Digital Nomad guides
21 practical guides on Digital Nomad for foreign-owned US LLC owners.
Bangkok Digital Nomads: Trace LLC Transfers Before Thai Remittances
Separate U.S. LLC owner distributions from later transfers into Thailand with a three-stage ledger for Bangkok digital nomads preparing Form 5472.
Barcelona Digital Nomads With a U.S. LLC: Visa vs Tax Election
Moving to Barcelona with a U.S. LLC? Separate immigration approval, Spain's special tax-regime review, and your LLC's Form 5472 filing obligations.
Buenos Aires Digital Nomads: Reconcile USD and ARS LLC Records
A worked reconciliation for digital nomads in Buenos Aires: separate customer receipts, fees, owner transfers, and peso spending in your U.S. LLC records.
Chiang Mai Digital Nomads: Track Owner-Paid LLC Costs
Paid for coworking or software with your personal card in Chiang Mai? Build an evidence trail for owner-paid LLC costs, reimbursements, and Form 5472.
Dubai Digital Nomads: A U.S. LLC Tax Review Is Not Just a Visa Check
Build a Dubai review pack that separates your UAE residence documents, natural-person business activity, U.S. LLC classification, and Form 5472 records.
Kuala Lumpur Digital Nomads: Keep Tax Records Across December 31
A cross-year travel-log example for Kuala Lumpur digital nomads with U.S. LLCs. Separate Malaysian residency review from the LLC's annual Form 5472 file.
Moving to Lisbon With a U.S. LLC: Your Accountant Handoff
A two-country records checklist for digital nomads moving to Lisbon with a U.S. LLC: residency dates, owner transfers, and Form 5472 preparation.
Medellín Digital Nomads: The Rolling 365-Day Tax Log
Colombia's presence test is not a January reset. Use a worked cross-year day count and keep your U.S. LLC Form 5472 records on a separate track.
Mexico City Digital Nomads: Keep a U.S. LLC Work-Location Log
U.S. clients and a U.S. bank do not show where services happened. Use this Mexico City work-location log to prepare a clearer cross-border tax file.
Tbilisi Digital Nomads: Georgian IE and U.S. LLC Records Must Agree
Using a Georgian individual entrepreneur registration alongside a U.S. LLC? Map contracts, account ownership, and related-party transfers before filing.
Form 5472 for Argentina Residents with a US LLC
No US-Argentina tax treaty is in force, and the FTIN box takes your CUIT. What Buenos Aires owners and nomads file, and what the $25,000 penalty covers.
Form 5472 for Costa Rica Residents with a US LLC
No US-Costa Rica tax treaty is in force and territorial taxation changes nothing. See what a DIMEX, a NITE or neither means for the Form 5472 FTIN box.
Form 5472 for Turkey Residents with a US LLC
A US-Türkiye tax treaty is listed by the IRS, but it changes nothing about Form 5472. See what Turkey residents put in the FTIN box and how filing works.
Form 5472 for Digital Nomads: Filing With No Fixed Tax Residence
Form 5472 follows your US LLC and your non-US-person status, not where you sleep. What nomads put in the FTIN and address boxes, and the one real US risk.
Form 5472 for Georgia (Country) Residents with a US LLC
Living in Tbilisi with Georgian small business status? Your US LLC still files Form 5472. See why the two regimes never merge and what goes in the FTIN box.
Form 5472 for Malaysia Residents with a US LLC
No comprehensive US-Malaysia tax treaty is in force, and that changes nothing about Form 5472. See what it does change and what goes in the FTIN box.
Form 5472 for Portugal Residents with a US LLC
Portugal residents with a US LLC file Form 5472 and a pro forma 1120. Your NIF goes in the FTIN box, and NHR is closed — here is what replaced it.
Form 5472 for Thailand Residents with a US LLC
A US-Thailand tax treaty is in effect and Thailand issues a personal TIN. Neither removes Form 5472. See what goes in the FTIN box from Thailand.
Is a US LLC Really Tax-Free for Digital Nomads?
Often no US income tax, but never no US filing: the LLC still owes Form 5472 with a $25,000 penalty, and your residence country may tax the profit.
US LLC vs Estonian OÜ vs UAE Free-Zone Company: Annual Filing Burden
What a US LLC, an Estonian OÜ and a UAE free-zone company each file every year, where and by when, sourced to the IRS, Estonia and the UAE.
Wyoming vs New Mexico vs Delaware LLC for Digital Nomads
Form 5472 is identical in Wyoming, New Mexico and Delaware. Only state paperwork and cost differ. See each state's figure, due date and source.