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Pick a playbook by where you live, or by how you operate. Each path maps the specific layer — home-country regulation or use-case structural risk — that most cross-border founders miss.
By Use Case
How you operate determines which structural risks matter. Pilot vertical shipped; more verticals planned.
SaaS & Solo Developers
Stripe Atlas vs DIY · EIN without SSN · Mercury onboarding
Non-US-resident SaaS founders, indie hackers, and solo developers operating a US LLC for Stripe access, US payment processing, and a cleaner cross-border revenue path.
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Digital Nomads
Tax residency · FBAR threshold · 183-day rule
Location-independent non-US-resident founders without a fixed home-country tax residence, operating a US LLC across multiple jurisdictions over the year.
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Freelancers & Consultants
Contractor vs employee · Single-client risk · Invoice trail
Non-US-resident independent contractors, consultants, and service providers using a US LLC to bill US clients and manage cross-border income.
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Amazon FBA Sellers
Form 5472 · Marketplace payouts · Account linking
Non-US-resident sellers using a US LLC to hold and operate Amazon marketplace seller accounts across one or more regions.
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By Country
Your home-country regulatory layer — reporting requirements, banking access, tax treaty mechanics, and structural traps. 8 country playbooks live.
India
FEMA, RBI, Stripe access
FEMA reporting on foreign LLCs, RBI repatriation rules, Stripe India access through a US entity, double-tax treaty mechanics.
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China
SAFE, CRS, forex controls
SAFE forex controls on outbound capital, CRS reporting to Chinese tax authority, declaration thresholds, dividend repatriation paths.
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United Kingdom
HMRC opaque entity trap
HMRC treatment of US LLCs as opaque entities — the trap that catches UK-resident founders, and how to structure around it.
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Canada
CRA, FAPI, Section 899
CRA disclosure under T1134, FAPI passive-income rules, and Section 899 proposed retaliatory tax scenarios.
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Pakistan
Restricted banking, SBP
State Bank of Pakistan restrictions on US LLC banking access, jurisdiction-eligible bank list, KYC documentation.
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Nigeria
Restricted banking, FIRS
FIRS treatment of foreign-owned LLCs, restricted-jurisdiction banking workarounds, payment processor access.
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Turkey
Lira crisis, GIB
GIB (Turkish Revenue Administration) treatment of foreign LLC income, dollar-based revenue protection from lira devaluation.
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Brazil
No US treaty, Receita Federal
No US-Brazil tax treaty implications, Receita Federal reporting under DERCAT/DCBE, double-tax exposure mapping.
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