Zazzle, now also holding taxes

[gaja]

Old thread, I know, sorry.

I'm from a treaty country, and I don't see any place I can tell that to zazzle. Does this mean I too have to pay 30 % tax?

[gill]

You just need to fill in the w8 BEN, there's link in your payment options. Uncheck the US citizen bit, download the form fill it in including the bit where you can put your tax treaty country, and email or fax it back.

[gaja]

Thank you!

[jm]

It's not that easy at least in my case.

"....we appreciate your concerns about the recent changes to Zazzle's earnings payments. As indicated with your payment, Zazzle is required by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to withhold federal income tax of [10]% from the earnings of all nonresident Sellers receiving U.S. sourced income .......

I tried to explain for a third time that my country has treaty with US to avoid double taxation and that deducted tax should be

• .... still receiving same answer.

Grrrr.

[click_click]

It's not that easy at least in my case.

"....we appreciate your concerns about the recent changes to Zazzle's earnings payments. As indicated with your payment, Zazzle is required by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to withhold federal income tax of [10]% from the earnings of all nonresident Sellers receiving U.S. sourced income .......

I tried to explain for a third time that my country has treaty with US to avoid double taxation and that deducted tax should be

• .... still receiving same answer.

Grrrr.

All I can say is that whenever I see a delicate matter being addressed in their forums, one member of the Zazzle staff will respond and take care of it. Maybe that's another approach...

[madelaide]

Zazzle has been inflexible about their interpretation of the IRS rules. We should not be taxed on sales outside USA. I am yet to write IRS and maybe if Zazzle reads their answer they will change (I doubt however).

Anyway, I think that in the case of members from countries with treaties (what is unfortunately not my case), you get taxed at Zazzle, but this can be deducted when doing the tax report in your country. Isn't it so?

[borg]

Zazzle has been inflexible about their interpretation of the IRS rules. We should not be taxed on sales outside USA. I am yet to write IRS and maybe if Zazzle reads their answer they will change (I doubt however).

Anyway, I think that in the case of members from countries with treaties (what is unfortunately not my case), you get taxed at Zazzle, but this can be deducted when doing the tax report in your country. Isn't it so?

Yes! You shouldn't have double tax on same value...

[jm]

The only possibility that would explain the situation is that according Zazzle I don't sell copyright which is 0% but "royalties>industrial>equipment" with 10%.