Hello everybody !
As promised, here is the complement on how to fill completely the W8-BEN form!
This form is super-useful for people who earn money via any american site, including:
- microstocks (istock, shutterstock, fotolia...)
- donation sites (patreon...)
As for a rule, on any amount of money earned on these sites, the US tax office is taking 30% ! But you shouldn't pay it if you declare your revenues abroad !
Therefore, simply filling the W8-BEN form allows you to avoid this 30% taxation ! You'll find the form under the "tax" tab of all your favourite websites
However, in this W8-BEN form, there is a need for a so-called "fiscal identification number".
In april 2015, what works is to fill this box with the siply and quicly-obtained EIN number.
* US citizen apply only online here https://sa.www4.irs.gov/modiein/individual/index.jsp
* All the others
1/ Must know what the SS4 form looks like, here http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/iss4.pdf
2/ Then call the IRS (US tax office), based at Philadelphia, during opening hours
- their phone number is 1-267-941-1099 (then dial 1)
Then you simply fill the SS4 form with an agent of the IRS service. At the end of the conversation, you'll get the EIN number, and simply write it down in your W8-BEN form ! (notice that there is often a box on the W8-BEN form to be ticked to signal that you got this EIN number more recently than 15 days)
NB: The SS4 form can also directly be sent to the IRS by fax : 001(267) 941 10 99 (Attn : EIN operation Philadelphia, PA 19255)
You don't have any excuse anymore to pay 30% tax in the USA for no good reason !
Thanks for sharing this useful tip !
T.
Here are some more useful links about the EIN obtention:
- http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/How-Long-Will-it-Take-to-Get-an-EIN
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