Form W-8: Providing a Tax ID Number as a UK author?

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Hoping a fellow UK author can shine a light on this for me today.

I’m wanting to provide my Tax ID number (UTR number in the UK) to submit the W-8 form, but the only option I can select that will suit the 10-digit number we have here is “Foreign Tax ID Number” - is this the correct option for an author in the UK?

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All the other numbers are issued by the IRS, so Foreign Tax ID is the one to go for if you don’t have a US-issued ID number.

I used my UTR without any problems. Some have used their NI number without any problems, but I think UTR is the way to go.

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It is indeed. “Foreign Tax ID Number” means non-US tax ID number (it is a US form, so it makes sense), so this is where you want to put your UTR in indeed.

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Cheers, mate :slight_smile:

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Cheers , mate :slight_smile:

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I put in my UTR too and it let me go through. Hope that helps.

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