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One word of advice to everyone thinking about Stripe Atlas living outside of the USA: Please discuss plans to incorporate with an Accountant beforehand. You are still liable to pay taxes in the country where you effectively operate from.

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Yup. It’s one of the reasons I didn’t go through them when incorporating... not that I didn’t want to. If they figure this one out, it would be a dream. Sort of like when Stripe first launched and was only available in certain countries.

Wouldn't that depend on the details of any tax treaty your home country has with the US?

Generally it would not. Under almost every US tax treaty, if you incorporate in the US but run your business from another country, you would be liable to tax in both the US and that other country for income earned by the business. (Concept of permanent establishment.)

It's even worse if you operate in a country that doesn't have a tax treaty with the US.

Is there any legal way to avoid it?

Don't operate a US-incorporated business from a non-US location. Conversely, if you are going to be operated from a non-US location, don't incorporate in the US.

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