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While reviewing the tax information which you submitted for
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W-8BEN is not an applicable form for individuals.
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In order for your account to be tax compliant, you must submit
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5 q2 v- ]$ m% N3 @% Mnew form is not submitted by January 5, 2004, we will begin
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However, before you resubmit a Form W-8 or a Form 8233 we
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below to confirm that you do have US Activities and are
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/ m( G) `! e/ p( C; H7 W) M8 NUnited States (US) Activities involve having employees or * B. ^$ m5 L* D$ V2 g/ T3 p0 V
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revenue earned through the AdSense program. This includes, but + I1 |$ a& }0 Y8 m" ~+ _7 ~+ y
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-setting up a web server, hosting service, or website
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-telephone support for your site
' L) Z9 Z( o3 [7 d8 U! p/ O/ j-buying products for your site
: r$ J$ [. \; Q( |5 X0 O/ t2 V-maintaining your site
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! \0 O1 y3 q0 ]: ?* U' mGenerally, utilizing an unrelated third-party US web hosting
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If you do have US Activities, please follow these steps to
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4 v d7 [% ]* `! l# w2 o i1. Log in to your AdSense account at : Y. J0 ~" }3 D# |6 S
https://www.google.com/adsense
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' T0 z- V& x3 j8 x3. Click 'Tax information'
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' ]" n! S L& O7 b2 _$ aupdate your current form, or to submit a new form.
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+ y" ~" V; X9 ]* Xand/or your business. The tax summary we have provided is
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subject to change. Therefore, Google does not guarantee and is 2 q/ ^+ M4 Z( ?, K% k# Z
not liable for the accuracy or completeness of any tax
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