How to Start a Business in The USA by MyUSACorporation - HTML preview

• I heard as non-resident alien I need to pay 30% income tax on my U.S. income. Is it true?
• What is form W-8BEN, and when do I need to file it?
• What about tax treaty between U.S. and my country? How does it influence my income tax obligations?

• U.S. Business Owned by U.S. and Non-U.S. Partners

• Is there any disadvantage of having a U.S. partner in the company owned by non-resident aliens?
• Since we have a U.S. partner in our corporation, can we elect it to be S Corporation?
• I am US citizen and I want to open a business with a 50% partner who is a non- resident alien living abroad. What type of taxes will my partner pay if we form a C Corporation?
• Double taxation doesn’t sound like a good idea. What if we choose LLC (taxed as

partnership) instead?

• U.S. Business Owned by a Foreign Business

• Can a non-U.S. company own a U.S. company?
• Is it better to own the U.S. company with my non-U.S. company from tax point of view?
• I own a company in my country, and I want to register an LLC to be owned by this company. Can I then distribute U.S. profits of this LLC to my company, and pay the taxes in my country?
• What if I own the U.S. company with my non-U.S. company, and the non-U.S. company will sell the U.S. company products for resale for the same price the U.S. company will sell them in the U.S.? I want to avoid having to pay taxes in the U.S.

• U.S. Business Owned by U.S. Person(s) Living Abroad

• I am US citizen and a sole owner of an LLC. I live abroad, and my business is online only, without any physical connection. What kind of tax would I have to pay?
• I am U.S. citizen living abroad. Is there a way for me to run a business from abroad and avoid being taxed in the U.S.?

General Taxation Questions

Q. What are the main types of business taxes in the U.S.?

The main two types of taxes a foreign U.S. business owner should be concerned about are income tax and sales tax. Those are two completely different, unrelated taxes.

Q. Are there any other taxes I should be concerned about?