What is the best way to get a legal a person if all counterparties are abroad, but the team is in Russia?

Question

Law in IT

Good afternoon
The following question has ripened : How and in what country is it better to issue a legal. a person who develops, distributes and independently monetizes their software for a company? Provided that 90% of all cash turnover will be with foreign counterparties in $ (purchase of traffic and receiving payments from affiliate programs). But the office with the team will be based in Russia.
Simply opening an LLC in Russia is not suitable.
+ 2 more questions at once:
1. How to conduct business in Russia if you open a company abroad?
2. How to pay salary to employees? And what contract to conclude?

Answer 1

A specific country or region can be selected with a more detailed description of the activity - there are universal methods, you can select specialized ones. Much also depends on the budget as you understand.
You write

the office with the team will be based in Russia.

, but

Simply opening an LLC in Russia is not suitable.

. It is not entirely clear why it is not suitable (provided that the activity is legal). And is a joint-stock company suitable, for example?
If the team is in the Russian Federation, it will have to pay a salary and rent an office, at least. A small (3-5 people) team can be kept remotely, if there are more of you, then it will become more difficult. In addition, even foreign counterparties will want (be able) to settle accounts only with the organization, which means that it is necessary to work in this field.
To your questions:
- If you open a company abroad, you can make a branch or representative office in Russia - this will allow you to legally carry out activities. You can also make a subsidiary in the Russian Federation.
- Pay salaries from the organization's account to the accounts of employees with whom labor or other contracts have been concluded (others - with some restrictions). It is necessary to withhold and transfer all taxes, contributions to funds, etc.
In general, there are many different questions - if you are interested, I will tell you in more detail.