Can a non-US founder open a Mercury account with a Indiana LLC?

Yes. Mercury explicitly supports foreign founders with a US LLC. You need the Indiana formation document (the Articles of Organization), the IRS EIN letter, a non-US passport for identity, and a US business address. No US SSN or residency is required.

Does forming in Indiana affect Mercury eligibility?

No. Mercury accepts LLCs from all US states and territories. The formation document name varies by state, and Indiana issues Articles of Organization; Mercury accepts it the same as any other state's.

I do not live in Indiana. Can I still use a Indiana LLC on Mercury?

Mercury does not check where you live, only that the Indiana entity is validly registered and that the details you enter match Indiana's record. The catch is not Mercury, it is the state you actually operate from: states require an out-of-state LLC to register as a foreign LLC before it transacts business there, which is a second filing and a second fee on top of Indiana's $95. Forming in Indiana while working somewhere else usually means paying both states, not one.

Do I need a Indiana sales-tax permit before my first sale through Mercury?

Probably yes. Indiana charges a 7% state rate, and payments taken through Mercury are not covered by marketplace-facilitator laws, so you collect and remit yourself. Register before your first taxable sale if you have physical presence in Indiana, or once you cross its remote-seller threshold of $100,000 in sales in the previous or current calendar year (no transaction-count threshold).

Marketplace Verification

How to pass Mercury verification with an Indiana LLC

What Mercury asks for at signup, and which Indiana LLC documents satisfy each requirement.

By Edmond Hui · Last updated: August 4, 2026

Edmond Hui · Founder, MyStateLLC

Edmond Hui is a software engineer and serial entrepreneur based in New York who has founded multiple online businesses across e-commerce, media, and information publishing. Before transitioning into tech, he spent years as a commercial real estate professional closing deals totaling over 100,000 square feet, giving him firsthand experience with business formation and entity structuring. He built MyStateLLC to provide the free, state-specific LLC guidance he wished existed when forming his own companies.

A Indiana LLC is generally eligible for Mercury verification — you will need to provide your Articles of Organization, EIN, beneficial-owner ID, and a valid US business address. Nothing about forming in Indiana blocks approval, and nothing about it guarantees approval either: the final call is Mercury's.

Mercury is a fintech banking platform whose deposits are held at FDIC-member partner banks (currently Choice Financial Group and Column N.A., Members FDIC), making it popular with startups and small businesses including those with non-US founders. To open a Mercury account for a Indiana LLC, you must provide the company's formation document (in Indiana, the Articles of Organization), an IRS-issued EIN confirmation, a government ID for the beneficial owner(s), and a physical US address. Mercury supports all US-state LLC types and is commonly used by foreign founders who have formed a US LLC, since it does not require founders to be US citizens or residents.

In Indiana the entity behind that check is an LLC created by filing Articles of Organization, which costs $95. Indiana does not publish a processing time for LLC filings, so treat state approval as the open-ended step in your timeline rather than the Mercury review. Because Indiana names a member or manager on a routine public filing, the owner name Mercury asks you to confirm is already a matter of public record.

Not legal advice: Verification requirements change, and so do Indiana's filing fees and forms. Confirm current platform rules with Mercury, and current filing rules with the Indiana filing office, before you file. Mercury's requirements were last reviewed 2026-07-21, and Indiana's figures on this page come from its own published schedule.

What Mercury requires, and how a Indiana LLC meets each

Requirement	How your Indiana LLC satisfies it
LLC formation documents	Upload the Articles of Organization Indiana returned to you, stamped and approved.
IRS EIN confirmation letter	Provide your federal EIN (free from the IRS; non-US founders without an SSN must apply via Form SS-4 by fax or phone rather than the online tool) — independent of Indiana.
Government-issued ID for owner(s)	Provide a government ID for each beneficial owner named in your Indiana filings. Indiana names a member or manager on a routine public filing, so at least one name already matches state records.
US business address	Use a US street address registered to the LLC in Indiana (your Indiana registered-agent or virtual business address), since a PO box is usually rejected.

