Important Changes for Non-US Authors/Affiliates/Service Providers

[ilovemedia-es]

Thanks a lot!

[UDTHEMES]

@natman,

We have a French registered Limited Liability company which means the rate is 0% as the US has a treaty with France. However, in the article (Tax Information & Form W-8 Requirements for non US Authors) it states that one must fill out the Foreign Tax Identification Number (TIN) and country of residence. France does not issue a TIN as can be seen here: https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/tin/pdf/en/TIN_-_country_sheet_FR_en.pdf.

So my question is how are we supposed to fill out the form properly. There is no information in the articles on how a company located in a treaty country that does not issue a TIN should fill out this form. More clarify required! Do we leave it blank?

[scripteo]

@natman & @collis

Can I change my business data in the future? Introduced in Envato account and W-8?

[twisted1919]

Unfortunately, there’s no way for authors to directly contact buyers within our current system except when the buyer initiates contact. As an alternative, we recommend leaving a message on your profile page, item page and comments tab that says you are closing your account and includes the closure date as well as a way for buyers to get in touch later if they need help.

Weren’t we direct sellers to the buyers? Why don’t we have access to our buyers base? I think we are very much entitled to that, how can we make it happen ?

[alcalbg]

Weren’t we direct sellers to the buyers? Why don’t we have access to our buyers base? I think we are very much entitled to that, how can we make it happen ?

When it comes to paying taxes we are “direct sellers” but when we want buyer’s details or control over prices we are referred to as “authors”.

[EGProductions]

I think it’s a mistake. DNI is not Foreign Tax ID Number. To fill it you need an ITIN number.

[MuziPix]

Thanks for answering. This will work just fine for me.

I feel sorry for all authors out there who will suffer economic losses from this!

[Typps]

Someone has started a topic for french people in the thread below, might help.

Auteurs Français - Remplissage du W8BEN et absence de TIN

Salut à tous, Je ne sais pas si nous sommes nombreux sur le territoire français, mais si ça peut être utile à quelqu’un c’est déjà ça. Je me suis renseigné pour le remplissage du formulaire W8 dans le cas d’un résident français. Nous avons un accord de non double taxation avec les US. Donc une fois le W8 soumis, pas de taxe applicable sur les ventes US (ouf). Ceci dit, dans le W8, il est demandé un numéro d’identification fiscal. Nous n’avons pas un tel numéro en France et la France ne délivr…

[UDTHEMES]

Thanks Typps, appreciate it!

[wpati]

I read US and my country has a tax treaty but i can’t see where is the percentage? Why you not make a table for which country citizen how many percentage or something like that? That will clear i think most of the authors mind…

[ilovemedia-es]

Thanks @EGProductions, but my tax advisor also just told me that the NIF is my Tax ID Number.

[Typps]

Try referring to the linked post below:

Withholding tax by country: Australia: 5%, Austria: 0%, Bangladesh: 10%, Barbados: 5%, Belgium: 0%, Bulgaria: 5%, Canada: 0%, China: 10%, Cyprus: 0%, Czech Republic: 0%, Denmark: 0%, Egypt: 15%, Estonia: 10%, Finland: 0%, France: 0%, Germany: 0%, Greece: 0%, Hungary: 0%, Iceland: 0%, India: 15%, Indonesia: 10%, Ireland: 0%, Israel: 10%, Italy: 0%, Jamaica: 10%, Japan: 0%, Kazakhstan: 10%, South Korea: 10%, Latvia: 10%, Lithuania: 10%, Luxemburg: 0%, Malta: 10%, Mexico: 10%, Morocco: 10%, Nethe…

[Jipito]

In Spain DNI = NIF = Foreign Tax Number
ITIN is the number the US issue for foreigners who don’t have a number from their own country.

[Nunforest]

@collis

Will I be able to withdraw money in two parts, one part in paypal, and one part in skrill, if my paypal and skrill account info (name, adress etc) are identic like in envato account.

Let me know this. Thanks

[dorde]

I let our devs know and they’ve since fixed the issue. Please give it another try and let us know if you continue to experience problems

Thanks @natman, it works now.

[reputeinfosystems]

Hey @collis @natman

on above example why we need to pay tax on $36?? in that money you also would make your 12.5% so, isn’t it fair that you pay tax for your 12.5%??? And we pay tax on what we actually get??

CAN YOU GIVE CLEAR ANSWER ON ABOVE QUESTION?

much appreciated.

[BoomCoding]

honestly i do not mind paying tax on my item since that is what run the economy but what i do not agree is to pay tax on evanto part they should pay their own tax on their author fee since this is not my money anyway. Now what they seem to ask me is to pay tax on their profit what in my point of view is not really honest

[_NAZ]

dear Envato,

YOU SAID that it would be as of January 2016. but why MY items sales already been cut for your taxes? usually if i am selling $12 items i will get $6, now suddenly it is $5.62. eventhough i already fill all the tax information. http://graphicriver.net/user/naz

HELP!!

[reputeinfosystems]

may be once they start taking money someone would take legal action in US court as they will be collecting money in the name of tax from authors and then taking partial amount from it which is punishable offence.

[Blackneron]

Hi natman

Thanks a lot for answering my questions!

I think if I’m the seller, I should have the contact information of my clients.
If the national tax authorities would ask to whom I sold my items I can’t say “I don’t know”…

I know why I never enabled the item support for my items but answered every question and also installed the scripts or items of my clients if they had problems to install them on their host… For me, my clients are “King” but I didn’t wanted the support obligation.

For me it seems as the Envato takes the advantages (sellers and authors) and the authors get the disadvantages (sellers and authors). This is just a “feeling”…