jibjab

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   by jibjab 15y ago

   I think you're referring to the same setup as rprasad was talking about in his comment ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3055493 ). (If I'm correct) When a US company pays dividend to it's non US parent company, the US charges a withhol
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   by jibjab 15y ago

   Thank you for your answer. I understand I have to talk to a professional. Asking on a place like HN however, allow me to be better prepared when I eventually do so.
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   by jibjab 15y ago

   That's a great reply. Thank you. Maybe you could save comments like these and put them on taxgeek.com :-). I'm not trying to evade taxes. I'm European, and I pay taxes here. Still, even in Europe getting a Merchant Account is difficult. I'm
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   by jibjab 15y ago

   Thanks for you reply. I'm not trying to evade taxes or get into legal trouble. It just looks like it is easier to start (and maintain) a US company and get a Stripe.com account, than it is to get a merchant account and a payment gateway ove
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   Ask HN: Is it ok to start a Delaware Corp solely to accept payments?

   19 points by jibjab 15y ago|12 comments
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   by jibjab 15y ago

   You could join a boat with experienced sailors. Google "crew wanted" and you'll find plenty of opportunities to do so.
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   by jibjab 15y ago

   I know that visualwebsiteoptimizer.com is run from India.
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   How Apple conquered China and learned to think like the Communist Party.(foreignpolicy.com)

   50 points by jibjab 15y ago|57 comments
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   by jibjab 15y ago

   I once made a little list with many of the documentaries I've seen - browsing through that list; here are my recommendations: God Grew Tired of Us - about three of the "Lost Boys of Sudan", a group of some 25,000 young men who have fled the
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    by jibjab 15y ago

    > This bothers me. Yeah, rent and food is going to be cheap in Kenya, but an iPad will cost the same. You do realise where iPads are built and how much those people make? :-) Outsourcing work to cheaper places is part of this world, and
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    by jibjab 15y ago

    Hmm, so I guess the thresholds Patio11 mentioned exist. iStock and Big Fish Games are very large companies with several offices around the world and a large share of B2C sales, so they started charging VAT. Apparently, most SAAS companies d
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    by jibjab 15y ago

    I (European) didn't know about it either until recently :-). It is strange though, because it seems to keep the EU, and national VAT registrations quite busy [1][2], while no one on the outside seems to be aware of it, nor is anyone enforci
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    by jibjab 15y ago

    True, but no one seems to ask European based companies for their VATIN ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_added_tax_identification_... ) to check if they're really companies. "Suppliers of electronic services, such as anti-virus updates a
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    by jibjab 15y ago

    Thanks for your reply. Regarding #1: True, it seems that there are some countries like the UK [1] have thresholds, but others don't seem to have any (eg Ireland [2]). No matter if they exist or not, there are still companies that have large
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    Ask HN: Does your (non EU) company charge VAT to European customers?

    4 points by jibjab 15y ago|13 comments
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    by jibjab 16y ago

    You don't need to be in America to 'make success'. There are many non US startups that did very well. Also, getting into the US to startup is nearly impossible, so you'll have to look for other options anyway. 1) You don't need an 'American