Amazon Affiliate Deducted 30% Tax

Tam1990 · Mar 8, 2018

I don't even how I am dealing with IRS as I have no proof that my tax has been paid to IRS. Just waiting for 15th march as Amazon will release the forms of tax paid to IRS. Only then I would be able to do something about it.

blackkaneki · Mar 30, 2018

Thanks for the info pal, hope you get your money back

Hitech Central · Oct 3, 2018

amazon takes 30% if I'm not a US citizen and I choosed gift cards as payment option?

Sephrata · Oct 3, 2018

Hitech Central said:
amazon takes 30% if I'm not a US citizen and I choosed gift cards as payment option?

Amazon will deduct 30% withholding tax unless you complete their tax questionnaire and it shows you should have reduced/zero withholding tax.

Shana Walters · Oct 7, 2018

Sephrata said:
Amazon will deduct 30% withholding tax unless you complete their tax questionnaire and it shows you should have reduced/zero withholding tax.

It depends on the if your country has a treaty with the US too. Mine does not. So I still have to pay the 30% tax.

adam berrou · Oct 7, 2018

Tam1990 said:
Last month I guess they automatically updated my tax information and I even received an email from them. But today when I checked in my payment history page, I see my current Withhold Tax rate is 30% even though I am not from US. I received my payment through payoneer just now and I have also updated my tax information which shows now current withhold rate at 0%. I wrote an email to them and I'd like to know your thoughts about this. Do you guys think I'll receive the remaining amount? or is it already gone to the US government? Pretty tensed as the amount is around $2000.

my work with amazon wasn't so successful

i_am_that_i_am · Oct 7, 2018

Shana Walters said:
It depends on the if your country has a treaty with the US too. Mine does not. So I still have to pay the 30% tax.

you don't have to pay, just make sure your tax info is updated and states that you are not a US resident.

Sephrata · Oct 7, 2018

i_am_that_i_am said:
you don't have to pay, just make sure your tax info is updated and states that you are not a US resident.

This isn't correct. Amazon has to withhold 30% tax unless your country of residence has a double taxation treaty with the US.

Shana Walters · Oct 9, 2018

i_am_that_i_am said:
you don't have to pay, just make sure your tax info is updated and states that you are not a US resident.

I live in the Caribbean. Some Caribbean countries do not pay to pay the 30% tax like for instance Trinidad. But that is not the case with my country. I know what I am talking about.

Shana Walters · Oct 9, 2018

Sephrata said:
This isn't correct. Amazon has to withhold 30% tax unless your country of residence has a double taxation treaty with the US.

This is not true for all countries. As I stated above, I know what I am talking about.

moonshine7000 · Oct 10, 2018

Shana Walters said:
I live in the Caribbean. Some Caribbean countries do not pay to pay the 30% tax like for instance Trinidad. But that is not the case with my country. I know what I am talking about.

I live in the caribbean as well I get 0% US tax on my Amazon commissions but I have to update my IRS W8-BEN form by the end of this year because I did the tax interview in 2015 which has to be updated every 3 years.

Sephrata · Oct 10, 2018

Shana Walters said:
This is not true for all countries. As I stated above, I know what I am talking about.

Amazon has to withhold 30% tax unless your country of residence has a double taxation treaty with the US.

Royalty payments for sales on the U.S. store are subject to 30% U.S. tax withholding. Publishers may be eligible for a reduced rate of U.S. tax withholding if their country of permanent residence has an income tax treaty with the United States. - https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201274690

Show me where what I've said is "not true".

motorcyclebattery · Oct 10, 2018

The tax amount always varies for every country and state. It Always depends on the location.

Shana Walters · Oct 10, 2018

moonshine7000 said:
I live in the caribbean as well I get 0% US tax on my Amazon commissions but I have to update my IRS W8-BEN form by the end of this year because I did the tax interview in 2015 which has to be updated every 3 years.

As I also stated some Caribbean counties don't have to pay it. So good for you.

Shana Walters · Oct 10, 2018

Sephrata said:
Amazon has to withhold 30% tax unless your country of residence has a double taxation treaty with the US.

Royalty payments for sales on the U.S. store are subject to 30% U.S. tax withholding. Publishers may be eligible for a reduced rate of U.S. tax withholding if their country of permanent residence has an income tax treaty with the United States. - https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201274690

Show me where what I've said is "not true".

Maybe you should go back and read what I have already said. Then maybe you will see the answer.

Shana Walters · Oct 10, 2018

motorcyclebattery said:
The tax amount always varies for every country and state. It Always depends on the location.

Thank you. Some people want to be stubborn about the facts.

Mukeshwar Singh · Jul 28, 2020

Happened with me today. Here is the solution.

1. Go here - https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/home/account
2. Click on View/Provide Tax Information
3. Click on Start Interview and fill the TIN info.
If you are from India like me, fill the PAN Card number, and click "All services are outside US"
4. You have to fill the full form and submit.
Once completed, your withholding rate will go to 0% i.e. no Tax.

Mukeshwar Singh · Jul 28, 2020

Also, you can claim you Taxed money in Jan 2021

Channa Yoeurng · May 17, 2021

Tam1990 said:
Last month I guess they automatically updated my tax information and I even received an email from them. But today when I checked in my payment history page, I see my current Withhold Tax rate is 30% even though I am not from US. I received my payment through payoneer just now and I have also updated my tax information which shows now current withhold rate at 0%. I wrote an email to them and I'd like to know your thoughts about this. Do you guys think I'll receive the remaining amount? or is it already gone to the US government? Pretty tensed as the amount is around $2000.

Hello, Now I have problem like you but I don't know how to claim my my money back?

Tam1990 · Feb 25, 2022

Update: I received my payment last month in my payoneer account without doing anything. So everyone be patient, someday you'll get your money back as I got it after 4 years.

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