Setting up an LLC in the US is easy, it's the banking element that's hard.
Some people have had success with Payoneer in the past, however I am going to be surprised if this works now.
I'm getting my C corp instead of LLC and now see tax, lawyer, accountant etc. requirements come after the setting up a company in the US.
I genuinely don't understand why you would do this.
It's the most complicated, tax inefficient way of doing business in the US.
You could set up an LLC in a state like Wyoming, where the reporting requirements are minimal. You only need to provide names/addresses and the company can be established in 5 mins.
If you are the only member of the LLC (recommended), then you could register it as a disregarded entity with the IRS and you would not be subject to any US taxation as long as you do not have dependent agents within the US.
Can i do this if i'm not a U.S citizen ?
i'm from morocco.
thank you Sephrata!
Yes you can, but your issue is banking.
For Stripe, need to set up a USD domestic account that can accept ACH transfers. This is virtually impossible to do with a domestic US bank, without being physically present in a US branch. The only alternative is virtual providers, like Payoneer, but I am not sure if they are working with Stripe.
I just want to receive my money!
You can set up a LLC in the US and use an offshore merchant provider.
I genuinely don't understand why you would do this.
It's the most complicated, tax inefficient way of doing business in the US.
You could set up an LLC in a state like Wyoming, where the reporting requirements are minimal. You only need to provide names/addresses and the company can be established in 5 mins.
If you are the only member of the LLC (recommended), then you could register it as a disregarded entity with the IRS and you would not be subject to any US taxation as long as you do not have dependent agents within the US.
can you explain "offshore merchant provider" in a sample way ? i'm a newbie
i will appreciate this man ,thanks a lot!!
It means use a non-US based merchant processor. Shopify allows many different processors to integrate into their sites.
i want to use shopify payments or Stripe !
Why?
I want to accept credit cards on checkout page, 2checkout fees are high, and people leave the checkout page after choosing 2checkout.
Our accounts can receive credits from the following sources (please note the number of marketplaces that your account is compatible with will depend on the countries and currencies in which it has been opened):
Amazon, Allegro, Bol, Cdiscount, eBay, Darty, Depop, Fnac, Frugo, Game, Groupon, Jet, Lazada, Newegg, Overstock, Paypal, Pixmania, Play, Priceminister, Rakuten, Shopify, Spartoo, Target, ToysRUs, Trademe, Walmart, Wayfair, Wish.
You can try Currencies Direct. According to their page here https://www.currenciesdirect.com/en/business/online-sellers/faqs, their online seller account is able to receive funds from Shopify and Paypal: