Yeah, this would be great, particularly considering how much us Euro-types are losing with the drop of USD. I think the solution you are referring to is that European students pay in euros, that money stays in the SEPA area, and then we get paid in euros. I'm not an international corporate tax expert, but I believe this is actually a lot more difficult than you might realize. Udemy is a US company, and it has to be taxed on its profits, which get routed through the US. The "simple" solution would be to have Udemy split into two companies, one for US and one for Europe. I don't see that happening. I'm also pretty sure that the IRS will be suspicious of this being used as a tax-evasion scheme, because a US company is off-shoring their revenue in a way that prevents it from entering the US financial system. In general, since 2017, it has become increasingly complex and difficult for US companies to operate overseas -- or for overseas companies to be owned by Americans. I suspect what might happen is that Udemy will pay us in euros, but the money still goes from euro -> USD -> euro. It's just that we get paid directly instead of via payoneer/paypal. Is that even a better solution? It might be more convenient, but then the exchange rates will be set by the banks, which are generally worse than what payoneer offers. I think the best option is for Udemy to pay us via transferwise, which most people agree has the best conversion rates.
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