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To any 'nonresident aliens' who've received income from a US Publisher - help?!?
I'm trying to fill out the form to request an ITIN from the IRS, and I'm a little frustrated. The instructions for the form say that:
But this seems absurd. I'm not in the US, I'm not in ANY way eligible for a US SSN - do they really mean that I have to go through an application process for which I'm clearly ineligible? And there's no mention of the SSN-refusal on the form itself, that I can see, so maybe I'm just being too conscientious, reading the actual instructions?
Has anyone else gone through this lately? Any insight to add? There's no e-mail address for IRS questions, and the phone number is not toll-free outside the US, AND it's only manned during business hours. Frustrating.
Thanks for any help.
I'm trying to fill out the form to request an ITIN from the IRS, and I'm a little frustrated. The instructions for the form say that:
If the SSA will not issue you an SSN, you must get a letter of
denial and attach it to your Form W-7. This applies whether you
are attaching your federal tax return or requesting an ITIN
under one of the exceptions. However, students, professors,
and researchers, see information for box “f” on page 3.
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/iw7.pdf
denial and attach it to your Form W-7. This applies whether you
are attaching your federal tax return or requesting an ITIN
under one of the exceptions. However, students, professors,
and researchers, see information for box “f” on page 3.
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/iw7.pdf
But this seems absurd. I'm not in the US, I'm not in ANY way eligible for a US SSN - do they really mean that I have to go through an application process for which I'm clearly ineligible? And there's no mention of the SSN-refusal on the form itself, that I can see, so maybe I'm just being too conscientious, reading the actual instructions?
Has anyone else gone through this lately? Any insight to add? There's no e-mail address for IRS questions, and the phone number is not toll-free outside the US, AND it's only manned during business hours. Frustrating.
Thanks for any help.