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Questions have come up on on tax forms and obtaining a U.S. Taxpayer Identification Number or TIN if you live outside of the U.S. but working with a U.S. based company. I have moved the comments to here.
Questions have come up on on tax forms and obtaining a U.S. Taxpayer Identification Number or TIN if you live outside of the U.S. but working with a U.S. based company. I have moved the comments to here.
What happens if i dont fill out a w8-BEN form when im in the uk and making a little money thru licensing in the U.S.? Will I be taxed heavily on my earnings or can I incur a fine for America witholding taxes against me?
They will just take 30% of what you earning.
Resurrecting this post it seems…
I’m a UK citizen, and yes, guess what, I’m trying to get an ITIN number. It’s turning into a serious headache and I could really do with some advice from someone who’s been through the hell of this bureaucracy before!
The bits I’m stuck on are:
1. On the W7, I have to tick box h, seeing as I tick box a. Now I have to put down which ‘Exception’ and which ‘treaty article number’. Is this Exception 1(d) and number 14? The number is what I’m really not sure about at all. Maybe it’s 12?
2. Do I have to send them a letter from the music library on letterhead stating that I need an ITIN? I think I saw something in the documentation about this in general terms, but I’m not sure if it’s necessary.
3. Seeing as the US embassy recently decided that offering a US notarization service in their London embassy made life too easy for normal people, I now have to get a copy of my passport notarized and subsequently apostilled by the Foreign Office. However, does this have to be notarized or can it be certified by a solicitor before I send it to the Foreign Office? A family member recently got their documents (for another reason) certified by a solicitor and the Foreign Office said that was fine for an apostille. The reason I ask is because certification costs 5 quid, and for a notary to sign your piece of paper it costs 70 quid.
In summary, I should have become a lawyer. In the meantime, any help would be hugely appreciated!
English citizen, living in Ireland I just filled out a SS4 and got a US TIN. No passports or embassies etc
But presumably you have a business incorporated to have done that? Whereas I am an individual member of the public..