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One word of advice to everyone thinking about Stripe Atlas living outside of the USA: Please discuss plans to incorporate with an Accountant beforehand. You are
by abc03 9y ago
One word of advice to everyone thinking about Stripe Atlas living outside of the USA: Please discuss plans to incorporate with an Accountant beforehand. You are still liable to pay taxes in the country where you effectively operate from.
- drchiu 9y agoYup. It’s one of the reasons I didn’t go through them when incorporating... not that I didn’t want to. If they figure this one out, it would be a dream. Sort of like when Stripe first launched and was only available in certain countries.
- bspn 9y agoWouldn't that depend on the details of any tax treaty your home country has with the US?
- gamblor956 9y agoGenerally it would not. Under almost every US tax treaty, if you incorporate in the US but run your business from another country, you would be liable to tax in both the US and that other country for income earned by the business. (Concept of permanent establishment.) It's even worse if you operate in a country that doesn't have a tax treaty with the US.
- nik736 9y agoIs there any legal way to avoid it?
- gamblor956 9y agoDon't operate a US-incorporated business from a non-US location. Conversely, if you are going to be operated from a non-US location, don't incorporate in the US.