November 23, 2021

Amazon's four-legged friends

Многие клиенты Amazon видели, когда сайт, вместо стандартной ошибки, показывает собачку 🐶 ⠀Если вы обновите страницу, появится ещё одна собака с сообщением: «Извините, что-то пошло не так, пожалуйста, вернитесь и попробуйте ещё раз или зайдите на домашнюю страницу Amazon». Щелчок по ссылке на стартовую страницу привёл к появлению на экране другой собаки с тем же сообщением […]

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Business on Amazon without a company

Our customers sometimes ask, "Can I run a full-fledged business on Amazon without a company in the US?" ⠀Amazon allows an individual to have a seller account and conduct business.⠀But if we are talking about a legal entity for an Amazon account on the USA Marketplace, it is logical that the company should also be registered in the U.S.A.⠀The situations with other Amazon Marketplaces need to be considered separately.⠀⚠️ Local companies (in the

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Behind a corporation in Wyoming

Over the past decades, the state has been perfecting laws for business. Today, they are virtually flawless. ⠀Registering a corporation in Wyoming is a good option, thanks to the state's business climate and legal framework.⠀Company owners and managers can be confident in their safety. Every law is as precise, transparent and always on the side of the bona fide owner as possible. The state gladly accepts law-abiding businessmen, opening for them

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How to name an LLC in the USA

В каждом штате есть свои правила относительно того, какие названия допустимы для регистрации LLC.⠀Вам достаточно учесть несколько простых правил:⠀1. Название компании должно включать фразу Limited Liability Company, сокращённо — всеми привычное — LLC.⠀2. Название не может содержать слов, встречающихся у государственных учреждений (ФБР, Казначейство, Государственный Департамент и т.п.).⠀3. Слова (даже такие, как банк или университет)

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How to Avoid Tax Mistakes for Non-U.S. Residents

The most basic are:⠀1. Understand the difference between federal and state taxes; 2. Know how the type of company (LLC or Corporation) affects taxation⠀In most states, the taxation system has several levels:⠀1️⃣ federal;⠀2️⃣ state level;⠀3️⃣ local (city, etc.)⠀In most states, there is an income tax. At the federal level, it is reported by all companies and

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Protect your brand

It is easy to be tempted to take someone else's brand from another country to register a trademark in the U.S., without the consent of the right holder.⠀It won't work ⛔️⠀If a country's brand is active, has recognition, a customer base, a website, and does not have a trademark in the U.S., the likelihood of registering someone else's brand as your TM is nil.⠀Judicial practice calls this a "Free Ride" action,

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Did Amazon copy brands?

Amazon's India division was involved in copying products and manipulating search results to favor its products.⠀A document titled "India's Private Brand Program" described how sales data from "benchmark brands" would be analyzed and then planned to copy them.⠀Amazon employees noticed a spike in returns of shirts produced by a private label clothing brand. The problem was sizing. The team found the best-selling brand and

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