None of this is legal or financial advice

Unless you are from a sanctioned country, the best layer of protection for your online activities is a Wyoming LLC (especially if you are not an American).

LLC is a company structure that is a pass through entity meaning the business would operate separately from you and you have to pay the taxes according to where ever you are living (no change in your tax situation).

So your business get separated (from a liability & compartmentalization perspective) and your tax situation doesn't really change

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You get a layer of privacy.

Damn cool!

US State Basics

If you are a non-resident Alien (meaning you are not an American and are not living in America), the best option is the State of Wyoming (0 sales tax for digital products & privacyyyyy).

The maintenance cost per annum is maybe a dollar or 2 higher, but you ain't that cheap, and as I always say, take my money but leave my data.

Anonymity only rivals the like of cayman, and you get access to US banking.

If you are a US state resident then you may have to think for a second.

Delaware, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming has good privacy. So if you are living in either of these states, its best to register the LLC there only as it would keep things dead simple.

Delaware is good for e-commerce / Amazon / Physical Products. Wyoming has 0 digital tax. New Mexico has the lowest maintenance costs.

As this article is mostly about anonymity & not tax / biz ops / cashflow optimization, I would recommend WY LLC still. And the rest of the article would focus on that only.

You can always consult the professionals here.

If your cashflow is digital only, you don't need to register the LLC in your home state. (Which is what I am focusing on)

Non-Resident Essentials

If you are an American, you can skip this section.

US Number:

US Address:

Resident Proxy: you want to look as if you are in America, so you better get a US IP Address, rainproxy is nice, use either foxyproxy on firefox or switchyomega on brave to access sites via proxy.

Passport: If you don't have a passport in your home country, you better get it NOW.

ITIN

Once you have an LLC opened (you just need some cash & passport), you should get USA Tax Id called ITIN.

You will need to file a Tax Return to IRS with a certified copy of your passport, you could do it DIY. But getting a certified (apostle’d) copy maybe a lot of hassle in your country, so I recommend just apply through an acceptance agent.

Select your country, email all of them, compare quotes and ask the lowest to get you am ITIN against your LLC.

US Visa b1/b2:

If you can go to USA even for once, you could setup bank accounts, and get a secured card.

LLC incorporation

You can technically file the articles of incorporation online by yourself but your name will become public and it doesn't really save time or money (meagre ~25$).

Just use this site and get an LLC same day by paying 150$.

We will get EIN by ourselves as it doesn't leak name & the Registered agents will get you that pretty late & cost you unnecessary dollars.

Other things to file: Fincen & BE-13

Annual

1. Annual Report - 162 $

2. 5472 + 1120 - free

3. Registered Agent Annual Renewal - 25$

EIN

https://www.irs.gov/instructions/iss4

https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/how-to-apply-for-an-ein

1. Attach articles of incorporation to form ss4 and eFax it.

2. After 15 days, call the number (+1 267-941-1099), and tell them to fax the EIN letter

3. You can call IRS when New York office opens up to save time.

Bank Accounts

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None of this is legal or financial advice of any kind.

Preparation for your death may seem gloomy at first but is necessary. After you are gone, it ensures that your legacy stays in the right hands. As the world is becoming more digital by the hour, most of this legacy will be a bunch of emails and passkeys/words (LOL).

But it’s not just succession of your wealth that matters, we need to ensure that your ideas stay behind as well. Forming a strong family culture is a good start.

Generational Wealth

Its one thing to build wealth for generations, its another to preserve it. Your heirs must have the required tools and the correct mindset to do that.

Your children must:

1. Produce, not consooom.

2. Be financial literate & have strong business acumen. (this will include btc & lightening education as well - drafting a 101 rn, bitcoin will become money, its just a question of when)

3. They shouldn't take the wealth for granted (make them work for it)

Family Culture

Creating a Culture of Family differentness:

family Motto

A sentence that helped you move forward in life, that symbolizes what you stand for and something that would inspire your children to manifest the life they want. I can’t decide this for you and no online list can give you this sentence. It could be a line from a poem that you read in your childhood, could be from a book that you read, heck can be from a show or even from a YouTube video that you enjoyed the most.

