Non-resident aliens can own a US LLC, do US business, and pay $0 US tax if properly structured.
A non-resident alien can own a Wyoming/Delaware single-member LLC treated as a disregarded entity. If NO US-source income and NO ECI (effectively connected income) — e.g. selling digital products to non-US customers, or providing services performed outside US — the LLC pays $0 US federal tax. Just file 5472 + pro-forma 1120 annually. Great for foreign entrepreneurs wanting a US bank account + Stripe/PayPal access.
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Exclude ~$130K/yr of foreign-earned income + housing exclusion — bona fide resident or 330-day test.
Dollar-for-dollar credit for foreign income taxes paid — no cap, no phase-out.
US shareholder of CFC elects corporate rates + FTC on GILTI, cutting rate from 37% to ~21%.
Establish residency in a 0-tax or territorial-tax country to escape US state tax + optimize CFC.
HSBC Expat, America Mortgages, Waltz, MBanc — 30-yr fixed US real estate loans for non-residents.
Non-US jurisdictions with no recognition of foreign judgments — bulletproof asset protection.
Claim treaty position to be taxed as resident of only ONE country, halving your compliance.
Second passport / residency via investment (Portugal, Malta, Greece, Caribbean, UAE, Panama).