AllanGardyne
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Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:43 am
Post subject: Re: Taxes for Non-US Affiliates?
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| JohnForum wrote: | | ...if I am from a country that does NOT have tax-treaty with the US, yet have no US operations, WILL I taxed or have my payment withheld if I file a W-8BEN? |
I could be wrong, but the way I understand it, the normal thing is for people to pay taxes in the country where they live. In the example you give, I believe you would not have to pay taxes to the U.S.
| Quote: | | ...once I file a W-8BEN as a non-US affiliate from a country that does not have a tax treaty w/ the US, are there any taxes that still must be paid? |
More than likely, yes. Wherever you live, affiliate commissions you earn are income which you are legally required to declare to the tax man in your country. If you have a main job, your affiliate commissions are like a part-time job. So keep careful records of all your expenses and declare them, too.
Disclosure and disclaimer: I don't know the laws in every country on the planet. 
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