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Amazon collects tax on my FBA orders. Why are people still telling me to review state nexus?
I am in India and use a Delaware LLC for an Amazon FBA private-label business. Revenue is around $260,000. Amazon shows marketplace tax collection on many orders, so I assumed the sales tax issue was ...
Shopify says I may have tax liability in some states. As a Hong Kong seller, do I register right away?
I run a Shopify store from Hong Kong through a Delaware single-member LLC. Annual revenue is around $180,000 and about 80% of customers are in the U.S. Shopify Tax is showing potential liability in a ...
I am in Brazil and getting 30% U.S. withholding. Is that mainly because there is no treaty?
I use a U.S. LLC for digital licensing and ad revenue. One platform withheld at the full 30% rate and my preparer said Brazil does not have the same treaty path other countries use. I had assumed the ...
I spent six weeks in California while still billing my U.S. clients through my LLC. Is that enough to trigger a U.S. filing issue?
I am a freelance software architect based in Singapore with a Wyoming LLC. I normally work remotely, but this year I stayed in California for six weeks and continued doing billable work for two U.S. c...
I am in Korea and one network pays my LLC while another still pays me personally. Can I still rely on the treaty cleanly?
I have a U.S. LLC for a creator business and live in Seoul. One ad network onboarded the LLC properly with the EIN, but an older platform still pays me personally because I never updated the profile. ...
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 d...
I fly to the U.S. a few times a year for client workshops. Does that change my consulting tax situation?
I am a UX consultant in London using a Delaware LLC. Most of my work is remote, but one American client pays me around $110,000 a year and asks me to come to New York three or four times a year for wo...
I code from India for a U.S. client through my LLC. Is that normally just Form 5472, or could it be ECI too?
I am a freelance developer in Pune and use a Wyoming LLC for a direct contract with one U.S. startup. Revenue is about $88,000 this year. I do all coding and meetings from India and have not been to t...
I live in India, work entirely from India, and sell to U.S. clients. Is Form 8833 something I should expect?
I have a U.S. LLC and do consulting from Mumbai for U.S. clients. No employees, no U.S. office, and no U.S. travel this year. My preparer mentioned that if we rely on the treaty to support a no-U.S.-t...
What is Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting and does my foreign-owned LLC need to file?
I keep seeing emails and ads about 'BOI reporting' and 'Corporate Transparency Act' filing requirements. I own a single-member LLC in Wyoming as a non-resident from Japan. My LLC was formed in 2024. D...
I am in China and thought the treaty meant my Delaware LLC would not need Form 5472. Was that a bad assumption?
I own a Delaware single-member LLC from Shenzhen and use it for software subscriptions sold mostly outside the U.S. I read about the U.S.-China tax treaty and somehow let myself believe that if the tr...
A U.S. client sent my foreign-owned LLC a 1099-NEC. Should I be worried it was reported wrong?
I am a consultant in Germany and bill one U.S. software client directly through a Delaware LLC. I do all work from Berlin and annual revenue from that client is about $64,000. They just sent a Form 10...
How does the U.S.-UK tax treaty affect my foreign-owned LLC?
I am a UK tax resident who owns a single-member LLC in the United States. I want to understand how the U.S.-UK income tax treaty applies to my situation. What withholding rates apply to different type...
Stripe is under the LLC, PayPal is still under my personal name, and Wise gets payouts from both. How bad is that?
I am in Thailand and run a Delaware LLC for digital products and affiliate income. Stripe is correctly set up under the LLC with the EIN, but my older PayPal account is still in my own personal profil...
Upwork requires W-8BEN-E before I can withdraw. Does that solve my U.S. tax issues for the LLC?
I am a software freelancer in Pakistan and use a Wyoming single-member LLC to bill U.S. clients on Upwork. Upwork says I have to complete a W-8BEN-E before I can withdraw earnings and that otherwise t...
My U.S. LLC opened a Wise account for foreign currency. Does the LLC itself now have an FBAR issue?
