Do I need to make quarterly estimated tax payments for my foreign-owned e-commerce LLC?
My foreign-owned LLC does about $250,000/year in e-commerce sales. I've been told that U.S. businesses need to make quarterly estimated tax payments, but I'm not sure if this applies to me as a foreign owner.
I'm from Spain and the LLC is in Florida. My accountant in Spain doesn't know U.S. tax rules, and the U.S. tax preparer I consulted said it depends on whether my income is ECI. He wasn't sure.
If I do need to make estimated payments, when are they due and how do I calculate the amounts? What happens if I don't make them?
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