Recent content by hasby2023

Hi all, I’d like to hear your thoughts on a setup involving an LLC used to manage various online income streams—such as royalties from AdSense and Amazon KDP, as well as sales of digital products delivered electronically to end customers, primarily located in a specific EU country (not Malta)...

Nono any bank account in the EU will work. I know it for sure.

Yes technically i think passive royalties from Adsense, KDP or ACX would not be an issue even if received as a private individual in Malta (not through a LLC), if not remitted on the island. Otherwise the self-sufficent regime would not have sense to exist.

I wonder, but all those that have the holding company abroad while living in Malta, doesn't it pose a POEM issue of the holding company, or do they outsource its management to a local CSP in Cyprus/Gibraltar?

I will certainly do that for Adsense revenues in the US. The thing is that I also need a registered business somewhere in the EU for B2C sales in Italy, for which I need to pay VAT for sure. Or maybe I can just use the LLC and register to the OSS system to handle VAT ?

I have talked with Xolo and they told me that salaries paid to non-residents do not face withholding taxes in Estonia.

Could be. I think they are very ambiguous to let everybody navigate in a grey area and for them it's OK unless you raise big red flags. (My speculation)

Theoretically, I agree with you. I also believe that any kind of freelance work—like jobs on Upwork or income from platforms like AdSense, ACX, or Amazon KDP—should be considered a green flag, as long as you're performing these activities as a private individual and not operating as a registered...

Yes exactly what i was thinking. But maybe the audits are not very likely to happen in Malta (?) or simply there are some strategies like signing important agreements etc only in Estonia

I was wondering, could an Estonian OU be considered a Maltese company if its POEM is located in Malta? Or, given that the CFC rules wouldn't apply in this case (accounting profit <750k), does this mean there are no potential issues or complications with this setup?

Thanks, but what do you mean by regular salaries?

It is actually too good to be true, especially if you consider that Malta is a 30€ Ryanair flight away from that Tax Nightmare called Italy

Thanks for the answer! So in definitive, I have to take management fees, right?

Hi all, I’m planning to move to Malta under the Self-Sufficient Residency scheme, and I'm evaluating a lean international structure for my online B2C business (mainly selling to Italian final clients). To keep initial setup and maintenance costs low, I’m considering starting with a simple...

Thanks Mario, I saw that celebrating thread but i wanted to create a new discussion , a bit more structured