FOR AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURS ABROAD

Greenback’s small business tax solutions start at a flat $750 and cover one business return: Form 1065 for a partnership or multi-member LLC, Form 1120 for a C corporation or an LLC taxed as one, or Form 1120-S for an S corporation or an LLC that elected S status. The package includes up to two partners or owners; each additional partner is $90, and any international forms your structure requires are priced separately at published flat fees. Your personal federal return is not included in the package; it is billed separately at a flat $565 fee when Greenback prepares it.

Greenback publishes a flat fee for each international form, ranging from $115 to $1,000, and your accountant confirms the total before starting. Form 5471 for a foreign corporation is $750, or $350 if the company was dormant. Form 5472 is $275, or $405 for a foreign-owned U.S. LLC; Form 8865 is $475; Form 8858 is $350, and Schedules K-2 and K-3 are $115. An NCTI (formerly GILTI) calculation on Form 8992 is $700, or $290 dormant, and a Section 962 election is $1,000.

Greenback identifies every international form your structure requires before quoting you, so nothing surfaces mid-return. Depending on your entity and ownership, that can include Form 5471, Form 5472, Form 8865, Form 8858, Schedules K-2 and K-3, or an NCTI calculation, all prepared in-house by the same accountant handling your business return.

Greenback also prepares Form 8832 to choose how an entity is taxed at $175 and Form 926 for transfers to a foreign corporation at $135. Greenback’s foreign-owned LLC tax filing services are part of that list, with the Form 5472 filing for a foreign-owned single-member LLC at $405.

Greenback files for dormant companies too, since several international information returns, including Form 5471, are required based on ownership, so a company with no income can still have a filing obligation. Greenback prices dormant filings lower to reflect the reduced work, at $350 for a dormant Form 5471 and $290 for a dormant NCTI calculation.

Greenback needs three things to quote your return: your entity type, where it is registered, and how many partners or shareholders it has. To prepare the return, your accountant needs your financials for the year, and if your books need work first, Greenback tells you before preparing anything.

Greenback pairs you with an expat accountant to prepare your business returns. Your accountant reviews your questionnaire and confirms your final price; you upload your financials via your secure account and approve the return before it is filed. Nothing is prepared or billed until the scope and price are agreed.

Greenback completes most business returns within three to four weeks of receiving complete financials. Returns involving foreign entities, an NCTI calculation, or a Section 962 election take longer due to the additional analysis, and your accountant will provide a timeline once your questionnaire is reviewed.

Greenback prepares both as separate services: the business return starts at $750, and your personal federal return is a flat $565. The two returns share figures, elections, and foreign forms, and errors usually appear where they meet, so the same accountant prepares both and keeps them aligned.

Greenback offers bookkeeping at $75 per hour and quarterly payroll tax filings at $145 per quarter, both priced separately from the tax return. Bookkeeping is most useful when your books need cleaning up before a return can be prepared.

Greenback reviews a business return prepared by another preparer for a flat $350. An expat CPA or IRS Enrolled Agent reviews the return and the accompanying international forms and flags anything that needs correcting.