My foreign LLC sells e-books, online courses, and software downloads — how is this income taxed?
I'm an Israeli entrepreneur running a foreign-owned Delaware LLC. I sell three types of digital products: e-books on Amazon Kindle, online courses on my own platform (Teachable), and a software tool as a one-time download purchase through Gumroad.
Total revenue is around $200,000/year across all three channels. I develop everything from Tel Aviv. I'm confused because each platform seems to handle tax differently — Amazon withholds something, Teachable does nothing, and Gumroad collects VAT for some countries.
What are my U.S. federal and state tax obligations for each of these channels?
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