# Taiwan LLC or Offshore Corp as APRC Holder **URL:** \ **Category:** Entrepreneurship\ **Created:** [November 9, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-llc-or-offshore-corp-as-aprc-holder/246025 "2024-11-09T17:32:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Benny1886](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/df705f/32.png) [@Benny1886](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Benny1886)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-llc-or-offshore-corp-as-aprc-holder/246025/1 "2024-11-09T17:32:41Z")
Hi, I am an APRC holder and I have a Youtube channel with considerable reach in english with 95%+ audience in US and EU and I am planning to sell SaaS Subscription Services through my website in the near future, which i will promote through my channel. So far I held the Youtube channel in my personal name but due to plans of selling Software Solution Services (mainly analytic tools) I have to form a company preferable an LLC. It would also be better to move the YT channel also into ownership of that company then, however the problem I am facing is: 1 - Stripe does not support Taiwan, meaning a taiwan company would not have A tier payment processing 2 If I form a offshore LLC in USA (Delaware / Stripe Atlas, etc) i am not able to get an adsense on that LLC because it is a disregarded entity and because of having only a shared business address there (i am not a US citizen) Is there a definitive best corp jurisdiction that both solves these 2 problems (having business Adsense as well as stripe support) for me as an APRC holder residing in Taiwan permanently (German Citizen) Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/marco/32/179744_2.png) [@Marco](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-llc-or-offshore-corp-as-aprc-holder/246025/2 "2024-11-09T17:35:40Z")
![messageImage_1694677639334](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/3X/2/d/2d5a88d9a6bb279d122de35133a7cc5de9a6b28f.jpeg) I would probably suggest giving my Taiwan CPA a call for Taiwanese setup. He speaks English. ---
**Author:** ![Benny1886](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/df705f/32.png) [@Benny1886](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Benny1886)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-llc-or-offshore-corp-as-aprc-holder/246025/3 "2024-11-09T17:36:08Z")
thanks, will check it out 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/marco/32/179744_2.png) [@Marco](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-llc-or-offshore-corp-as-aprc-holder/246025/4 "2024-11-09T17:36:20Z")
No probs. What country you from? ---
**Author:** ![Benny1886](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/df705f/32.png) [@Benny1886](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Benny1886)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-llc-or-offshore-corp-as-aprc-holder/246025/5 "2024-11-09T17:36:46Z")
Germany but living in Taiwan for about 10 years already ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/marco/32/179744_2.png) [@Marco](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-llc-or-offshore-corp-as-aprc-holder/246025/6 "2024-11-09T17:37:40Z")
Does Stripe support Germany? Maybe you could set up a company in Germany and then have that company buy from your Taiwanese company as well. There are a few different ways that could be done. ---
**Author:** ![Benny1886](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/df705f/32.png) [@Benny1886](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Benny1886)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-llc-or-offshore-corp-as-aprc-holder/246025/7 "2024-11-09T17:38:51Z")
yes but better not to mess with the german systems, they have a crazy exit tax and if you hold more than 1% of a german company at any given time they consider you a tax resident for all of your world wide income, have to avoid any german solution for these reasons ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/marco/32/179744_2.png) [@Marco](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-llc-or-offshore-corp-as-aprc-holder/246025/8 "2024-11-09T17:48:17Z")
Well. Perhaps maybe you could set up in Singapore or Hong Kong and then just remit payments to your **Taiwan LLC** or **Taiwanese Branch Office** ![image](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/3X/9/b/9be581ceef62318f62658d62adbc19045f01eb32.png) Those two places are friendlier to non-resident startups. You can still base the YouTube channel in Taiwan, and the company in Singapore to sell the software to clients with Stripe. ---
**Author:** ![wonderingsoul](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/c5a1d2/32.png) [@wonderingsoul](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/wonderingsoul)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-llc-or-offshore-corp-as-aprc-holder/246025/9 "2024-11-09T17:51:29Z")
I think I’m in a similar situation, not sure I fully understand what are you trying to optimize for? The LLC is for protection purposes, not tax optimization, right? I assume so since it would be foreign owned single member disregarded entity. What’s the issue with Stripe payment processing and Taiwan? Is it you can’t accept payments from Taiwan customers, or Stripe won’t pay out to a Taiwan entity? ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/marco/32/179744_2.png) [@Marco](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-llc-or-offshore-corp-as-aprc-holder/246025/10 "2024-11-09T17:53:03Z")
> [@wonderingsoul](#): > > What’s the issue with Stripe payment processing and Taiwan? Is it you can’t accept payments from Taiwan customers, or Stripe won’t pay out to a Taiwan entity? There’s just no way to accept payments in Taiwan with Stripe. ---
