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Originally Posted by Griff

what he said


I have no idea...

Thanks Griff. I appreciate that.

Originally Posted by glatt

I have no idea slang, but I'm also glad to hear you are well. I wasn't up at night worrying about you, but I hoped that you were doing OK after the storms. Your storm damage photos were pretty wild. .

Thanks for thinking of me Glatt.

Much of the damage re-build from the storm has been minimal. Here it's all about getting just enough to make things work. And even those fixes to the roads and bridges are just half assed.

As an American growing up in the glory years of the US it's frustrating because there are so many people here dependant on the infra structure and it's being ignored after basic "fixes".

I've befriended a British retiree that describes all the tens of millions of dollars, pounds and euros that have been donated but that they find their way into the pockets of the politicians here.

The conditions were tough before the storms but even more so for many.

So long as the beer and gin supply are not interrupted, I'll survive.

Originally Posted by glatt

I would assume that any business located in the US would have to pay taxes in the US, and then when the profits are taken by your partner back into the Philippines, he would have to pay whatever taxes they have there. But I don't know that for a fact. .

Yes, it seems logical that my biz partner might have to pay both but the good news is that the Phil tax system is much less than the US.

Money coming into the country here is free and clear except for OFWs who are taxed about 25% and make up the biggest income for the fed govt here.

If you are doing business here as a citizen and bringing money into this country the tax rate up to about $30k is 3%. Not bad.

Since neither one of us wants to take on the US gov we'll most likely both have to pay both country's taxes.

There's no need to start sharpening knives or reloading ammo though, it's still a good living here for cheap.

Originally Posted by Pie

Yah, you need a US-based lawyer. We've dealt with a conversion from a not-for-profit to S-corp to an LLC, and it ain't something I'd recommend taking on yourself. Especially with a foreign interest.

Yes, thanks Pie. This idea has enough potential that I don't want to screw it up by trying to bypass a good US lawyer.

Consulting one will hold us up for certain but this is a good long term project. It should be worth spending the money.


After years of evaluating projects we have a good one. I'll surely be beta testing with members here at the cellar when we've cleared all the Bravo Sierra.