Question about Amazon & tax rules for international developers.

scrapee_net

One of my games is selling well on amazon appstore (increasing day by day). So I'm now worried about the amazon tax rules for international developers. I read that they will "eat" 30% if not providede a valid IRS Form W8-BEN (with a valid U.S. TIN).

Have you already did this?
How complicated was it?

MarkOnTheIron

I applied to obtain an EIN to compile the W8-BEN form but more than 2 weeks passed without an answer. I will try to resend the request again next week.

JustMe74

I applied to obtain an EIN to compile the W8-BEN form but more than 2 weeks passed without an answer. I will try to resend the request again next week.

When dealing with the US Government.. patience.

MarkOnTheIron

The funny thing is that they say that it should take 1 week max to receive the EIN

JustMe74

It is fast for US residents (you can get it online) ... but when things become manual, it gets slow.

MarkOnTheIron

Yay! I just received my EIN! It took so long because they sent it to me via classic mail and it's a long road from Philadelphia to Rome

Now I can finally compile my W8-BEN form. \m/

scrapee_net

I need to get a EIN also. My sales for one of my games is increasing. Almost doubling every day. Yesterday it was 216

scrapee_net

I'm in doubt. Help please.

Which form should I fill:
SS-4 or W-7. I'm an individual, from brazil.

MarkOnTheIron

I'm an individual too. I compiled form SS-4 to obtain the EIN.

scrapee_net

Oh Fu**... There is not Tax Treaty between US and Brazil...

This is the list of countries with which there is a treaty.
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/international/article/0,,id=96739,00.html

This means, amazon will eat 60% of my revenue.

And in Brazil I will also pay 27.5% of taxes.

Its like, if from US 100,00, I will receive only US 29

Big business...

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Why amazon does this, if apple and google doesnt ?