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ShadowPhotogenic
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January 5, 2017
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Just signed up for Adobe Stock it is asking me to fill out a tax return , I am not U.S. citizen I am UK do I still need to fill out a W 8 BEN

  • January 5, 2017
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new to adobe stock and it wants me to fill in a W* Ben tax return for the USA i am from the UK do I still need to do this?

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解決に役立った回答 MatHayward

We aren't able to tell you which form to fill out or advise you on how to fill it out. For that, you may need to contact a local tax advisor.

I can say that you do need to fill out a tax form, if you do not your payments will be subject to the maximum tax withholding rate of 28%.

Kind regards,

Mat Hayward

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jtat88
jtat88
Participant
July 31, 2017

Hi All,

I have just completed the form, I used my UK national insurance number as my foreign tax number, is that correct? Or do I need to apply for a US specific tax number? The documentation is not very clear. Thanks

    charlottef79382876
    charlottef79382876
    Participant
    May 22, 2018

    Hi

    I AM NOT A TAX ADVISOR, FINANCIAL ADVISOR OR EXPERT IN ANY FIELD - THIS IS MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE SHARED.  THIS INFORMATION IS NOT INTENDED AS ADVICE AND DOES NOT REPLACE INFORMATION FROM RELIABLE SOURCES I.E. IRS, INLAND REVENUE....

    Now that's out of the way....

    So, I have a little bit of experience with this, because I had to get a ITIN number (Amercian tax number - I am a UK citizen) when I was attempting to sell a book through Amazon.  Amazon were really helpful with the form, more so than perhaps Adobe are, but hey ho.  I had to go to the American Embassy in London with various documents and form W-7 and apply for an American tax number, which was then sent in the post.  I complete a W8-BEN every year or so with Amazon now, they send a reminder. 

    My ITIN number is in this format xxx-xx-xxxx format like that, all digits and was issued by the IRS.

    The W8-BEN's that I completed for Amazon, i filled in : name, address, all the obvious stuff, not so obvious as follows:

    US Taxpayer Identification number - i used the ITIN provided to me from the IRS,

    Foreign Tex identifying number - didn't put anything because I have an ITIN number, to avoid withholding I'm told you need an ITIN number,

    Article 12(1)  of the treaty on line 9

    Hope this is marginally informative for anyone struggling with the long and confusing instructions issued by the IRS

      Abambo
      Community Expert
      AbamboCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      December 17, 2018

      Had to go to London!!! I live in Leeds. I've sold one photo so far on Adobe and made .18p, How do I remove my photo's from Adobe this is more trouble than it's worth.

      Adobe really could be a bit more helpful with this


      stevef51148921  wrote

      Had to go to London!!! I live in Leeds. I've sold one photo so far on Adobe and made .18p, How do I remove my photo's from Adobe this is more trouble than it's worth.

      Adobe really could be a bit more helpful with this

      Nice to know where you live! It's not important for deleting your pictures as this is done at any place the same:

      • you go to your contributor account
      • you select the picture
      • you push the link marked "DELETE FILE" (the icon is a trash can)
      • eventually you respond to the following question: YES.
      • the file is deleted.

      Instead of going to London, you can also phone the Embassy or you simply fill out the required papers and send them to the IRS...

      ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
      shashinjin
      shashinjin
      Participating Frequently
      January 10, 2017

      yes you almost definitely should if you are resident in the UK and pay tax in the UK. 

      If you do, it will probably demonstrate that you do not have to also pay tax in the USA. Otherwise, as the man said, you'll have to pay 28% on your Adobe Stock income.

      MatHayward
      MatHayward
      Legend
      February 7, 2017

      If you don't fill out a tax form, all sales will be subject to the maximum tax withholding amount.

      -Mat

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      w.kilany
      Participant
      April 20, 2017

      Why Adobe deduct the taxes on all my sales ?

      should be only applicable on US sales as other agencies do !

      MatHayward
      MatHayward解決！
      Legend
      January 5, 2017

      We aren't able to tell you which form to fill out or advise you on how to fill it out. For that, you may need to contact a local tax advisor.

      I can say that you do need to fill out a tax form, if you do not your payments will be subject to the maximum tax withholding rate of 28%.

      Kind regards,

      Mat Hayward

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      Anonymous
      February 6, 2017

      I do apologize, so, this mean that if I sell photo which cost 0.25$, I will get 0.18$ because 0.07 is going to IRS? Im new here and its little bit confusing.  And one more thing, I am going to fill out the tax form, but I am not paying any taxes here at home, because i do not own any house, car...etc. Maybe is stupid question, but i had to ask. THanks for ur reply! Best regards.

        shashinjin
        shashinjin
        Participating Frequently
        February 7, 2017

        It's not owning a house or car that makes you liable for tax in the UK slobodank, it's your income. In any case, whether you pay tax in the UK has nothing to do with whether you pay tax in the US if you are British. Even if you don't pay tax in the UK, you should have a tax reference number. You will need this number to complete the W8-BEN form.

        If you fill in a W8-BEN the income from Adobe Stock will be paid to you without any US tax being taken from it because there is an agreement between the US and the UK for it to work that way.

        If you don't fill in the W8-BEN, Adobe will deduct tax at 28% from your payment and give it to the government to help Trump fund his latest executive order.

        Your choice.

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