The American LLC, unraveled

The single-member LLC (for example in Wyoming) is a tax-transparent or disregarded entity in the US.

• For a non-US owner without US economic activity, there is in principle no US tax on profits.
• The US has not signed the international automatic exchange of information (CRS), which has privacy implications.
• Formation, including a bank account, can largely be done remotely.

The big misconception: a US LLC does not make you tax-free as long as you remain a tax resident of Belgium or the Netherlands. Then the profits are simply taxed in your hands. The LLC is a building block within a proper tax emigration, not a magic bullet. And don't forget VAT: for European clients, the place-of-supply rules still apply.

The sting is in your own country of residence. As long as you are a tax resident of Belgium or the Netherlands, the profits of your LLC are taxed there, no matter how American the structure looks. A US LLC only pays off fiscally after a real, proper emigration or within a structure with sufficient substance. We guard exactly that line.

Within the law, not around it. We do tax optimization and planning, always within legal boundaries. We do not cooperate with tax evasion, sham relocation, or concealing assets. Real tax emigration requires a real move or a structure with sufficient substance. All figures on this page are general and indicative; they do not replace personal advice.