Hi @Frantic_Sounds, we definitely appreciate the complexities authors are faced with regarding this announcement and we are not taking this situation lightly. We can assure you however that we are not avoiding any questions. We’re very glad to answer any questions we receive, hence the threads we have open right now in our forums inviting feedback and questions.
We’re making a note of all the pertinent questions each day and we’ve been responding on a daily basis. If any questions you or any other authors have posted have not been answered yet, we encourage you to post them in this thread.
Meanwhile, please note the following which we hope will be helpful to you:
- During Melbourne office hours (it’s about 7am in Melbourne right now) we’ll respond to the latest set of questions.
- You can see official responses to questions by scrolling through this thread and looking for the responses highlighted yellow (denoting a staff response).
- A summary of all updates/responses we make are added to Nat’s opening post in this thread. Look for the section called “[READ ME!] Q&A from the forums:”
Here are all our announcements and updates so far that may also be useful:
- We’re Expanding to America. Important Tax and Withdrawal Changes for All Authors and Affiliates
- Important Changes for Non-US Authors/Affiliates/Service Providers (the thread you are reading right now))
- Important Changes for US Authors/Affiliates/Service Providers
- Important Clarification re. W-8 Form for Non-US Authors, Affiliates & Service Providers
- Tax Information & Form W-9 Requirements for US Authors
- Tax Information & Form W-8 Requirements for non US Authors
Finally, you can provide the necessary information to us via your author settings page. This can be found via https://themeforest.net/user/PUT-YOUR-USERNAME-HERE/tax_information/new
Please try to check all these resources carefully before posting a question that may have already been posted/answered. In the meantime, we’ll try to get to everyone’s questions as quickly as possible.
Many thanks for understanding and for your patience.