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While reviewing the tax information which you submitted for
* w6 c& A/ z" L& }7 yyour Google AdSense account, we found that you may not have $ s, Q, a( Z ?( V1 s" m
filled out the correct form. Based on our understanding, Form
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In order for your account to be tax compliant, you must submit % c8 M: t* j# D6 W$ {7 i2 ^) ?/ y# M6 u
the appropriate and completed IRS form(s) for our records. If a 7 G# z9 g* m |5 G
new form is not submitted by January 5, 2004, we will begin
; ?- Q: u1 y0 U: t' b( xholding payments in January 2005. Once you have submitted the
: ^" m) D4 q9 q0 F6 b u5 Xappropriate information, please reply to this email and we will
5 k; Q5 Z: P9 y) s0 q5 yreview your information.
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6 _5 l, k+ G# b" DHowever, before you resubmit a Form W-8 or a Form 8233 we 2 \" s; y% q v+ [ A& n
recommend that you review the description of US Activities 2 |. B% n8 Y- {. w$ ^
below to confirm that you do have US Activities and are
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% `" ?3 n$ r9 i% A1 eUnited States (US) Activities involve having employees or
. A; m: J4 D# z) r: xowning equipment in the US that are involved in any way with
% M8 H8 e! v- n: Erevenue earned through the AdSense program. This includes, but " q9 [3 Y: T8 F
is not limited to, owning a web server or owning a hosting
+ k7 K+ X2 m* L& s/ rservice in the US, or having employees in the US who are
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9 R! n7 [8 D$ m) ~-setting up a web server, hosting service, or website 0 z4 m0 q* i5 K& X* W }
-developing content for your website y# S8 B: @' |/ O8 m
-marketing to create a user base for your site 3 T5 N8 s- i& L y1 i' F Q7 Y
-telephone support for your site 5 B& b" w" v1 o" ~( | z* F, a
-buying products for your site ( C; V' A$ Q1 E
-maintaining your site
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- O- [0 x/ U8 b7 h2 nGenerally, utilizing an unrelated third-party US web hosting
' {# B4 g6 G+ p; G2 O- u2 Jservice to host your web pages, renting web servers that are
5 ?& u; r5 }4 o qlocated in the US from an unrelated third party, or having your 8 Z' f5 q" F! o( |- v `! ?
payment sent to a US Post Office Box or mail forwarding ) @5 t" g% x+ t5 L& h4 |
address, do not of themselves constitute US Activities.
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/ U! y9 D. M0 I- xIf you DO NOT have US Activities, please log in to your AdSense
3 L' e# O. n- _4 Zaccount, go to the Tax Information page, click on the 'Foreign 5 I: j8 Z- z7 C- F
Publisher with no US Activities' link and agree to the
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required., ]0 M! P0 I5 M5 I
: b6 E+ @% ~4 C0 b7 `3 mIf you do have US Activities, please follow these steps to / N# R' F8 c, [: E
update your tax information:
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1. Log in to your AdSense account at # p+ B$ P# h! B. T/ Q( v
https://www.google.com/adsense' E2 s/ {+ N) m( m7 Z
2. Click the 'Account Information' tab9 V8 b4 F+ j) o0 m& y
3. Click 'Tax information'
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, x E5 c2 z6 @$ Eupdate your current form, or to submit a new form.
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8 Z( Z& r) e. d C! \/ Y+ DPlease note that the tax information collection interface and
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as and should not be construed as legal, tax, or investment / m# r& i$ W( G2 y% E# |, i
advice. You should always consult your tax advisor to help f/ }7 t: w3 _7 p# Y& M# [/ l
answer specific questions regarding how tax laws apply to you
; x' l+ H& i3 B- G+ F$ Dand/or your business. The tax summary we have provided is 2 J* H3 i6 Q4 J) Y/ P7 W
necessarily incomplete, and the tax laws and regulations are
4 ?8 I6 l8 R* a- ~9 w2 f5 T& Qsubject to change. Therefore, Google does not guarantee and is ( K) B3 k: j( f- c; J
not liable for the accuracy or completeness of any tax
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the use of this information./ y- t: S4 s, u% M! N9 C
$ c1 L; A/ O1 v5 S4 i& EThank you for your cooperation.0 o* O6 k' P0 x) M, q" u
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Alexa
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