Where should I register a company selling SaaS worldwide?

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Personally I would opt for an Irish entity with Irish management in place with the‌ goal of setting up a small office and employing staff in Ireland. A business such‍ as yours would do well with a good Irish based SEO team who can assist⁠ in expanding it exponentially.

One of our services is to offer structuring out of Ireland⁤ to our clients. Often Ireland is picked because the various entrepreneurs are from all over⁣ the EU, and the rest of the world and it is a good solid central⁢ location.

Often they start with a post box company and we then assist them to︀ expand and develop the company. While management is in Ireland, shareholders can pretty much be︁ anywhere and they would pay taxes on their income in their local jurisdictions. An Irish︂ company can link to PayPal/Stripe and many other payment and banking solutions with little to︃ no hassles.

You will be subjected to Irish tax as well as VAT once you︄ pass a certain threshold.

Expect to spend at least 10,000 EUR per annum for the︅ initial service and 35,000 EUR to manage the company and staff as the shareholders choose︆ to expand the business.

In my experience, the problem with offshore entities is that what︇ you save on taxes you ultimately spend on management and bureaucracy. So unless there is︈ a specific reason for going offshore i.e. licensing, you would simply be better off staying︉ local.

I have encountered my fair share of BTC based businesses where entrepreneurs find themselves︊ with a decent sum of cash and with no way to spend it on the︋ things they want (Cars, houses, etc) because they never thought about structuring their business in︌ a manner which allows them to pay taxes and enjoy the fruits of their labour.︍

If you really want a solid structure then you need to think about:

trust A︎ -> company B (tax efficient jurisdiction) -> company A (operation jurisdiction)

The flow of funds️ is from A to B to Trust. In your local jurisdiction you setup trust B‌ which borrows from trust A in order to buy property/cars/assets etc.

At the end of‍ the day, you will need to ask yourself, is it honestly worth the bureaucratic hell⁠ you are going to put yourself through in order to manage all of this when⁤ you can simply have:

Company A (in your home town), owned by you. You earn⁣ dividends, salary etc. which you pay taxes on. Hire a good accountant who will minimise⁢ this for you. Buy a property, equities, shares etc which you donate to your trust.︀ And live your life with as little complications as possible.
 
Thanks for detailed reply. The more I dig into the matter, it seems⁠ to me, that it might not be that difficult and costly after all: sole proprietor⁤ in my home country (EU) owning Delaware LLC and paying $300-$400 per year to Delaware⁣ IRS and that's all. Still trying to figure our what are my tax-reporting obligations to⁢ IRS, but the rest seems pretty solid, anonymous, safe, legal, and not double-taxed. Quite easily︀ doable via Stripe Atlas ($500 incorporation fee). Too bad Stripe Atlas doesn't offer Wyoming/New Mexico︁ incorporation, because they are cheaper, but I think I'll chose Delaware, just to stay withing︂ Stripe Atlas process.
 
It varies but if it's treated as a partnership or other pass-through‍ entity, you're typically not liable for any corporate income tax and only personal income tax⁠ (plus any social security contributions).

Make sure you run︄ your structure by a local tax adviser. The setup you've discussed would not hold in︅ most EU countries, at least not in the way it seems you wish it would.︆
 
Where are you based that︂ CFC laws do not kick in? Or have you just flown under the radar "so︃ far"? Because from what I understand this structure does not hold up (unless there are︄ some very important details you haven't provided yet to explain how it is working
 
btw, stripe atlas doesn't support llc anymore for non residents, only corporations.
 
I think this thread and the help you have received so far is a good‌ example of how people underestimate themselves on here and overestimate "professionals".
Ironically I would still‍ recommend talking with professionals but only to then make YOUR OWN educated opinion and choice.⁠ As I can safely say I've been very disappointed with the advice from so called⁤ professionals so far.

Also, if your country has CFC rules I haven't seen any that⁣ aren't thoroughly thought through, e.g. in relation to people trying to claim management is elsewhere⁢ etc. It just won't work.
If you control a company, have any influence etc, shares︀ etc, then you will be applicable to your particular country's tax.
I would love to︁ be corrected on this!

