New: the Form 5472 Filing Desk is open in your dashboard
Form 5472 for your US LLC, prepared, approved and sent with proof
Every foreign owned US LLC owes the IRS a Form 5472 with a pro forma Form 1120 by April 15, even with no income. The penalty for missing it is $25,000. The Filing Desk fills the return from your Micahguru account, our tax team prepares it, a licensed preparer approves it, and we fax and mail it to the IRS and keep the proof where you can see it.
- April 15
- Due every year; October 15 with an extension
- $25,000
- IRS penalty per form, per year, even for a dormant LLC
- From $299
- Prepared, reviewed, sent and proven
Who has to file Form 5472
| Company | Files 5472? | What is filed |
|---|---|---|
| Single member LLC owned by a non US resident | Yes | Form 5472 attached to a pro forma Form 1120, every year, even with no income and no bank account |
| US corporation with a foreign owner of 25% or more | Yes | Form 5472 for each related party, attached to the corporation's Form 1120 |
| Multi member LLC owned by non residents | No | Files Form 1065 with a K-1 per member instead; Form 5472 is not required unless it elected to be a corporation |
| Single member LLC owned by a US person | No | Reports on the owner's own return (Schedule C); no Form 5472 |
Source: IRS Instructions for Form 5472 . Not sure which row is yours? Ask Mico AI or our team.
Five steps, one dashboard
How the Filing Desk works
The same five steps you see in your dashboard. You do the first one; we do the rest and show you every stage, with the proof kept where you can open it.
- You
- Check details, upload statements, sign one page
- Us
- Prepare, review, approve, fax and mail, keep proof
- 1
You do this
Details received
Open the Filing Desk in your dashboard. Your EIN, company address, members and registered agent are already filled in from your account; you check them in five short steps and confirm.
- 2
We do this
Draft prepared
Upload the year's bank statements. Our tax team prepares Form 5472 and the pro forma Form 1120 from your details and statements.
- 3
We do this
Reviewed by our tax team
A licensed preparer with a PTIN checks every figure. Nothing is sent to the IRS until a human approves it; the preparer who drafted it cannot approve it.
- 4
We do this
Approved, awaiting your signature
You receive the page to sign in ink and upload the scan. The package is locked once approved, so what you sign is what we send.
- 5
We do this
Sent to the IRS, with proof
We fax the package to the IRS unit that handles Form 5472 and post it by certified mail. The fax log and the mail receipt are kept in your dashboard, because the IRS sends no acknowledgement.
The IRS does not accept Form 5472 electronically from a foreign owned LLC and sends no confirmation when a fax arrives. Anyone who promises to "e-file your 5472" is not describing this form. Proof of sending is the only protection you have, so we keep it for every filing.
What the package includes
- Form 5472 and pro forma Form 1120 prepared from your account and bank statements
- Review and approval by a licensed preparer (PTIN on the return)
- Fax transmission and certified mail to the IRS
- Proof pack in your dashboard: fax confirmation, mail receipt and a copy of the return
- Reminders at 60, 30, 14, 7 and 3 days before the deadline
- Form 7004 extension to October 15 when you need more time
- Questions answered by our team on WhatsApp, and by Mico AI in your own language
Already a Micahguru company? The Filing Desk is in your dashboard under Tax Filing. Formed elsewhere? Create a free account, add your company and open a case.
Form 5472 + pro forma 1120
$299 / year
Startup Tax package, revenue up to $10,000
- Startup Tax up to $10,000
- $299
- Growing Tax $10,000 to $50,000
- $599
- Established Tax $50,000 to $150,000
- $899
- Enterprise Tax above $150,000
- Custom
Mico AI answers the questions in between
Mico AI is your US business expert, in your own language: what counts as a reportable transaction, whether a dormant LLC still files, what the state wants this year. It is included with every Micahguru company and it never files anything on its own.
Ask Mico AIYour other yearly filings
- State annual report and registered agent renewal, tracked in the same dashboard
- No BOI report for a US formed LLC since August 14, 2026
- Form 7004 when you need the October extension
Form 5472 Filing Desk questions
Your Form 5472, filed right and proven
Prepared from your account, approved by a licensed preparer, faxed and mailed to the IRS with the receipts kept in your dashboard.