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0 ]" G8 p* b' h3 N4 r- QWhile reviewing the tax information which you submitted for
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filled out the correct form. Based on our understanding, Form
9 `6 o' [4 H, cW-8BEN is not an applicable form for individuals.3 L5 ]: v6 |6 Z \9 H, V
, O$ B# P" c& Y: y) w7 p# e4 FIn order for your account to be tax compliant, you must submit
: t6 Y3 z. I: \1 t5 ^5 Y$ i) Y; Dthe appropriate and completed IRS form(s) for our records. If a 0 W% T0 S" w, t+ c/ }. Z1 c
new form is not submitted by January 5, 2004, we will begin 6 q( O3 a# [5 x. y. R* G( @/ F
holding payments in January 2005. Once you have submitted the . g# W% X! |$ c h4 {' A
appropriate information, please reply to this email and we will ]2 v- H* y6 T* ^5 f
review your information.5 ~! S4 _ m) }! q6 l
9 o+ z% ^$ {5 J, [, `4 I* xHowever, before you resubmit a Form W-8 or a Form 8233 we
+ N* A6 l" J$ H, d: nrecommend that you review the description of US Activities
8 k/ K" F9 u" A4 B/ x7 kbelow to confirm that you do have US Activities and are 0 i) Z) S5 i/ y, s) |
submitting the correct IRS form.
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1 R1 r" K, T, QUnited States (US) Activities involve having employees or
& n3 x; S9 R F( S' ?4 [5 U# I* f# Vowning equipment in the US that are involved in any way with
) q' I6 o" X3 Krevenue earned through the AdSense program. This includes, but
" y1 D% Q( S Yis not limited to, owning a web server or owning a hosting & `1 @; A% C I, t4 ^; k- j
service in the US, or having employees in the US who are . }# w6 e1 X6 E% ^, a2 V
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-setting up a web server, hosting service, or website _% [5 Y0 R2 A, G
-developing content for your website d( g1 v( P$ _" c
-marketing to create a user base for your site $ m1 P% p& [2 o" @9 K
-telephone support for your site 9 Z# l0 f; e* w! v7 Q( Z" C
-buying products for your site , n* h% Y3 m& h7 W2 ]7 c
-maintaining your site 8 h: V8 w6 g& N8 M9 G
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Generally, utilizing an unrelated third-party US web hosting
7 H) a O0 X3 d9 O" oservice to host your web pages, renting web servers that are - b( A' r, v6 B' \* h5 _. d) `
located in the US from an unrelated third party, or having your
" ]; S- l2 u/ s: g5 Y( a6 Ipayment sent to a US Post Office Box or mail forwarding
' f6 [6 G) { X$ X4 {) n$ Z3 Y+ taddress, do not of themselves constitute US Activities.
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If you DO NOT have US Activities, please log in to your AdSense
: D/ i% }) O+ O6 t, oaccount, go to the Tax Information page, click on the 'Foreign # J3 Y7 K0 ]/ u P$ d, \. {6 G
Publisher with no US Activities' link and agree to the
% r# b0 S! j# l5 C( Bstatement on that page. In this case, no tax forms are
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* ~ ~2 V* M5 f* V! N/ s: B3 UIf you do have US Activities, please follow these steps to
/ L4 H; ~4 t% R8 B8 c5 Z( Y; [update your tax information:
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1. Log in to your AdSense account at
$ t( {" c5 f; y& ^' i9 Ihttps://www.google.com/adsense
4 B. T$ o- p6 S2. Click the 'Account Information' tab
1 _; ^: V# p* {. P3 {3. Click 'Tax information'/ }2 M( o$ d1 o, G: V+ w! w
4. Follow the instructions on the 'Tax information' page to
6 X+ Z( A$ t$ G1 m( w0 Nupdate your current form, or to submit a new form.
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Please note that the tax information collection interface and 8 x7 u& F5 d6 y9 G( Y/ u5 [
any tax-related information provided by Google is not intended
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advice. You should always consult your tax advisor to help - \' @1 {, R! A6 y2 u* `3 q4 E
answer specific questions regarding how tax laws apply to you 7 x5 {3 U$ v6 B
and/or your business. The tax summary we have provided is
8 Z) K7 z! j$ f+ onecessarily incomplete, and the tax laws and regulations are
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not liable for the accuracy or completeness of any tax # F8 c# \, \$ a# O! [' A
information provided, or any results or outcome as a result of ; L9 |, D6 Z. q# J8 P5 d& e" L+ T) c) y
the use of this information.
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Thank you for your cooperation.
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Sincerely,
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