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Can you even file an US tax return if you don't have any presence in the US? How do they even identify you if you don't have US SSN?
by sharpneli 6y ago
Can you even file an US tax return if you don't have any presence in the US? How do they even identify you if you don't have US SSN?
- tssva 6y agoYou apply for an IRS Employer Identification Number (EIN). https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/how-to-apply-for-an-ein https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employe...
- amscanne 6y agoThere are many different ways other than an SSN: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/taxpayer-identification-numbers-tin#itin https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/taxp...
- sandworm101 6y agohttps://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/taxation-of-nonresident-aliens https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/taxa... "C. Which Form to File: Nonresident aliens who are required to file an income tax return must use Form 1040-NR, U.S. Nonresident Alien Income Tax Return" https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-1040-nr https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-1040-nr NOT YOUR LAWYER. Just providing links to a government website that explains what that government requires of people who earn US income.
- sharpneli 6y agoThank you. So it indeed is doable, just holy moly the forms. Things like "Add lines 25a through 25c". Don't they have computers? Are the forms for Citizens like this too?
- zepearl 6y agoI guess that somebody will have to check all submissions => depending on the amount of people that earn $ through Youtube, the amount of work might increase quite a bit for the IRS?
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