The only way to minimise this is to live in a︂ country without CFC rules (or rules to similar effect). Which for people earning large amounts︃ of money is well worth it. Not sure about your case sorry. Maybe still something︄ worth doing. Most countries without CFC rules also have a low cost of living.

BUT what I don't understand is how the big corporations do it. They are registered in︅ tax haven countries but they must have some way to mitigate the CFC as most︆ of the famous owners of large companies live in countries with CFC rules. So I︇ don't understand that. I guess it's the ability to afford hugely complex structures.
 
30.000 USD a year, and you are thinking about creative structures?! Trust me the only‌ way for you to go is to incorporate in your own country. Any other solution‍ would f**k you over. There is alot of bulls**t in this thread.
 
Yes he could move to a‍ shithole outside EU to save a few pennies in taxes. All countries in EU have⁠ CFC rules. Switzerland don´t they are a bit expensive for his budget ;-)
 
Aw I don’t know about that⁠ mate. Some might be but there are some beautiful CFC free countries out there that⁤ still have a low cost of living.
 
I tried contacting professionals. General︀ behaviour I'm running into, is that the lure me into a setup they are familiar︁ with and they are asking recurring money for servicing it. But why should I pay︂ anyone on a recurring basis for accounting, if there is no monthly tax filling requirement︃ in the US by LLC S-Corp and all I need to do is to have︄ a list of sales transactions?
 
I think people mean professional legal and tax advice from the perspective of structure and⁢ set up rather than on going book keeping.

As for your US or any LLC︀ etc unfortunately I don’t know anyway you aren’t affected by CFC (or similar) rules in︁ that or any similar scenario. As far as I’m aware if the country you are︂ a tax resident of has CFC rules then there isn’t much financial incentive to pursue︃ an offshore company. Unless you are looking only for an anonymity basis to which certain︄ countries can offer this. Hence why I’m (and others) moving to a different country with︅ territorial tax system and no CFC or similar rules.
I would love to be proved︆ wrong though.
 
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Depends on where you live and how much capital we're talking about, but a trust or foundation setup might work in your case. Or use a family member instead and then solve a transfer of wealth between yourselves.

Speak with a local lawyer/adviser who understands the intricacies of your local laws.


That's not how it works, I'm afraid. If you form an offshore company, then that company is a taxable entity where you live. So you have to pay corporate income tax, plus all other taxes. No way around that.
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I believe he wants to know if the llc would be taxed as a solo entrepreneur or as a company, in my country solo is about 50% tax while company is 25%
I thought EU wanted to make this more simpler and accessible but still a lot of work to do
 
I believe he wants to know if the llc would︀ be taxed as a solo entrepreneur or as a company, in my country solo is︁ about 50% tax while company is 25%
I thought EU wanted to make this more︂ simpler and accessible but still a lot of work to do
 
interesting topic.
There are so many "laptop lifestyle" entrepreneurs from EU, also using LLC companies. I wonder how they set up??
I guess what looks like a good and cheap solution on paper can be completely different from reality and what local tax officials demand you to proof to them.
They aren't up to date on global, travel trade, its an old system in my opinion. too complicated!
I suppose most have no problem paying local taxes, but it's choosing from limited business structures that aren't appealing/too expensive for their business (compared to what is available in other countries)
When we want to opt in there, we get punished....
 
interesting topic.
There are so many "laptop lifestyle" entrepreneurs from EU, also using LLC companies.‌ I wonder how they set up??
I guess what looks like a good and cheap‍ solution on paper can be completely different from reality and what local tax officials demand⁠ you to proof to them.
They aren't up to date on global, travel trade, its⁤ an old system in my opinion. too complicated!
I suppose most have no problem paying⁣ local taxes, but it's choosing from limited business structures that aren't appealing/too expensive for their⁢ business (compared to what is available in other countries)
When we want to opt in︀ there, we get punished....
 
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