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Running a US company from Pakistan

Forming the company is the easy part and the part everyone sells. What follows is a filing calendar with real penalties attached, and an information space dominated by vendors with a reason to understate it. Everything here comes from the IRS, FinCEN or the state itself.

The $25,000 filing
Form 5472 is due even if the company did nothing, the penalty is $25,000, and the IRS will not accept it electronically.
7 October 2026

Running a US company from Pakistan

The $25,000 filing