bookkeeping
- Taxation & IRS Filings
- Legal Compliance
- BOI & State Filings
- Sales Tax & Payroll
- CFO Advisory
- Cross-Border U.S. Tax
The other end of this thread
Raunak Mutha
Chartered Accountant, Jodhpur
The person who answers is the person who files.
Message RaunakWhat one thread covers
Everything a U.S. company needs, in one WhatsApp thread.
The person who answers is the chartered accountant who files. Fixed fees, published.
Raunak MuthaChartered Accountant · Jodhpur- 6 January
- You, 23:14:
Hi! I'm outside the U.S., with no SSN and no U.S. address. Can you set up a U.S. LLC and get the EIN?
- 7 January
- Raunak Mutha, 07:02:
Morning! Yes, and it's most of what we do. There's no citizenship or residency requirement to own a U.S. LLC. Fixed fee:
- Raunak Mutha, 07:02:Incorporation, flat$449plus statutory fees
- 1 year of Registered Agent
- Formation Filings
- Federal EIN
- Standard Operating Agreement or ByLaws
- Raunak Mutha, 07:03:
Delaware if you'll raise funding, Wyoming if you're bootstrapping. I'll put the recommendation in writing before anything is filed.
- You, 07:10:
Bootstrapping. Wyoming, please.
- Raunak Mutha, 15:40:PDFArticles of Organization · Wyoming
Filed. Without an SSN the EIN goes to the IRS by fax or mail, and it commonly takes two to five weeks. I'll chase it.
- 3 weeks later
- Raunak Mutha, 10:18:CP 575 · EIN assigned••-•••4721Internal Revenue Service
Your EIN is here. The bank application goes in today with the CP 575.
- February
- Raunak Mutha, 09:05:PDFP&L and balance sheet · January
January's books are closed and reconciled.
- Raunak Mutha, 11:30:Reminder, not a penaltyDue 15 Apr
Heads-up: Form 5472 and the pro forma 1120 are due 15 April. Drafted. I just need your signature.
- You, 11:52:
Signed and sent back.
- 8 April
- Raunak Mutha, 16:02:
- Form 5472 + pro forma 1120
- Due 15 Apr
- Faxed to Ogden
- 8 Apr
- Penalty if missed
$25,000$0
Faxed to the IRS in Ogden on 8 April, a week early. Confirmation attached.
Raunak MuthaChartered Accountant · Jodhpur- 6 January
- You, 23:14:
Hi! I'm outside the U.S., with no SSN and no U.S. address. Can you set up a U.S. LLC and get the EIN?
- 7 January
- Raunak Mutha, 07:02:
Morning! Yes, and it's most of what we do. There's no citizenship or residency requirement to own a U.S. LLC. Fixed fee:
- Raunak Mutha, 07:02:Incorporation, flat$449plus statutory fees
- 1 year of Registered Agent
- Formation Filings
- Federal EIN
- Standard Operating Agreement or ByLaws
- Raunak Mutha, 07:03:
Delaware if you'll raise funding, Wyoming if you're bootstrapping. I'll put the recommendation in writing before anything is filed.
- You, 07:10:
Bootstrapping. Wyoming, please.
- Raunak Mutha, 15:40:PDFArticles of Organization · Wyoming
Filed. Without an SSN the EIN goes to the IRS by fax or mail, and it commonly takes two to five weeks. I'll chase it.
- 3 weeks later
- Raunak Mutha, 10:18:CP 575 · EIN assigned••-•••4721Internal Revenue Service
Your EIN is here. The bank application goes in today with the CP 575.
- February
- Raunak Mutha, 09:05:PDFP&L and balance sheet · January
January's books are closed and reconciled.
- Raunak Mutha, 11:30:Reminder, not a penaltyDue 15 Apr
Heads-up: Form 5472 and the pro forma 1120 are due 15 April. Drafted. I just need your signature.
- You, 11:52:
Signed and sent back.
