How to Claim Back US Tax on Royalties

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:20:17 +0100

If you are an author selling books into the American market, you have to have an ITIN number for tax purposes. American publishers previously sent royalty cheques without one, but new rules introduced this year mean that they cannot send you royalties outside the country without one. From what I understand, if you are publishing on Amazon, Smashwords etc, they will send you royalties, but will automatically deduct 30% if you don’t have an ITIN. You might think your sales won’t warrant the has...