Bizee (Incfile) Review: Is It Legit for Non-US Founders?

Bizee is the cheapest credible way for a non-US resident to get an LLC filed, and that is the whole pitch. You pay the state filing fee and Bizee files the paperwork at no service charge, with a registered agent included for the first year. It is a good fit if you are comfortable handling your own EIN, bank account, and tax filings — and a poor fit if you want one company to hold your hand through all of it.

Bottom line

• Best for: budget-conscious founders abroad who already know which state they want and will do the EIN and banking legwork themselves.
• Weakest point: support is not built around non-resident questions, and the registered agent renews at around $119/year after the free first year.
• Skip it if: you want an EIN, US bank account, and tax filing bundled into one subscription.

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What is Bizee?

Bizee is a US LLC and corporation formation service, previously named Incfile, that files your formation documents with the state and acts as your registered agent. It has been filing business formations since 2004 and rebranded from Incfile to Bizee in 2023. The name changed; the product and the pricing model did not.

You are buying a filing service, not legal advice. Bizee prepares and submits your Articles of Organization, gets you the state-stamped documents back, and hands you a dashboard where your filings live.

Bizee at a glance

Prices move. Confirm the current numbers on the Bizee pricing page before you commit.

Is Bizee actually free?

The formation service is free; the total is not. You always pay your state’s filing fee, and that fee is the largest line item on a first-year LLC for most non-residents. Bizee makes nothing on the base filing — it makes money on renewals and add-ons.

Here is the honest math for a typical non-resident setup:

• State filing fee: varies widely by state. Wyoming charges $100 to file an LLC; New Mexico is commonly cited as one of the lowest at $50. Delaware’s LLC filing is higher and comes with a $400 annual franchise tax every year after.
• Bizee formation service on the base plan: $0.
• Registered agent: $0 for year one, then roughly $119/year.
• EIN: an add-on. Bizee charges for it; the IRS does not.

So year one can genuinely land near the state fee alone. Year two is where the recurring registered agent cost shows up, and that is the number people forget when they compare services.

Does Bizee work if you have no SSN?

Yes. Bizee forms LLCs for non-US residents and does not require a Social Security number to file the formation itself. Filing an LLC with a state has never required an SSN — the state wants a name, a registered agent, and an address.

The SSN question really bites at the EIN stage, not the formation stage. A foreign-owned single-member LLC can get an EIN without an SSN by filing Form SS-4 with the IRS by fax or mail, leaving line 7b as “Foreign.” You cannot use the IRS online application without an SSN or ITIN. Bizee will file the SS-4 for you as a paid add-on, which is convenience, not magic — see our walkthrough on how to get an EIN without an SSN if you would rather do it yourself for free.

What Bizee includes that matters to you

Three things in the package are genuinely useful to a founder outside the US.

Registered agent, free for a year. A registered agent is a person or company with a physical address in your formation state who accepts legal documents on the LLC’s behalf. Every state requires one, and if you live abroad you cannot be your own. Getting this bundled removes a decision.

A real filing dashboard. Your stamped Articles of Organization, your state correspondence, and your compliance dates live in one place. When a bank asks for your formation documents, you are not digging through email.

Annual report reminders. Most states require a periodic report and Bizee will nudge you before the deadline. Missing an annual report is the single most common way a non-resident LLC quietly falls out of good standing.

What Bizee does not do

This is the part reviews usually skip. Bizee is a formation company, not a back office for foreign founders.

• No US bank account. Bizee does not open your business bank account. That is a separate process and the hardest step for most non-residents — start with our guide to a US business bank account for non-residents.
• No tax filing. Bizee does not file your Form 5472 and pro forma Form 1120, which a foreign-owned single-member LLC must file every year even with zero income and zero US activity. The penalty for missing Form 5472 starts at $25,000. Budget for a CPA separately.
• No US mailing address by default. Registered agent service is for legal service of process, not general business mail. If you need a usable business address, that is another product.
• Generalist support. Ask about Wyoming annual reports and you will get a good answer. Ask about treaty positions or ECI and you are talking to the wrong company.

Bizee vs the full-service alternatives

Bizee competes on price. Doola and Firstbase compete on scope — they bundle EIN, banking introductions, and often bookkeeping or tax filing into an annual subscription priced several hundred dollars and up.

The comparison is not “which is better,” it is “what do you want to own?”

Pick Bizee if you are willing to be your own project manager: file cheap, get your own EIN, apply for your own bank account, hire your own CPA. Your first year can cost a fraction of a bundled service.

Pick a full-service provider if the EIN and banking steps are the reason you have been putting this off for six months. Paying several hundred dollars to remove that friction is a reasonable trade. Our doola vs Firstbase breakdown covers that side of the market.

If you want a like-for-like read against the other budget and mid-tier filers, see Bizee vs ZenBusiness vs LegalZoom.

Who should pick Bizee

• You have decided on your state already — most non-residents land on Wyoming or New Mexico for cost and privacy, or Delaware if investors are in the picture.
• You are running a lean online business and every hundred dollars matters in year one.
• You are comfortable filing an SS-4 yourself, or paying Bizee’s add-on for it.
• You plan to hire a CPA for Form 5472 anyway, so you do not need tax filing bundled.

Not sure on the state yet? Settle that first with the best state to form an LLC for non-residents — it is a more consequential decision than which filing service you use.

Who should skip Bizee

• You want one vendor and one invoice covering formation, EIN, banking, and taxes.
• You need hands-on help with the bank account, which is where most non-resident setups stall.
• Your situation is unusual — multiple foreign members, a US-source income question, a treaty claim — and you want a provider whose support team handles those daily.

How to use Bizee well

Order the base plan. Decline the add-ons you can do yourself, and say yes to the ones you cannot be bothered with. Then put three dates in your calendar: your state annual report deadline, your Form 5472 deadline, and the registered agent renewal, so the year-two charge is not a surprise.

Keep your formation documents and EIN letter as PDFs somewhere outside the Bizee dashboard. Banks ask for them at the worst moment and you do not want to be resetting a password from a different time zone.

FAQ

Is Bizee the same company as Incfile?

Yes. Incfile rebranded to Bizee in 2023. It is the same business, the same filing operation, and the same pricing structure — older reviews you find under the Incfile name still describe the current product reasonably well.

Can Bizee get me an EIN without an SSN?

Yes, as a paid add-on. Bizee prepares and submits Form SS-4 to the IRS on your behalf, which is the fax-or-mail route available to applicants without a Social Security number. You can also do this yourself at no cost directly with the IRS.

Does Bizee open a US bank account for me?

No. Bizee may refer you to banking partners, but it does not open or guarantee an account. Non-residents typically use a fintech business account or apply directly to a bank that accepts foreign owners — plan this as a separate step after your EIN arrives.

What does Bizee cost in year two?

Expect the registered agent renewal at around $119/year, plus any state annual report or franchise tax you owe directly to the state. There is no formation fee in year two because there is nothing to form — check the current renewal price on Bizee’s site, as it changes.

The verdict

Bizee is the right call when your constraint is money and your tolerance for admin is decent. It files your LLC properly, covers the registered agent requirement for a year, and does not pretend to be more than a filing service. That honesty is worth something.

Just go in knowing what you still own: the EIN, the bank account, and the annual Form 5472. None of those are hard once you know the sequence, but nobody is doing them for you at this price.

Start your LLC with Bizee if you want the lowest-cost route in. If you would rather pay for someone to run the whole setup, read doola vs Firstbase first and decide with the numbers in front of you.

This is general information, not legal or tax advice — confirm your specific situation with a CPA or attorney before you file.