[limeblack]

I haven't done this, but I'm under the impression you can discount a lot of the profits of US business provided the business is done outside the US and you living outside the US for at least 300 of 365 days in a year. Now this is with a standard US business (maybe an LLC even).

Unless you have oversea connections family (maybe really close friends) I have been told the costs don't represent the hassel. It's cheaper to go with an LLC in state with no corporate tax, then to deal with all the costs overseas.

Apple and Google are big they can justify the cost(additionally the use several loop holes).