Hey all, thanks James and team for accepting me. I started a Wyoming SMLLC to sell private-label products on Amazon. The Amazon tax interview got me second-guessing everything. After bingeing YouTube, I’ve heard it all: “non-resident sellers pay no U.S. tax” vs “you’re taxed like any U.S. business,” plus “SMLLC is best” vs “go partnership for Amazon. I am Looking for informed, practical guidance Facts (bullet-proofing my situation): - Owner/Residency: I’m an individual non-US person residing in a non-treaty country. - Entity: US single-member LLC (Wyoming). Disregarded by default. - Business model: Amazon FBA (US marketplace) selling physical goods to US customers. Inventory will be stored in Amazon’s US fulfillment centers (multi-state). - Operations: Product design/supplier relationships, listing management, ad spend decisions, etc. are done outside the US. No US employees/contractors. No US office. Questions I’d love expert input on: - ECI determination: With inventory in US FBA warehouses and sales to US customers, is ECI basically a given for a foreign individual running FBA, even if all managerial functions happen offshore? - Best company structure : - 1) Stay SMLLC (disregarded) - 2) Partnership (add spouse or foreign company) - 3) C-corp election

I've been looking into cheapest way to block US estate tax for non-residents and came across Puerto Rico LLC which is only slightly more expensive than US LLCs My findings: - It has PR corporate taxation by default but can elect pass-through (partnership-like) taxation even with single member (DE treatment status is only for PR-owned LLCs) - so if it's not engaged in trade or business in PR and doesn't have PR resident members it shouldn't be taxed in PR - Puerto Rico pass-through entity tax return instructions indicated that only entities engaged in trade or business in PR have to file that return and as far as I know there is no equivalent of form 5472/1120 - Under federal tax law PR LLC is foreign - IRC § 7701(a)(5) and corporation by default - Treas. Reg. § 301.7701-3(b)(2)(i)). - Changing tax status in PR doesn't change federal tax status causing hybrid entity mismatch - Stock in non-US corporation is not US situs asset under Treas. Reg. § 20.2105-1(f) I haven't been able to confirm not having to file PR tax return as it looks like this exemption only exists in instructions - https://hacienda.pr.gov/sites/default/files/documentos/inst_pass-through_entity_2022.pdf Anything I'm missing?

Hey guys, I'm an Australian citizen who has recently setup a single-member Wyoming LLC. I've got the EIN, bank account, registered agent and company docs. As I want to run a subscription offer on my ecommerce business, Stripe isn't the best option and I'm looking for a high-risk merchant account. Unfortunately, most US payment processors also require a US-based director that can act as the signer to help me get US-based payment processing (merchant accounts). I'm looking for a reputable service provider that can offer me this director, along with a Nominee Director agreement (NDA), Declaration of Trust and any other legal docs that can help. Thanks!

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So on the 31st of december i tried logging in mercury, and it kept on declining i wasn't able to log in. They are holding money for about 22 days now. - i've emailed with 0 luck, they don't respond - tried everything with contacting admins There is alot of money in the account. Feels quite insane that a bank can do that What is another option here? Seems like I might just take this as a loss