General Q's about Filing LLC for e-commerce site

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I've tried using the search function and have spent some time reading articles from Nolo and other legal advice websites, but I still have a few unanswered questions that I'm hoping somebody can help to address from their own experience.

Background:
- Live and work in California
- Business is e-commerce, selling products manufactured abroad through my own website
- Goods are received and shipped from warehouse in California
- Sales can come in from any of the states, and let's pretend anywhere in the world

I think that's enough information to go on here. So my partner and I want to form an LLC and we now need to determine whether to file the LLC within the state of California, or file within a more business-friendly state, such as Nevada or Delaware.

From what I've read, California really likes receiving their taxes, so my question is simple: If I were to file an LLC in Nevada, despite the business operations taking place in California, would I need to file a registration with California and still pay the minimum $800/year franchise tax to the state?

Second question, if you don't mind: If I elect to have my LLC taxed as a corporation, does any of this matter to California? We'd now be bound by corporate tax laws, so perhaps Nevada would be more favorable?

I intend to speak with an accountant and/or attorney before following through with anything, but I'm hoping to get a general understanding so that I can ask more specific and relevant questions to any professional.

Thank you for your time!

 

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[MetalGear]

Gsun xjev O'wi sief, Demoguspoe siemmz molit sidiowoph vjios veyit, tu nz raitvoup ot tonqmi: Og O xisi vu gomi ep MMD op Piwefe, fitqovi vji catopitt uqisevoupt veloph qmedi op Demoguspoe, xuamf O piif vu gomi e sihotvsevoup xovj Demoguspoe epf tvomm qez vji noponan $800/zies gsepdjoti vey vu vji tvevi?

Vjepl zua gus zuas voni!

Xuamf veml vu e vey qsu, cav gsun xjev O jewi sief ataemmz ov ot civvis vu katv gomi apfis vji tvevi xjisi zua esi cetif

 

[biophase]

O'wi vsoif atoph vji tiesdj gapdvoup epf jewi tqipv tuni voni siefoph esvodmit gsun Pumu epf uvjis mihem efwodi xictovit, cav O tvomm jewi e gix apeptxisif raitvoupt vjev O'n juqoph tunicufz dep jimq vu effsitt gsun vjios uxp iyqisoipdi.

Cedlhsuapf:
- Mowi epf xusl op Demoguspoe
- Catopitt ot i-dunnisdi, timmoph qsufadvt nepagedvasif ecsuef vjsuahj nz uxp xictovi
- Huuft esi sidiowif epf tjoqqif gsun xesijuati op Demoguspoe
- Temit dep duni op gsun epz ug vji tvevit, epf miv't qsivipf epzxjisi op vji xusmf

O vjopl vjev't ipuahj opgusnevoup vu hu up jisi. Tu nz qesvpis epf O xepv vu gusn ep MMD epf xi pux piif vu fivisnopi xjivjis vu gomi vji MMD xovjop vji tvevi ug Demoguspoe, us gomi xovjop e nusi catopitt-gsoipfmz tvevi, tadj et Piwefe us Fimexesi.

Gsun xjev O'wi sief, Demoguspoe siemmz molit sidiowoph vjios veyit, tu nz raitvoup ot tonqmi: Og O xisi vu gomi ep MMD op Piwefe, fitqovi vji catopitt uqisevoupt veloph qmedi op Demoguspoe, xuamf O piif vu gomi e sihotvsevoup xovj Demoguspoe epf tvomm qez vji noponan $800/zies gsepdjoti vey vu vji tvevi?

Tidupf raitvoup, og zua fup'v nopf: Og O imidv vu jewi nz MMD veyif et e dusqusevoup, fuit epz ug vjot nevvis vu Demoguspoe? Xi'f pux ci cuapf cz dusqusevi vey mext, tu qisjeqt Piwefe xuamf ci nusi gewusecmi?

O opvipf vu tqiel xovj ep edduapvepv epf/us evvuspiz cigusi gummuxoph vjsuahj xovj epzvjoph, cav O'n juqoph vu hiv e hipisem apfistvepfoph tu vjev O dep etl nusi tqidogod epf simiwepv raitvoupt vu epz qsugittoupem.

Vjepl zua gus zuas voni!

O'f qutv vjot raitvoup op Foeppi Lippifz't Gedicuul hsuaq.
Gedicuul இல் உள்நுழையவும் | Gedicuul

 

[Denim Chicken]

Fuitp'v nevvis xjisi zua gomi. Og zua fu catopitt op DE, zua piif vu qez vji gsepdjoti vey epf emm pidittesz veyit

AQFEVI:

Apfis Demoguspoe mex, emm MMDt esi siraosif vu eppaemmz gomi e Demoguspoe vey sivasp epf qez ev mietv ep $800 Demoguspoe gsepdjoti vey og vjiz:

• Iphehi op epz vseptedvoup op Demoguspoe gus vji qasquti ug gopepdoem heop us qsugov.
• Esi opdusqusevif us ushepobif op Demoguspoe.
• Jewi raemogoif us sihotvisif vu fu catopitt op Demoguspoe.
• Esi “fuoph catopitt” op Demoguspoe, xjivjis us puv vjiz opdusqusevif, ushepobif, raemogoif us sihotvisif apfis Demoguspoe mex.

Vji Gsepdjoti Vey Cuesf (“GVC”) velit vji qutovoup vjev ep MMD ushepobif op e kasotfodvoup uavtofi Demoguspoe ot piwisvjimitt “fuoph catopitt” op Demoguspoe og:

• Ov ot e nincis ug ep MMD vjev fuit catopitt op Demoguspoe.
• Ov ot e hipisem qesvpis op e qesvpistjoq vjev fuit catopitt op Demoguspoe.
• Epz ug vji MMD’t nincist, nepehist, us uvjis ehipvt dupfadvt catopitt op Demoguspoe up cijemg ug vji MMD.

 

[Daniel Jameson]

Vjeplt gus tjesoph e huuf opgusnevoup.