Free guides, tools, and risk screening for cross-border founders
Your business crosses borders. Do you know where the risks are?
Entity, tax, banking, compliance — mapped across jurisdictions so you see the full picture before it becomes a problem.
Where are you building from?
Country-specific compliance, banking, and formation guides — written for founders from your home jurisdiction.
India
5 guidesFEMA compliance, RBI LRS limits, Stripe access, US banking, India-US tax treaty
China
5 guidesSAFE Circular 37, CRS reporting, forex controls, US banking, STA data exchange
United Kingdom
4 guidesHMRC opaque entity trap, Self-Assessment, UK Ltd vs US LLC, US-UK treaty
Canada
4 guidesCRA tax classification trap, FAPI rules, cross-border banking, Section 899
Pakistan
3 guidesRestricted banking jurisdiction, SBP forex rules, FBR worldwide income, Stripe access
Nigeria
3 guidesRestricted banking, FIRS compliance, CBN forex controls, Delaware vs local for VC
Turkey
2 guidesLira crisis, GIB tax rules, MASAK compliance, Turkey-US treaty, no PayPal
Brazil
3 guidesNo US-Brazil tax treaty, Receita Federal, BACEN CBE reporting, IOF tax, Carnê-Leão
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Latest Articles
All articlesYou Don't Need a CPA to File Taxes for Your US LLC (If You Have No Revenue Yet)
Zero-revenue, single-member, foreign-owned LLCs file Form 1120 plus Form 5472 by mail or fax. This is the structural workflow, the AI review step, and the thresholds where DIY stops being viable.
Apr 15, 2026
What Your CPA Needs (And What You Don't Have)
Your CPA needs foreign bank statements, entity docs, treaty positions, and income flow maps. You have a Stripe dashboard. Here's the full gap list.
Apr 14, 2026
SBA Now Requires 100% Citizen Ownership for Loans -- What That Means for Cross-Border Founders
As of March 2026, SBA loans require 100% US citizen ownership. Green card holders, permanent residents, and mixed-citizenship businesses are now excluded. Here's what changed and why it matters structurally.
Apr 11, 2026
BEA-15: The Federal Survey Most LLC Owners Miss
Foreign-owned US LLCs may owe a BEA-15 filing to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Who files, exemptions, deadlines, and how it differs from Form 5472.
Apr 10, 2026
IP Ownership Across Borders: The Assignment Gap
Built in Portugal, LLC in Delaware — who owns the IP? Without a formal assignment, the answer depends on which country's law applies.
Apr 10, 2026
Permanent Establishment Risk Your CPA Might Miss
Working in a client's country for extended periods can trigger tax obligations your CPA didn't anticipate. The PE threshold is structural, not intuitive.
Apr 7, 2026
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Built by a founder who lives this
I'm Jett Fu — 20+ years building businesses across the US, China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Global Solo exists because I needed a structural visibility tool and it didn't exist.
Every article, tool, and diagnostic on this site comes from firsthand experience navigating the exact problems cross-border founders face.