Before you pay a supplier, check their sales tax status on the FBR Active Taxpayer List, match the 13-digit STRN to the invoice, and keep dated proof. This guide covers active, suspended and blacklisted statuses, Section 73 payments, six-year records, and a remote routine for NRPs.
Read MoreRunning an Amazon business through a US LLC from Pakistan involves more than registration. EINs, Form 5472, ITINs, sales tax nexus, and US-Pakistan treaty rules all shape your compliance path – miss one, and penalties or double taxation follow.
Read MoreRunning a U.S. LLC from Pakistan? Your EIN covers your business – but Stripe and PayPal also need an ITIN to identify you personally. Missing it can trigger 24% backup withholding on payments. Here’s what Pakistani founders need to know before it becomes urgent.
Read MorePakistani freelancers working with US clients usually owe zero US tax – but only if they file a W-8BEN to avoid 30% withholding. This guide breaks down foreign source income rules, ITIN requirements, and the FBR/PSEB steps needed to stay compliant on both sides of the border.
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If you have a US LLC or you get paid through Stripe or PayPal as a non-US person, you have probably run into both terms. W-8BEN. ITIN. People mix them up constantly – including people who handle compliance for a living. But they are completely different things. Treating them as the same creates real problems: […]
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If you run a US-based LLC or collect US income – and you’re based in Karachi, Lahore, or anywhere outside the United States – there’s a tax system running in the background that most foreign founders never fully understand until something goes wrong. This guide breaks it all down. No legal jargon. No scare tactics. […]
Read MoreMany Pakistani freelancers and founders assume US client payments mean US source income. Wrong. The IRS taxes based on where the work happened, not who paid or where they’re incorporated. This guide breaks down sourcing rules for earned income, passive income, and SaaS royalties affecting your 1040-NR filing.
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Your US LLC could be sitting on a $25,000 IRS penalty right now – even if it made zero dollars this year. That’s not hypothetical. That’s what happens when foreign-owned LLCs miss Form 5472, and it’s happening to more Pakistani founders than anyone talks about. The worst part? The incorporation service that helped you set […]
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For a Pakistani seller, a bank account isn’t just storage. It’s the lifeline connecting your business to survival. One frozen account, one slow repatriation, and your entire operation stops. This 2026 guide covers real banking options – no hype, just what works.
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Pakistani sellers have been able to sell on Amazon USA since May 2021. This guide walks through eligibility requirements, why you must use Amazon Global Selling instead of direct signup, the critical W-8BEN tax form, and how to set up international payouts correctly.
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