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: Dear Stan, : A Delaware LLC pays a franchise tax of $100 per year. Unless it actually conducts a business in Delaware, this is the only state tax it will have to pay (Some states are attempting to levy a sales tax Internet sales, but I do not believe they are having much luck collecting from anyone other than residents). : Unless you elect to be taxed as a corporation, your LLC will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax, but you will be subject to tax on U.S. source income, as a nonresident alien. : Please feel free to contact me if you would like an answer more specific to your situation. : Barbara Lamar : : not actually have an o: Dear All, : : I live in Europe and would like to open an US Yahoo!store. Therefore I : : need to incorporate my business (LLC) and also obtain a TAX ID number. : : I think the best place for a foreigner to incorporate is in Delaware. : : I checked several incorporation sites on the net and most probably one : : of them will be fine. But before doing so I have some questions about : : taxation. I live in Europe and I'm not an US resident. Furthermore I : : will not be physically located in the US. The longer I surf all the : : Tax websites the more I get confused about taxation. I'm also not used : : to the rules and regulations of US tax authorities. : : My question is simple but I really could not find answers to my : : specific problem. : : Which taxes do I have to pay as a foreigner in the US when I run an : : Internet business and my customers will probably be "spread" all over : : the country (USA and Canada). : : Pls bear in mind that I will most probably not earn millions and : : millions of USD ;-). : : As I want to run the business in a legal manner these questions are : : very important to me. : : I appreciate every help. : : Many greetings from Europe. : : Stan

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