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While reviewing the tax information which you submitted for
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: n- @, G) V3 F( [* \. k& J2 S3 bfilled out the correct form. Based on our understanding, Form
% c* V) X1 e- k1 ?5 B$ zW-8BEN is not an applicable form for individuals.
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In order for your account to be tax compliant, you must submit + l1 H, Z; F8 A( ^5 a
the appropriate and completed IRS form(s) for our records. If a
, X. R" c- u" u' Q; Snew form is not submitted by January 5, 2004, we will begin 2 @. v' j1 d3 {
holding payments in January 2005. Once you have submitted the
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review your information.2 F; h- j4 q5 G" Y. Y" [
; e9 |* J8 f& j$ L) tHowever, before you resubmit a Form W-8 or a Form 8233 we " V1 K# g: [' A! |6 u
recommend that you review the description of US Activities
+ {& d: F4 Q! ?0 A' t; \below to confirm that you do have US Activities and are
5 A+ \' A3 q6 ]8 s) N, H: M3 M3 E4 ~- msubmitting the correct IRS form.
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United States (US) Activities involve having employees or
5 e! b: n* U" G: h7 Yowning equipment in the US that are involved in any way with ' T" R' e% h/ v- }/ v
revenue earned through the AdSense program. This includes, but
( H1 {2 `: I! h2 F% Tis not limited to, owning a web server or owning a hosting 5 ?( ]" |8 ~8 @5 f, G
service in the US, or having employees in the US who are & R6 t! b! M& Y# m; i
involved in either:
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-setting up a web server, hosting service, or website 1 Q& {& @/ e. \1 L& @2 }7 @
-developing content for your website
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-telephone support for your site ! g: B0 H6 `$ e* W# ~
-buying products for your site , _$ | l! P" I! g! G5 \0 H' Z4 q$ F
-maintaining your site . W. U) q2 w3 T4 s! Y
0 C" B" a: o0 S# _# A! }Generally, utilizing an unrelated third-party US web hosting
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located in the US from an unrelated third party, or having your / D) ?5 R) o- u5 ]. w
payment sent to a US Post Office Box or mail forwarding 2 U' m) R1 a' c
address, do not of themselves constitute US Activities." @6 n# ~" }* E9 _) q/ t6 g3 o2 \
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If you DO NOT have US Activities, please log in to your AdSense
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Publisher with no US Activities' link and agree to the , Z* q3 r; M5 j* ^2 f1 Q2 b9 S
statement on that page. In this case, no tax forms are
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If you do have US Activities, please follow these steps to
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1. Log in to your AdSense account at
% Z" M6 _% H; t; _7 P/ Nhttps://www.google.com/adsense
, D" N5 N4 Y1 d9 x3 t2. Click the 'Account Information' tab
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4. Follow the instructions on the 'Tax information' page to
3 X5 w% t2 E& M! j& D- Q f: Tupdate your current form, or to submit a new form.
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Please note that the tax information collection interface and
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as and should not be construed as legal, tax, or investment 2 F7 Z9 z: o. y4 v1 @! b* A
advice. You should always consult your tax advisor to help
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and/or your business. The tax summary we have provided is
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subject to change. Therefore, Google does not guarantee and is
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information provided, or any results or outcome as a result of
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Thank you for your cooperation.
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. X. H) n {3 B% C1 U9 P: |4 HSincerely,+ B. S/ z& ^3 f d/ p; S: ^+ ^
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Alexa
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