I am in Canada and keep hearing that the treaty works differently for LLCs. Is that real or just accountant jargon?
I own a Wyoming LLC from Ontario and use it for software consulting. My cross-border accountant keeps mentioning the Canada-U.S. treaty protocol and saying that LLC income is one of the places where details matter a lot. Online content for general founders never gets that specific, so it is hard to tell whether this is a genuine Canada issue or just a way to justify a bigger fee.
I want to know whether Canadian owners should really expect more technical analysis than, say, a founder in a country where advisers are more relaxed about LLC treatment.
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