When we started offering corporations and services, we only offered Nevada.  We saw changes coming in Nevada and slowly divested from the "Silver State."  Nevada privacy is dead.  This is how the state killed it:

Effective June 1, 2005, Nevada requires the filing of an annual business license, whether or not you do business in Nevada. This business license mandates the name, addresses, social security numbers and the ownership percentages of each identified stockholder.

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The dangerous part is that many Nevada resident agents are not talking about this requirement because they know of the negative impact it'll have on their business.  This means that your ability to maintain the corporate veil and to obtain corporate credit is affected if you're not in compliance by failing to file the Nevada business license.

NEVADA CLAIMS THEY DON'T HAVE AN INFORMATION SHARING AGREEMENT WITH THE IRS. THIS IS MISLEADING.

This information collected in Nevada, although not automatically shared with the IRS, is accessible through a subpoena or court order.  In addition, the Nevada Secretary of State admits to SELLING their information to database companies, like ChoicePoint. And ChoicePoint sells information to the IRS.  Why claim to provide a level of privacy that doesn't exist?  They want to sell companies, even if their representation is misleading.

Nevada privacy is meaningless at this point.

WYOMING IS THE SOLUTION:  CLICK HERE FOR OUR LIST OF SHELF CORPORATIONS

We shifted our focus to Wyoming for the following reasons:

• Wyoming doesn't require a business license unless you're a licensed professional in certain industries (real estate, medicine, etc).
• Bearer shares and bearer script are not disallowed.
• Filing and maintenance fees are lower.
• Greater respect for property rights.
• Wyoming Secretary of State can't share information they don't have.
• Wyoming is a low key state that's in the black, and believes in small government.  No debt, low population (500,000 residents in the whole state)
• Privacy allowed and permitted.
• Anyone can serve as an officer or owner of a Wyoming C Corporation, LLC, or other entity.

STATEMENT FROM THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE:

The state of Wyoming does not levy a personal or corporate income tax. Wyoming does not impose a tax on intangible assets such as bank accounts, stocks, or bonds, either. In addition, Wyoming does not assess any tax on retirement income earned and received from another state. Further, there is no legislative plan to implement any of these types of taxes.

Always speak to a tax advisor before and after you incorporate.  You may need to file as a foreign corporation in another state, if that's where you do business.