Start my own LLC in the US as foreigner

Discussion in 'General Business' started by Konstantinos88, Feb 22, 2017.

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    Hi everyone and congratulations for your good forum.

    This is Konstantinos. I am Greek - EU citizen, but the past two years, I have been living in Toronto, Canada (it is expected to become Canadian Permanent Resident soon).

    I am planning to start my own LLC in the USA. I have already some clients who are interested in. My scientific discipline is software engineering (risk management, machine learning, data mining etc.).

    Can you give me some advice about my plan?

    A few questions:

    1) The provider agents are very positive - optimistic that it will be easy, even though I am not American citizen. Is it so easy or there will be some serious issues in the next steps?

    2) Only one person will be in this company: Me. I will be working while I will not be in the US. If I offer to an American client the service that he/she wants, including official invoice, does someone from the government care how this service produced? I mean do they care where it produced and by whom? If all the service has been completed 100% outside of America, do they care about the details how it was done? Of course I am talking about legal (software) projects (nothing illegal or curious). To ask simpler: If I a pay my taxes without doing something curious or illegal, do they really care about the details? Can I say that my company has branches somewhere else and "everything produced there"? Can an American LLC with 0 (American) employees offer its services to American clients? Otherwise, I have to hire at least one American, or to specify who produced it and where with much detailed analysis?

    3) I am thinking about California, or Washington State, or New York. What is the best state for my purpose?

    Thanks in advance.
     
    Last edited: Feb 22, 2017
    Konstantinos88, Feb 22, 2017 IP
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    http://www.nvinc.com/nonusresidentsformingausbusiness.htm
     
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    Hello digitalpoint.

    this might be the continuation of the former question by Konstantinos from Ἑλλάς - Hellas

    I started an startup, and registered as a LLC in FL.
    however I'm in a hurry finding tax advice,
    phoned some "classical" CPAs and they are very busy attending other (bigger) customers,
    I haven’t got even a quote.
    that's whay I'm looking for a "tax service for startups", trying to avoid tax problems in the near future.

    Appreciate your insights
     
    theAPPrenticeCO, Apr 21, 2017 IP