Founder's guide
🇦🇺Setting up a global company from Australia
Australian founders: mind CFC rules — use a company, not an LLC, in the US.
Top jurisdictions for founders from Australia
Key considerations
- Australian CFC and transferor-trust rules tax low-taxed foreign income; a US LLC's flow-through mismatches the ATO — prefer a company.
- For APAC expansion, Singapore is the common regional hub.
Informational only — not legal or tax advice.
Recommended structures by business
E-commerce / Amazon · Direct seller structure
🇦🇺 Australia → 🇺🇸 US Wyoming LLC
Trading / Export · Re-invoicing trade structure
🇦🇺 Australia → 🇭🇰 Hong Kong Limited → 🇦🇪 UAE Free Zone Company
Software / SaaS · Two-tier tech structure
🇦🇺 Australia → 🇸🇬 Singapore Pte Ltd → 🇺🇸 US Delaware C-Corp
Manufacturing · The manufacturer's China+1 chain
🇦🇺 Australia → 🇹🇭 Thailand Co., Ltd. → 🇭🇰 Hong Kong Limited → 🇺🇸 US Delaware LLC
Investment / Holding · Family holding structure
🇦🇺 Australia → 🇸🇬 Singapore Pte Ltd → 🇦🇪 UAE Free Zone Company
Services / Consulting · Lean services structure
🇦🇺 Australia → 🇬🇧 UK Limited Company
Real-estate investing · Three-tier property structure
🇦🇺 Australia → 🇸🇬 Singapore Pte Ltd → 🇺🇸 US Wyoming LLC → 🇺🇸 US Florida LLC