**Author:** ![Benny1886](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/df705f/32.png) [@Benny1886](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Benny1886)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-llc-or-offshore-corp-as-aprc-holder/246025/11 "2024-11-09T17:59:50Z")
ye was thinking along those lines, tho hong kong and singapore recently introduced substance requirements which makes it not feasible as a offshore solution for digital service & products ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/marco/32/179744_2.png) [@Marco](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2024, 4:28am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-llc-or-offshore-corp-as-aprc-holder/246025/12 "2024-11-10T04:28:32Z")
Then Estonia maybe? To the best of my knowledge; there isn’t a type of company in Taiwan that would do what you want. You might need to open stripe payments in a country on the list and check which one has the best conditions if Germany is not feasible. ---
**Author:** ![wonderingsoul](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/c5a1d2/32.png) [@wonderingsoul](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/wonderingsoul)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2024, 8:36am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-llc-or-offshore-corp-as-aprc-holder/246025/13 "2024-11-10T08:36:13Z")
> [@Marco](#): > > There’s just no way to accept payments in Taiwan with Stripe. I just tested my Stripe integration (US LLC account) that just accepted 2 of my TW cards (Mega and CTBC). I guess you mean it’s not possible to have a Stripe account that sends payments processed to a Taiwan account? Accepting TW cards as payment seems fine. ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/marco/32/179744_2.png) [@Marco](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2024, 11:16am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-llc-or-offshore-corp-as-aprc-holder/246025/14 "2024-11-10T11:16:55Z")
> [@wonderingsoul](#): > > I just tested my Stripe integration (US LLC account) that just accepted 2 of my TW cards (Mega and CTBC). That is not accepting payments in Taiwan lol if you are receiving funds in a US account. ---
**Author:** ![ponlaihop](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/ponlaihop/32/102107_2.png) [@ponlaihop](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/ponlaihop)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-llc-or-offshore-corp-as-aprc-holder/246025/15 "2024-11-10T13:57:21Z")
I believe Estonia is worth looking at. Quite positive to startups and can manage completely remotely ---
**Author:** ![qwert\_zuiop](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/qwert_zuiop/32/87708_2.png) [@qwert\_zuiop](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/qwert_zuiop)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-llc-or-offshore-corp-as-aprc-holder/246025/16 "2024-11-10T16:23:33Z")
> [@ponlaihop](#): > > I believe Estonia is worth looking at Just be aware that they’re in the process of raising taxes all over the board, unfortunately: Next year, VAT and the tax on issuing dividends will increase. Also, in 2026, they will start taxing company profits even when they’re not distributed in the form of dividends. Otherwise, I’d also recommend taking a look at Estonia - mostly because of the simplicity of getting a company running there and keeping it running. ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/marco/32/179744_2.png) [@Marco](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-llc-or-offshore-corp-as-aprc-holder/246025/17 "2024-11-10T17:19:38Z")
> [@qwert\_zuiop](#): > > Also, in 2026, they will start taxing company profits even when they’re not distributed in the form of dividends. But this shouldn’t be an issue because if everything is being sent to Taiwan, then they will be reporting zero profit. ---
**Author:** ![Benny1886](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/df705f/32.png) [@Benny1886](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Benny1886)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 1:38am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-llc-or-offshore-corp-as-aprc-holder/246025/18 "2024-11-11T01:38:12Z")
Thanks a lot guys, I will check out Estonia rules and requirements this week 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![qwert\_zuiop](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/qwert_zuiop/32/87708_2.png) [@qwert\_zuiop](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/qwert_zuiop)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 3:52am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-llc-or-offshore-corp-as-aprc-holder/246025/19 "2024-11-11T03:52:21Z")
> [@Marco](#): > > But this shouldn’t be an issue because if everything is being sent to Taiwan Yes, of course. My point was just that they currently seem to be looking for ways to broaden tax revenue. That could mean that at some point they’ll also start taxing salaries paid to overseas. ---
**Author:** ![RobertsJ](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/robertsj/32/270392_2.png) [@RobertsJ](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/RobertsJ)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/taiwan-llc-or-offshore-corp-as-aprc-holder/246025/20 "2026-05-06T15:37:08Z")
One way is to establish a USA bank account, collect payments via stripe to that account, then transfer them to the TW bank. It is a bit of a song and dance to get funds and will cost some small money and time in transfers, but I have done this before. The other way is use a HK or SG bank but you will need to establish business registration there as well. I have done all of these methods before, takes time and money, but does work. Just depends on what the volume of your currency flow is and where you would primarily choose to hold that currency, as rates do change so something to be mindful of. Cheers, J