Blog & guides
Guides for founders who sell online.
Written by the Atiko team. General information, not legal or tax advice.
How to form a US LLC as a non-resident
A step-by-step explanation of how founders living outside the United States form an LLC, obtain a tax ID, open accounts and stay compliant.
Read the guideFormationHow to form a UK limited company as a non-resident
What a founder living outside the United Kingdom needs to register a private limited company at Companies House, and what the company must file each year.
Read the guideFormationA Hong Kong company for an e-commerce brand and how it works
How a private company limited by shares is formed in Hong Kong, how its territorial tax system operates and what it must file each year.
Read the guideJurisdictionsUnited States, United Kingdom or Hong Kong and how founders compare them
A side-by-side look at how the three jurisdictions differ on formation, local requirements, tax framework, yearly filings, banking and payment processing for online stores.
Read the guideTax IDGetting an EIN without a Social Security number
How founders without an SSN or ITIN obtain a federal tax ID for their US company, which application routes exist and how long each takes.
Read the guidePaymentsGetting approved by Stripe and Shopify Payments
What payment providers verify before they activate an account for your company, and how to prepare your documents and your store for review.
Read the guideTaxesUS sales tax for online stores and what nexus means
An explanation of how US sales tax applies to online sellers, how economic and physical nexus arise, and what registration involves once a threshold is crossed.
Read the guideJurisdictionsWyoming, Delaware or New Mexico
How the three states most often considered by non-resident founders differ in annual obligations, reputation and typical use, and what stays identical in all of them.
Read the guideYearly update · 2026What changed in 2026 for e-commerce companies
The rule, fee and platform changes of 2026 that matter to founders running an online store through a US, UK or Hong Kong company.
Read the guideYearly update · 2025What changed in 2025 for e-commerce companies
The rule, fee and platform changes of 2025 that matter to founders running an online store through a US, UK or Hong Kong company.
Read the guideYearly update · 2024What changed in 2024 for e-commerce companies
The rule, fee and platform changes of 2024 that matter to founders running an online store through a US, UK or Hong Kong company.
Read the guideYearly update · 2023What changed in 2023 for e-commerce companies
The rule, fee and platform changes of 2023 that matter to founders running an online store through a US, UK or Hong Kong company.
Read the guideYearly update · 2022What changed in 2022 for e-commerce companies
The rule, fee and platform changes of 2022 that matter to founders running an online store through a US, UK or Hong Kong company.
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