What a US company does for your kind of business.

Amazon FBA

Amazon sellers

Your stock sits in Amazon's US warehouses, and whether that means US tax is something accountants still disagree on.

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Shopify

Shopify stores

Shopify isn't a marketplace, so once your sales into a state pass its threshold, collecting sales tax there is up to you.

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Dropshipping

Dropshippers

Keep your stock outside the US and the tax stays simple, though payment processors will look hard at your store.

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Software

SaaS and app companies

Software built from abroad usually owes no US income tax, until you hire a US employee or open an office there.

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Freelancers

Freelancers

Work you do from home stays foreign-source income, and your own country taxes it just as it did before.

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Agencies

Agencies

Your team working from home keeps the income outside US tax, and two or more owners means a partnership return every year.

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App developers

App developers

The app stores' tax interview decides what they withhold, and your country's tax treaty sets the rate.

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Etsy

Etsy sellers

Etsy collects sales tax on your Etsy sales for you, but sales from your own site are yours to handle.

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Consulting

Consultants

Advice you give from home is foreign-source income, though months spent on site in the US can change that.

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Creators

Content creators

YouTube withholds tax on part of your earnings, and it's your country's treaty, not the LLC, that sets the rate.

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Stripe access

Founders who need Stripe

A US LLC lets you apply for a US Stripe account, but Stripe still reviews you and can say no.

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PayPal access

Founders who need PayPal

PayPal is quicker than Stripe to limit a new account, so most founders use it alongside Stripe rather than instead.

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Indie hackers

Indie hackers

You'll probably owe no US income tax, but Form 5472 is due every year and the penalty for missing it starts at $25,000.

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AI

AI startups

Credit programmes from cloud providers and AI labs want a real company, and some want a Delaware corporation.

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Print on demand

Print-on-demand sellers

Your print partner makes and ships everything, so you never hold stock in the US and the tax stays simple.

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Affiliates

Affiliate marketers

Commissions are usually services income outside US tax, but some networks withhold, and the tax interview sets the rate.

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Holding structures

Founders forming a holding company

Whether a US holding company helps depends on your own country's rules, so talk to an adviser at home first.

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Trade

Importers and exporters

Selling imported goods in the US can mean US income tax, so get an accountant's view before your first container.

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Property

Real estate investors

Rent from US property is taxed in the US, and the LLC usually belongs in the property's state rather than Wyoming.

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Fundraising

Founders raising from US investors

If your stock vests, you have thirty days to file an 83(b) election, and there's no way to file it late.

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Self-publishing

KDP authors and self-publishers

Amazon withholds up to 30% of your US royalties, and your country's treaty rate, not the LLC, decides how much.

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Remote teams

Founders hiring US contractors

US contractors don't make you a US employer, but anyone you pay $2,000 or more in a year needs a Form 1099-NEC.

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