Ask HN: Is it ok to start a Delaware Corp solely to accept payments?
Recently, I've seen several posts on HN* about how to start a US Company, get an EIN, an US bank account from abroad.<p>I have no intention to move to or work in the US. However, a US company and bank account would be very useful to accept creditcards worldwide, especially with new services like Stripe.com.<p>From my home country, it is very difficult to get a proper merchant account / payment gateway / business bank account etc. Now I could start a Delaware Corporation, signup for a merchant account / Stripe / whatever, and start accepting international payments.<p>The Delaware corporation's only purpose would be to accept payments. All real work would be done within my company in my home country. The Delaware Corporation would essentially be the sole reseller of my SAAS app.<p>Now what are the legal / tax implications of doing so?<p>Can I charge the US company the same amount it makes on (re)selling a monthly subscription? This would mean the US company would never make a loss or a profit. It would just be a front-end to my company in my home country, which is where I pay taxes.<p>Is this legal? Or should the US company charge something? EG 1% per transaction?<p>Are there other (legal) implications of doing this?<p>* http://myeverwrite.com/opening-a-delaware-corporation-an-incorporation-guide-for-foreigners/
http://blog.freshdesk.com/how-to-incorporate-a-us-corporation-from-outs