Comments on: Tax Forms – TIN – Taxpayer Identification Number

By: mUSIC

mUSIC — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:08:07 +0000

They will just take 30% of what you earning.

By: hysteria

hysteria — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:13:17 +0000

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?

By: Denis Woods

Denis Woods — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:33:53 +0000

Application for Employer Identification Number Form SS-4
(Rev. February 2006) EIN
(For use by employers, corporations, partnerships, trusts, estates, churches,
government agencies, Indian tribal entities, certain individuals, and others.)

Yes it does pertain to individuals in certain cases, check with a local accountant.

Best of luck

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 09:05:12 +0000

Yes, but you are assuming we have an incorporated company to do this. This doesn’t work for individuals.

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 07:40:43 +0000

But presumably you have a business incorporated to have done that? Whereas I am an individual member of the public..

By: Denis Woods

Denis Woods — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:49:59 +0000

English citizen, living in Ireland I just filled out a SS4 and got a US TIN. No passports or embassies etc

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:49:44 +0000

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!

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:54:04 +0000

google ‘w8 ben’

By: Ev

Ev — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:01:13 +0000

I live in Canada, I don’t think our passports are that expensive. I don’t travel outside Canada and I have no need of a passport. Where would I get that w8ben form and other forms mentioned on this thread? Is it available for down load on the net?

By: s r dhain

s r dhain — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:39:23 +0000

possibly. its about £75 for a new passport, but the turnaround is less than a week.