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July 9, 2025
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tax center help

  • July 9, 2025
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Hello community,

 
 

I'm an Adobe Stock contributor and recently received a sales notification email (see excerpt below) stating that my earnings are subject to U.S. tax withholding until I complete the "Tax Center" process. However:

 
 

1. **My W-8BEN form is already approved** (visible under *Account Settings > Tax Information*),

 

2. I continue to receive these withholding warnings in every sales email,

 

3. **The "Tax Center" is nowhere to be found** in the contributor dashboard.

 
 

**Excerpt from Adobe's email**:

 

> "Hello Daniel,

 

> We are pleased to inform you that one of your files has been sold...

 

> ...Until you complete this procedure and the appropriate form is validated, your Adobe Stock income will be subject to automatic withholding..."

 
 

**My issue**:

 

- Why am I being asked to complete the Tax Center process if my form is approved?

 

- Is the Tax Center a separate step beyond form submission?

 

- Could this be a system error?

 
 

**Requesting help with**:

 

- **Current location of the Tax Center** (has the interface changed?),

 

- Whether contributors from my country (non-U.S.) still need additional steps,

 

- How to stop these withholding warnings if my form is valid.

 
 

I've attached a screenshot of my approved W-8BEN [*optional: add image*].

 
 

Thank you for any insights!

 

Daniel

1 reply

Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 9, 2025

That could be standard email wording for all Contributors. 

 

Or possibly you need to renew your Tax Withholding status due to recent changes in trade agreements.  See links below.

https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/Contributor-tax-FAQ.html

https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/withholding-rates-country.html

 

Hope that helps.

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert