How to buy a US LLC that already has an EIN (2026)

Yes. You can buy a ready-made US LLC that already has an EIN. The company is already registered with the State of Wyoming and already holds a federal Employer Identification Number from the IRS. When you buy it, full ownership (the membership interest) is assigned to you and the EIN's responsible party is updated to your name. The EIN itself stays with the company — it never has to be re-applied for. Most transfers complete within 24 hours of a verified purchase, the price is $1,000, and it's backed by a money-back guarantee.

This is why founders who need to move now buy a company instead of forming one: forming a new LLC and waiting for an EIN typically takes 2 to 4 weeks. A ready-made LLC with an EIN unblocks banking and payments on day one.

The whole transfer is designed to be done for you, with the company live in your name fast. Here is exactly what happens.

1. Choose your company

Browse the ready-made companies that are available. Each one is an existing Wyoming LLC, in good standing, that already has its EIN. You pick the name you want.

2. Verify your identity and pay

Checkout is a secure Stripe payment for $1,000. You complete a quick ID verification — this is a legitimate ownership transfer, so we confirm who you are before handing over a company and its tax ID.

3. We assign the membership interest to you

We sign and deliver an assignment of membership interest, transferring 100% ownership of the LLC to you. Your name goes onto the operating agreement as the sole member.

4. We update the IRS responsible party (Form 8822-B)

We file IRS Form 8822-B to change the responsible party on the EIN to you. The EIN number itself stays the same — it belongs to the company, and you now own the company.

5. We update ownership records and hand over the documents

Ownership records are updated with the State of Wyoming as needed, and you receive the full document pack: Articles of Organization, EIN confirmation, operating agreement, and the signed transfer paperwork.

6. Start trading — open banking and payments

Because the EIN already exists and is now in your name, you can open a US business bank account (such as Mercury), connect Stripe, and invoice straight away. Most transfers complete within 24 hours of a verified purchase.

Yes, it is legal. Buying an existing LLC and transferring its membership interest is a standard, recognised transaction in the United States — businesses change hands this way every day. The EIN is the company's federal tax ID; when the company is sold, the EIN stays with it, and the new owner becomes the responsible party. We make that change official by filing Form 8822-B with the IRS and updating ownership records with Wyoming. Nothing about the process is grey: you end up as the documented, sole legal owner of a clean, in-good-standing company.

Both paths are legitimate. The difference is time, effort, and whether you can take a payment this week.

Forming it yourself wins on price and choosing your own name. Buying ready-made wins decisively on speed — and for most founders, the weeks saved are worth far more than the difference in cost.

Our ready-made companies are Wyoming LLCs. Wyoming has no state income tax, no public member or manager registry (your ownership isn't searchable online), low annual fees, and strong charging-order protection for single-member LLCs. It's the standard choice for a clean, private, low-maintenance US entity. For more on the company structure itself, see our US company overview and the full guides library.