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Microstock Photography Forum - General => General Stock Discussion => Topic started by: spike on March 26, 2014, 13:23
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Hi all,
up to one year ago, I was living in a country that had/has no tax treaty with the US, so I just filled out my W-B8EN form every year and "lost" 30% of all my US sales.
In late 2013 I have moved to another country which does have a treaty with the US. I'm doing a PhD here, pay my income tax and social security here, so I believe I am a resident here. I'm wondering if that makes me eligible for using the tax treaty that the country has with the US? I don't have the countries passport or anything, but I work here and plan on staying for at least three years.
I tried to change my info in the SS tax center, but it seems locked, so I'm not sure.
If anyone has experience with things like these, let me know.
Thanks
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Sounds like you should talk to a tax professional but you could try to talk to someone at Shutterstock first.
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Yeah, that was my first thought, the only problem being that I don't speak the official language, so it's pretty difficult to do administrative stuff. But yeah, maybe someone at SS would know. It's not an SS-only issue, though, it concerns all the stock agencies that I contribute to.
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I am no tax expert, but I'd assume it logical that the W-B8EN would go with the country/address where you pay income tax and social security.