Originally Posted by ShelleyMan (Post 9422111)

Hi,

Does anyone know if you can open up an LLC in the US with one partner as a legal alien and the other based in Australia.

Also I understand the partner living in Australia could not claim a salary as he does not have a SSN, would he be able to take a dividend - or how else could he get his profit?

Thanks

Originally Posted by ShelleyMan (Post 9422111)

Hi,

Does anyone know if you can open up an LLC in the US with one partner as a legal alien and the other based in Australia.

Also I understand the partner living in Australia could not claim a salary as he does not have a SSN, would he be able to take a dividend - or how else could he get his profit?

Thanks

Originally Posted by Peter Newton (Post 9422470)

From a tax perspective there's no issue with a partnership having a non-resident alien partner. The NRA partner will file a nonresident US tax return to report his/her share of the partnership profits. Check with an attorney in your state to make sure there's no issue in having a foreign owner of a LLC.

Originally Posted by ShelleyMan (Post 9422681)

Thanks for the info - so the Australian would say take his profit of $1000 and would then file a nonresident tax return (assume annually) and be told what to pay, it would not be the company who would have to pay the tax on his behalf.

Originally Posted by ShelleyMan (Post 9422675)

I agree, I was not sure why we were told the Australian would not be able to get a salary and they were not sure about the dividends, they said the rule is you have to have a visa and SSN to draw a salary in the US. We've put a call into someone else to see what they say.

Originally Posted by meauxna (Post 9422829)

Who told you that in the first place and who is the 'else' are you calling?