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My US publisher sent me a W8-BEN form, which I completed and sent back to them. My advance was paid in full with no taxes taken.
I haven't filled out a FW7, mostly because of the inconvenience of going to the US embassy in person. But I heard from another international author that some people haven't needed to get an ITIN and just providing their native tax identifier (National Insurance number, for us?) is enough. Does anybody have recent experience with this?
If I get my first royalty statement and no taxes have been taken, can I assume the W8-BEN has been successful or could I still be in trouble with the IRS? I don't even know which authority to ask to check if I've done what I need to do. The US embassy?
I know I sound hopelessly naive. I really have tried to understand all this but it flies wayyy over my head.
I haven't filled out a FW7, mostly because of the inconvenience of going to the US embassy in person. But I heard from another international author that some people haven't needed to get an ITIN and just providing their native tax identifier (National Insurance number, for us?) is enough. Does anybody have recent experience with this?
If I get my first royalty statement and no taxes have been taken, can I assume the W8-BEN has been successful or could I still be in trouble with the IRS? I don't even know which authority to ask to check if I've done what I need to do. The US embassy?
I know I sound hopelessly naive. I really have tried to understand all this but it flies wayyy over my head.