- 8 April
- Raunak Mutha, 16:02:
- Form 5472 + pro forma 1120
- Due 15 Apr
- Faxed to Ogden
- 8 Apr
- Penalty if missed
$25,000$0
Faxed to the IRS in Ogden on 8 April, a week early. Confirmation attached.
Where to start
Tell us which of these you are trying to do.
Every service is here, grouped by the reason people come to us rather than by what an accountant would call it. Fixed fees on all of them.
Start a U.S. company
Form the entity, get the EIN, and open a U.S. bank account, without holding a U.S. passport or an SSN.
Manage my business
Books closed every month, people paid correctly, and someone reading the numbers with you.
Handle taxes & compliance
Federal and state returns filed on time, including the cross-border forms that carry the largest penalties.
How it works
Four steps, and you know the cost before step two ends.
- 01Same day
Tell us what you're trying to do
A call or a WhatsApp thread. No form gate before you can speak to someone.
- 021–2 days
We put the recommendation in writing
Entity, state and the filings that follow, with every fee itemised before anything is filed.
Incorporation, flat
$449, plus statutory feesplus statutory fees
- 031–5 weeks
We file and open the accounts
Formation, EIN, operating documents and the bank pack. We stay on the thread until the account is open.
- 04Ongoing
We keep it in good standing
Books closed monthly, returns filed on time, and a reminder before each deadline rather than a penalty after one.
Pricing
Fixed fees, published.
No hidden charges and no surprise invoices. Statutory fees are billed at cost and shown to you before you commit.
Accounting & Controller
Basic
Monthly/quarterly accounting
Starts from$219
per month
- Weekly/Monthly Bookkeeping
- Monthly Reconciliation of Books
- Recording of Bank and Credit Card Transactions
- Accrual based financial statements
- Cash Flow Statement
- Monthly customised email update
Pro
Accounting & controller services
Starts from$899
per month
- All of the above plus
- Custom financial KPI Metrics
- Profitability Analysis
- Cash Flow Analysis
- Benchmark Reporting
- Accounts Receivable Ageing
- Short Term Cash Flow Management
- Custom Client Portal
Enterprise
Plan tailored for your needs
Tailored Pricing
as per requirements
- Everything in Basic or Pro
- Federal and State tax Filings
- Quarterly Tax Payments
- Stock Administration
- R&D Tax Credit Advisory
- Sales Tax Management
- Fundraising Support
Who you actually work with
A chartered accountant who answers the message himself.
Raunak founded Books & Counts to do one thing properly: get founders outside the United States into a compliant U.S. entity and keep them there. He is a Chartered Accountant with seven years in accounting and taxation, a QuickBooks ProAdvisor and a Xero advisor, and he works daily on the filings that catch foreign-owned entities out, Form 5472 and the pro forma 1120 chief among them. He also runs his own practice, M. Raunak & Associates, in Jodhpur.
- U.S. LLC & C-Corp Formation
- Form 5472 & Pro Forma 1120
- Cross-Border U.S. Tax
- QuickBooks ProAdvisor
- Xero Advisor
- GST & Indian Compliance
Client reviews
Read what clients wrote, where they wrote it.
Every review below is transcribed from a public profile, Trustpilot or Fiverr, and every card links back to the one it came from. Nothing here is written by us.
- Trustpilot
- 4.8 from 36 on Trustpilot
- Upwork
- 5.0 from 115 on Upwork
- Fiverr
- 4.9 from 47 on Fiverr
Companies formed for clients in 15 countries
- India
- Israel
- Morocco
- Sweden
- United States
- Belgium
- Canada
- China
- Colombia
- France
- Indonesia
- Netherlands
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Vietnam
Questions
The things people ask before they hand over an EIN.
If yours is not here, message us. A straight answer costs nothing.
Tell us what you're building. We'll tell you what it takes to keep it compliant.
Within 1 business day by email, faster on WhatsApp. All 50 U.S. states & worldwide.
- Fixed fees, published
- EIN without an SSN
- Chartered accountants, start to finish