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  1. Romanov

    Opening remotely a Bank Account for EU Resident and/or EU Company

    well most of those aren't really banks.. you might as well add transferwise and revolut and zen.com @glengoolie, dunno, im an EU resident, but not a citizen and i've had that in 4 countriess.. Bulgaria, hungary, Poland, italy.. here is an example of the one i got from unicredit in bulgaria:
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    Opening remotely a Bank Account for EU Resident and/or EU Company

    you can usually open a bank account remotely if you are citizen of that country, and you reside there. For everything else they need to see you and your passport. Also most banks need you to come in person once a year and show yourself + your id, or they limit your account.. Same with sim...
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    Question How and with who TransferWise shares personal information?

    Yeah, i was at some transferwise launch event in Hungary many years ago, and was talking to the staff, they work real tight with each government they deal with, in order to get licensing etc.. So i would not bank on them hiding anything from anyone.. They have a liaison for each country as i...
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    Ecommerce business - not trying to avoid taxes, just looking for useful advice :)

    the monthly rate is increasing steadily. it was 500 at the start of last year. So i'm trying to get ahead of this. Gumroad pays directly into US bank accounts, so i won't have to touch paypal at all. In poland if i run my business through an incubator i pay 9% tax, if i get the money paid...
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    Ecommerce business - not trying to avoid taxes, just looking for useful advice :)

    I have a business selling graphic design products online. Currently i sell through gumroad. Unfortunately im currently residing in poland ( full tax resident). and gumroad only pays out through paypal, and the conversion fee's are getting bigger and bigger as my shop gets more successful ( it's...
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    EU VAT number

    from what i've read, ireland is the best place to start. because their official language is english. Most US companies i've run into have Irish VAT numbers. e.g. Gumroad.
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    Breaking ties with home country

    Pretty sure in almost every country, if you have revenue earning entities (e.g. rental homes) you have to pay taxes in that country, no matter where you live. Also most EU countries ask you to show that you are paying taxes somewhere else before they let you go. ( if you are a citizen)