I am in Portugal and run a Delaware LLC. To handle EUR client payments, the business opened a Wise business setup and now holds balances outside the U.S. during the year. At peak, the foreign balance ...
A U.S. brand wants a W-8BEN-E from my LLC, but someone told me a disregarded LLC should not use it that way
I am a UK creator using a Delaware single-member LLC for sponsorship contracts. A U.S. agency wants me to submit Form W-8BEN-E before they release a $14,500 campaign payment. Another advisor told me t...
Is my foreign-owned Delaware LLC really exempt from BOI now, or am I reading outdated summaries backwards?
I am in the Netherlands and have a Delaware LLC that I formed in the U.S., not a foreign company registered into the U.S. I kept seeing BOI content everywhere in 2024, so I assumed I would have to fil...
I flew to Los Angeles for a sponsored content shoot. Did I create a U.S. tax problem for my creator LLC?
I live in Seoul and run my influencer business through a Wyoming LLC. A U.S. cosmetics brand paid about $28,000 for a campaign and brought me to Los Angeles for four days of filming. Most of my other ...
My LLC received a $24,000 wire from my personal foreign account. Do I have a special U.S. reporting form just because it crossed $10,000?
I am in Turkey and wired $24,000 from my personal bank account into my Delaware LLC to cover development and contractor costs. The bank processed it normally, but then a friend told me that anything o...
Novo seems simple, but do I need a U.S. business address and ITIN-style owner details to make it work?
I am in Japan and testing Novo for a single-member Wyoming LLC. Their older guidance seems friendly to non-U.S. citizens, but newer application guidance also says the business address needs to be in t...
Mercury says it supports founders worldwide, but my principal business address cannot be a registered agent. What do they actually want?
I am in India and opening a Delaware LLC for a SaaS tool. Mercury looks like the best banking fit because it openly supports non-U.S. founders, but their onboarding language says the principal busines...
My Georgia LLC only has one U.S. recruiter. Does that one payroll setup make Georgia a much bigger state issue?
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 ...
What foreign financial assets do I need to report on Form 8938 under FATCA?
I'm a U.S. citizen living in Singapore. I have a bank account with about $150,000, a brokerage account with $80,000, and I hold stock in a Singapore private company worth about $200,000. I've been fil...
My Instagram sponsorship contracts let U.S. brands reuse my content. Is that just service income?
I am a Brazilian influencer using a New Mexico LLC for brand partnerships. Most campaigns are for U.S. beauty brands and I usually shoot everything in Sao Paulo, but the contract often says the brand ...
I picked Oregon because there is no sales tax. Did I oversimplify the whole state issue?
I am in the Philippines and formed an Oregon LLC for a design-and-print business that sells mainly to other businesses. I liked the idea of no state sales tax and assumed that made Oregon cleaner than...
TikTok says only my U.S. engagement is taxed. If they already withhold, why do I still care about my LLC filings?
I am based in Spain and use a Wyoming LLC for my TikTok creator income and some small Instagram brand deals. TikTok's help page seems to say that only U.S. engagement is generally subject to U.S. tax ...
YouTube sent me a 1042-S through AdSense. Does that mean my Delaware LLC now needs a U.S. tax return too?
I am a creator in the Philippines and use a Delaware single-member LLC for my YouTube business. Around 40% of my views are from the U.S. and total gross channel revenue is about $95,000. Google asked ...
I spent two months in the U.S. while running my app business. Do I now need more than Form 5472?
I am an Australian developer with a Delaware single-member LLC. Revenue comes from Apple in-app purchases, Google Play subscriptions, and AdMob ads, for about $140,000 total this year. Most of the yea...
My Florida warehouse issue feels like sales tax, but could it also become a federal tax problem?
I am in Mexico and run a Florida LLC that sells imported home goods online. We recently moved some stock into a Florida warehouse to improve delivery times. My sales tax adviser is already reviewing F...
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