One thing that you have to ensure is, it should be simple, remember able, extra points if it has some melody in it.

family Crest

Every nation has a flag - a symbol that its citizens can look up to and call their own. A picture is worth a thousand words. It should have a frame. A word or 2 at the bottom. And some animals maybe? I don’t know - I am not an expert on family crests lol. Google brave search it & figure it out.

family Genealogy

Heard about family tree’s? Well its time to make one of yours. Recording names, places of birth, main achievements, faces, where they come from and where they went.

You may have to visit offices and places that keep records of births if you don’t have enough history inside your head.

In terms of software, I hear good things about Gramps.

Family Constitution

Well if you want to go to the extremes, you can draft a constitution. The lines your progenies can’t cross, the order matters & amendments via bill propositions by the family is welcomed with open arms.

Traditional Will

It’s always better to first do some research and then consult a good attorney to draft the wills and form a family trust, protection of your assets and the inheritance of it will depend on these the most.

A good resource is this site https://eforms.com/wills/

“A last will and testament or will is a legal document outlining how an individual (testator) wants to transfer their assets after death. It also appoints who will manage the estate during the probate process (personal representative) and guardians for minor children and pets.”

Living Will

Health Care Directive

“A living will or health care directive allows a person (principal) to create end-of-life treatment preferences. The main purpose of a living will is used to direct medical staff on whether to provide or remove life-sustaining procedures.

A living will only becomes effective if a person is deemed to have a terminal or incurable condition.”

https://eforms.com/living-will/

Living Trust

“A living trust is a legal document that allows an individual (grantor) to place assets under the management of a trustee, who can be the grantor or another party. The trustee is responsible for safeguarding the trust’s assets during the grantor’s lifetime. The trust’s assets will be transferred to the beneficiaries upon the grantor’s death.”

4 Roles

• Grantor. The individual creating and funding the trust.

• Trustee. Manages the trust’s assets during the grantor’s lifetime (often the same person as the grantor).

• Successor Trustee. Manages the trust’s assets if the trustee dies or becomes incapacitated. Commonly, the successor trustee’s role is to distribute and transfer the trust’s assets to the beneficiaries.

• Beneficiaries. Individuals (or organizations) that receive the trust’s assets.

(It is best to have US Structures especially if you are non-American!)

https://eforms.com/living-trust/

Video

You should record yourself reading the will and clearing any doubts.

Books

Must-read books that will provide a foundation for your children’s minds. A one page “Ideas toolkit” is a nice resource you can give your progenies.

Digital Vault

A vault in your bank containing:

1. Password to your main computer & password Managers.

2. Hard drives and/or pen drives containing important media.

3. Backups online

Data Release Plan

1. All important email and passwords

2. Password manager access

3. 2FA codes

4. Pass keys & Hardware keys.

5. Social Media Accounts

Data Destruction Plan

All accounts & data you want to go into oblivion.

Bitcoin & Wallets

I am pretty sure that all coins are shit coins except bitcoin, and eventually USD will be competed by it and monero has a new contender called lightening.

You need to ensure:

1. Wallet recovery (Future Proof Storage)

2. Top tier Tax structure

3. Contingency Plans

4. DIY open source software wallets locked with hardware keys, non-kyc’d, non-ip’d, multi-sig & one backup key with your trusted fren.

Home Server

I think any death planning needs a home server that you control from the ground up. This will be a central hub of your home security as well.

5 pillars of Security Infra

1. Security System

2. Media Lab {unraid?}

3. Bitcoin Node (and other btc related software) {Permanode?}

4. Home Services {yunohost}

5. (Mobile) Device Management

Appendix A: International Structures

(It is best to have US Structures as your middle men, especially if you are non-American!)

1. Nevis trust → FZCO → WY LLC → Stripe (USD) → Kraken → XMR → BTC → Panama

2. Foreign trusts / Dubai Corp / Panama Corp → FZCO → llc → accounts

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