Indiana-specific things to watch

Indiana names a member or manager on a routine public filing, so Mercury's beneficial-owner check will line up with public state records — you still upload a government ID for each owner. (Indiana's Articles of Organization require no member or manager name (IC 23-18-2-4(b)), but the biennial Business Entity Report does: the Secretary of State's INBiz filing requirements call for at least one officer or governing person, and a governing person expressly includes managers (if manager-managed) and members (if member-managed). Those names are public, the Indiana business search exposes an "Incorporator or Governing Person Name" field. Separately, IC 23-0.5-2-14 (added by P.L.239-2025 s.8, effective 2026-01-01) requires every health care entity, LLCs included, to report on the biennial report the name, address and ownership stake of each holder of 5% or more.)

Indiana sales tax & nexus rules for Mercury sellers

Indiana charges a 7% state sales-tax rate. Payments through Mercury are not covered by marketplace-facilitator laws — you collect and remit yourself. Registration is required before your first taxable sale if you have physical presence in Indiana (an in-state location, inventory, or employees), or once you cross Indiana's remote-seller economic-nexus threshold of $100,000 in sales in the previous or current calendar year (no transaction-count threshold).

Indiana has a flat 7% state sales tax with no local add-ons, making it one of the simplest states for compliance. There are no local sales taxes in Indiana. SaaS is generally not taxable in Indiana as of 2024, but prewritten software delivered electronically is. Register through INtime, Indiana's online tax portal. Note: Indiana repealed its 200-transaction economic-nexus trigger (effective 2024); only the $100,000 sales threshold now applies.

How to verify your Indiana LLC on Mercury

LLC formation documents. Upload the Articles of Organization Indiana returned to you, stamped and approved.
IRS EIN confirmation letter. Provide your federal EIN (free from the IRS; non-US founders without an SSN must apply via Form SS-4 by fax or phone rather than the online tool) — independent of Indiana.
Government-issued ID for owner(s). Provide a government ID for each beneficial owner named in your Indiana filings. Indiana names a member or manager on a routine public filing, so at least one name already matches state records.
US business address. Use a US street address registered to the LLC in Indiana (your Indiana registered-agent or virtual business address), since a PO box is usually rejected.

Non-US founders with Indiana LLCs

Mercury explicitly supports non-US founders who have formed a US LLC, Indiana included. A non-US passport is accepted for identity verification. The entity must be formed and registered in the United States, and a US business address is required, which a Indiana registered agent address satisfies. No US Social Security Number is needed from the founder.

Frequently Asked Questions

: Yes. Mercury explicitly supports foreign founders with a US LLC. You need the Indiana formation document (the Articles of Organization), the IRS EIN letter, a non-US passport for identity, and a US business address. No US SSN or residency is required.
: No. Mercury accepts LLCs from all US states and territories. The formation document name varies by state, and Indiana issues Articles of Organization; Mercury accepts it the same as any other state's.
: Indiana charges $95 to file Articles of Organization, and that is the state's fee to create the LLC. Indiana does not publish a processing time for LLC filings, so treat state approval as the open-ended step in your timeline rather than the Mercury review. Mercury charges nothing for verification itself, so the $95 filing fee and Indiana's ongoing obligations are the real cost of getting verified as a Indiana entity.
: Mercury does not check where you live, only that the Indiana entity is validly registered and that the details you enter match Indiana's record. The catch is not Mercury, it is the state you actually operate from: states require an out-of-state LLC to register as a foreign LLC before it transacts business there, which is a second filing and a second fee on top of Indiana's $95. Forming in Indiana while working somewhere else usually means paying both states, not one.
: Probably yes. Indiana charges a 7% state rate, and payments taken through Mercury are not covered by marketplace-facilitator laws, so you collect and remit yourself. Register before your first taxable sale if you have physical presence in Indiana, or once you cross its remote-seller threshold of $100,000 in sales in the previous or current calendar year (no transaction-count threshold).