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Ask HN: What surprised you about Estonia e-Residency and running an Estonian OÜ?

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Re: Ask HN: What surprised you about Estonia e-Residency and running an Estonian OÜ?

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It was great until they turned racists and stopped me from using the service because of my nationality (Russia), even though neither me or the business had anything to do with Russia.

are you a russian speaking estonian? or russian citizen?

Russian citizen living abroad

Re: Ask HN: What surprised you about Estonia e-Residency and running an Estonian OÜ?

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UK, USA and Singapore are the popular choices for this. UK is simple and cheaper, Singapore is a bit more expensive. I don’t see a reason to go USA route unless you are seeking investment from there.

I’m using UK myself. It takes a few forms and half a day to get a working Wise/Stripe account.

Re: Ask HN: What surprised you about Estonia e-Residency and running an Estonian OÜ?

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It was great until they turned racists and stopped me from using the service because of my nationality (Russia), even though neither me or the business had anything to do with Russia.

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Re: Ask HN: What surprised you about Estonia e-Residency and running an Estonian OÜ?

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Useless + overhyped . Company will end up as tax resident from the country where it is managed & controlled . If there is an DTA the tie breaker rule applies and the country from where it is managed & controlled gets the right to tax . Also you get to enjoy bureaucracy+ dual accounting in both countries . If there is no DTA it can lead to double taxation . And if you don't have a fixed place of management/business+ t…

Username checks out.

Re: Ask HN: What surprised you about Estonia e-Residency and running an Estonian OÜ?

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Where are you located? Where will you administer the company from? That impacts your tax situation quite a lot. See https://www.e-resident.gov.ee/understanding-cross-border-tax... , look for “Permanent Establishment”

I am in the US currently, would be managing initially from the US. I understand there will be US tax complications, but I can/would deal with those.

The worst thing you could do as an us citizen (I assume ) and resident is to incorporate outside of the US.

Re: Ask HN: What surprised you about Estonia e-Residency and running an Estonian OÜ?

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UK, USA and Singapore are the popular choices for this. UK is simple and cheaper, Singapore is a bit more expensive. I don’t see a reason to go USA route unless you are seeking investment from there. I’m using UK myself. It takes a few forms and half a day to get a working Wise/Stripe account.

Finally somebody who knows their stuff. I never understood why people preferred Estonian incorporation given that it's almost certainly more expensive and less convenient than the other options.

Re: Ask HN: What surprised you about Estonia e-Residency and running an Estonian OÜ?

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Please beware: From: https://learn.e-resident.gov.ee/hc/en-gb/articles/3600007215... > Corporate tax residency > However, some countries have different rules for deciding if a company is tax resident. It is common that, in addition to the place of incorporation, the place of effective management can trigger tax residence. If you run your company from a country with regulations like this, then the company may end up h…

Hence the executives/boardmembers-all-fly-to-some-island (Jersey is the one in my mind), have board meeting in the airport, sign the papers, and all fly home?

Company stays "in" Jersey, none of the humans need to live there?

Re: Ask HN: What surprised you about Estonia e-Residency and running an Estonian OÜ?

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Where are you located? Where will you administer the company from? That impacts your tax situation quite a lot. See https://www.e-resident.gov.ee/understanding-cross-border-tax... , look for “Permanent Establishment”

I am in the US currently, would be managing initially from the US. I understand there will be US tax complications, but I can/would deal with those.

This is a terrible idea. please hire a professional with direct experience on these matters and not blog posts from influencers

Re: Ask HN: What surprised you about Estonia e-Residency and running an Estonian OÜ?

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I think banking is still the biggest issue if you’re not an Estonian resident. Honestly, I’d avoid the EU in general. There are only about four or five good places to set up a company and stay connected to the financial system: the US, especially Wyoming or Delaware, Dubai, Singapore, and Hong Kong.

Why not London/UK?
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