Business Formation for Non-Residents
Set up and keep compliant the U.S. companies foreign founders own.
Required total
$1,600
Online U.S. tax training
Start with a specialist pathway, whether you're new to tax or expanding an existing practice. Learn real workflows from recorded courses and live classes, from wherever you are.
Choose your starting point

New to tax or accounting? Pick a pathway that teaches one practical specialist skill and learn real workflows from day one.
Find your pathway
Preparer, accountant, enrolled agent or CPA? Add a specialization, deepen a niche, and see what building a practice could look like.
Browse specializationsThe problem
Many spend years in someone else's firm. They learn tax law, compliance and the technical work. But they never learn:
So they stay stuck between employment and self-employment: working harder, never building a real practice.
Our approach
Most courses teach tax. Our pathways pair the technical work with the skills around it.
Training pathways
Each pathway combines recorded courses with live classes and ends with a certificate.
How it works
Five steps take you from a first conversation to a certificate you can share. Here's what each one means for you.
Free · Group call
A free group call for the pathway you're interested in. We walk through the curriculum, payments and classes.
Prices locked on approval
Send a short application. Once we approve it, your prices are locked in.
Per item or whole pathway
Pay for each course or class as you reach it, or the whole pathway in one go.
Recorded + live online
Recorded lessons on your schedule, plus live online classes with your instructor.
Verifiable online
Finish the required items and your certificate is issued automatically, with a public verification link.
The journey
Choose your starting specialization and enroll in a pathway.
Complete your pathway's required courses and live classes.
Practise on case studies and guided exercises in class.
Add specializations and grow confidence with clients.
Use what you've learned to build a practice of your own.
Learn from anywhere
Recorded lessons fit around your day, and live classes meet online. All you need is a laptop and a connection.

On your schedule
Recorded lessons between client meetings

Live online
Classes with instructors on Zoom or Google Meet

Anywhere
A home office, a café, a co-working desk
100%
Online
Recorded courses and live classes, with no campus to get to.
Live
Classes
Ask questions and work through cases with your instructor in real time.
About the academy
Credential
Our certificates are internal academy credentials that show you completed our training. They are not IRS licences, government credentials or accredited qualifications. The Enrolled Agent credential is granted only by the IRS.
Prices
Each course and class has its own price. The prices shown when your application is approved are locked in for you, even if they change later.
Earnings
We provide training. We don't promise or guarantee any income, clients or business results; what you do with your training is up to you.
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Opportunities

Instructors
Run live online classes for students on our pathways. We schedule the sessions and set up the meeting links; you teach.

Ambassadors
Introduce people to tax careers and earn commission on what the students you refer pay for their courses.
Brochures & guides
Get any pathway's brochure by email: the full curriculum, prices and upcoming orientation calls in one PDF.
Explore first · Understand the pathway · Enroll
Frequently asked questions
Programme & enrollment
Anyone who wants to do U.S. tax work: complete beginners, people with some finance background, and practising tax professionals adding a specialization. Each pathway lists who it's for and any prerequisites.
Recorded courses are self-paced and live classes follow a published schedule, so it depends on the pathway and your pace. Each pathway page shows its total hours and class dates.
It's optional but recommended. Group orientation calls run for each pathway; request a seat from the pathway page and we'll email you the meeting link once you're approved.
Yes. You can be enrolled in several pathways at once; each one has its own application.
Tuition & payment
Every course and class has its own price. Once your application is approved you can pay for items one at a time as you reach them, or pay for all remaining required items at once. Payments are processed securely by Stripe.
No. Your prices are locked when your application is approved.
Enter it on your enrollment application. Some ambassador codes include a student discount, which is applied to your prices when you're approved. Discount codes can only be used by one student.
Classes & certificates
Online, on Zoom or Google Meet. Meeting links appear in your dashboard once you've paid for the class, and recorded lessons stream right in the browser.
When you complete every required item in a pathway, your certificate is issued automatically as a PDF, with a public link anyone can use to verify it.
Didn't find your answer?
Send your question to our admissions team. We usually reply within one working day.
Enroll
Set up and keep compliant the U.S. companies foreign founders own.
Required total
$1,600
Start your route to the IRS Enrolled Agent credential.
Required total
$1,400
Guide U.S. expats through their filings, and through renunciation.
Required total
$1,750
Help non-residents get the U.S. tax ID they need.
Required total
$1,400
Get foreign payees documented correctly for U.S. withholding.
Required total
$1,200
Global presence & open markets
We have an active presence in United States, Philippines, Australia, and United Kingdom, and enrollment is open to students in South Korea, Japan, China, New Zealand, Indonesia, India, and South Africa.
Tap a pin to explore · Open markets subject to capacity and review
Market detail
How orientation timing and language support work in each of the 11 markets we serve.
United States
Philippines
Australia
United Kingdom
South Korea
대한민국
Japan
日本
China
中国
New Zealand
Indonesia
India
South Africa
Open markets subject to capacity and review · Local licensing and company-setup requirements are confirmed individually at orientation
| Detail | Business Formation for Non-Residents | Enrolled Agent Track | Expatriation Specialist | ITIN Specialist | W-8 & Cross-Border Withholding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Set up and keep compliant the U.S. companies foreign founders own. | Start your route to the IRS Enrolled Agent credential. | Guide U.S. expats through their filings, and through renunciation. | Help non-residents get the U.S. tax ID they need. | Get foreign payees documented correctly for U.S. withholding. |
| Courses | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Live classes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Time | 19 hr 9 min | 25 hr 9 min | 19 hr 39 min | 16 hr 5 min | 15 hr 35 min |
| Certificate | XCAPE Certificate in U.S. Business Formation for Non-Residents | XCAPE EA Part 1 Preparation Certificate | XCAPE Certificate in U.S. Expatriate Tax & Expatriation | XCAPE Certificate in ITIN Practice | XCAPE Certificate in Cross-Border Withholding |
| Optional extras | + $300 | — | + $350 | + $300 | + $120 |
| Required total | $1,600 | $1,400 | $1,750 | $1,400 | $1,200 |
| View pathway | View pathway | View pathway | View pathway | View pathway |
Pathway brochure
Set up and keep compliant the U.S. companies foreign founders own.
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Start your route to the IRS Enrolled Agent credential.
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Guide U.S. expats through their filings, and through renunciation.
Get the brochurePathway brochure
Help non-residents get the U.S. tax ID they need.
Get the brochurePathway brochure
Get foreign payees documented correctly for U.S. withholding.
Get the brochure