Country index
This page lists every country the OpenVentro wiki covers, with its cluster, the key risk to know about, and a link to the country verdict page where one exists. Four country verdict pages are drafted as of last update — Brazil, Canada, Germany, UK. The remaining countries currently route to the cluster page that applies; per-country verdict pages roll out as the research base for each country is locked.
The cluster column is the primary navigation. If you only know your country, scan the table; if you know your situation (Stripe access, currency volatility, tax friction, defensive privacy, US-buyer credibility), the cluster index is the faster entry.
Alphabetical index
| Country | ISO | Cluster | Key risk | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | AR | Stripe-access + Currency-escape | Local capital controls, dual-FX-rate history | Cluster pages |
| Bangladesh | BD | Stripe-access | Stripe unavailable; banking acceptance friction | Cluster page |
| Belarus | BY | Defensive | OFAC sanctions screening at US counterparties | Cluster page |
| Brazil | BR | Credibility | COSIT 56/2026 — IRPF on undistributed LLC profits | Verdict page |
| Canada | CA | Tax-cautionary + Credibility | CRA hybrid-mismatch — foreign-tax-credit denial | Verdict page |
| China | CN | Defensive | US-bank onboarding friction for China-resident individuals | Cluster page |
| Egypt | EG | Stripe-access + Currency-escape | Stripe restrictions; central-bank FX controls | Cluster pages |
| Germany | DE | Tax-cautionary | Hinzurechnungsbesteuerung + eight-factor test | Verdict page |
| India | IN | Credibility | FEMA + Liberalised Remittance Scheme constraints | Cluster page |
| Iran | IR | Defensive | OFAC primary sanctions on Iran-resident persons | Cluster page |
| Italy | IT | Tax-cautionary | Quadro RW reporting + entity-classification questions | Cluster page |
| Lebanon | LB | Currency-escape | Post-2019 banking-crisis history; USD repatriation risk | Cluster page |
| Mexico | MX | Credibility | Generally workable; specialist documentation needed | Cluster page |
| Netherlands | NL | Tax-cautionary | Entity-classification election sensitivity | Cluster page |
| Nigeria | NG | Stripe-access + Currency-escape | Stripe restrictions; CBN FX-control reporting | Cluster pages |
| Pakistan | PK | Stripe-access | Stripe unavailable; PayPal restricted | Cluster page |
| Philippines | PH | Credibility | Generally workable for BPO + freelance | Cluster page |
| Russia | RU | Defensive | OFAC sanctions; US bank acceptance | Cluster page |
| South Africa | ZA | Credibility | SARB exchange-control rules on foreign-held assets | Cluster page |
| Spain | ES | Tax-cautionary | Modelo 720 reporting + entity classification | Cluster page |
| Turkey | TR | Stripe-access + Currency-escape | Lira volatility; shifting Stripe posture | Cluster page |
| United Kingdom | UK | Tax-cautionary | Anson ruling — case-by-case LLC treatment | Verdict page |
| Venezuela | VE | Defensive | OFAC sectoral and targeted sanctions | Cluster page |
Not seeing your country?
If your country is not above, the customizer is still the right starting point — many cases are well-served by the cluster pattern even without a country-specific page. Run the customizer and tell us your country; if the verdict is uncertain, the output flags it and points you at a country-specific cross-border tax adviser.
What we don't cover
We do not currently publish guidance for US-resident founders forming US LLCs — that is a different niche with different rules and many existing well-regarded sources. We do not cover Puerto Rico Act 60 / Act 22 schemes. We do not cover offshore-formation strategies (BVI, Cayman, Singapore as US-LLC alternatives) — those are post-Day-30 expansion territory if reader demand emerges.
This page was last updated 2026-05-28. The country roster grows as we publish country verdict pages; the cluster mapping reflects the locked five-cluster taxonomy.
Last updated 2026-05-28.