Hey guys, non-US resident here. I was trying to get my commissions paid today.
I ended up on this page:
https://www.spreadshirt.com/userarea/-C9016/section/personal
I downloaded the W8-BEN form.
Line 5 says I need to fill in a U.S. taxpayer identification number (SSN or ITIN), if required.
Line 6 say I need to fill in a Foreign tax identifying number and to see instructions.
Do I need to fill in Line 5?
Where are the instructions to fill in Line 6?
Is ‘a Foreign tax identifying number’ the same as a ‘Non-US Tax ID’ which the screen shot at the top of this post is asking me to fill in?
Where or how do I get one of those? From my country or the US?
From searching for answers to these questions, I found this filled in form someone on the old forum had uploaded as a demo
Hard to read but I think they filled in ‘12(1)’ on line 10 for ‘the provisions of article’.
Is that accurate?
Is the rest of what they filled in for line 10 accurate?
- ‘0’ for % rate.
- ‘Royalties’ for type of income.
- ‘Design sales’ for reason.
That person also filled in five other pages of the forum but I did not see a download link for those. Are they no longer needed?
Sorry for the long post and thanks.