State Tax for Foreign LLCsAnswered

My Georgia LLC only has one U.S. recruiter. Does that one payroll setup make Georgia a much bigger state issue?

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September 15, 2024 2,240 views 1 answer
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I am based in Kenya and run a Georgia LLC that places remote assistants for U.S. clients. Almost everyone works outside the U.S., but I now have one recruiter in Atlanta on payroll. Revenue is around $110,000 and I originally thought Georgia would just be an annual registration state.

Now it feels like that one employee may have changed the whole Georgia file. I want to know whether payroll is the moment a quiet Georgia LLC becomes a real Georgia tax state, or whether I am overreacting.

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