Hi all,
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Until recently getting hold of your ITIN or EIN number in order to receive more royalties from your books was a lengthy process. The US tax office has listened and you can now have your form filled out for you over the phone. I did it recently and it took no more than half an hour. They give me my ITIN there and then which you can then use to fill out the relevant forms and send them to Amazon, Createspace, Lulu, iBooks and so on. Just follow this information below from the Createspace website:
1. Obtain a U.S. Tax Identification Number (TIN)
For non-U.S. persons, a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) may be an EIN (for individuals and businesses) or an ITIN (for individuals only). An EIN may be obtained by filing IRS Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number. The application may be completed over the telephone in one session by calling +1 (267) 941-1099. The application may also be completed by fax in approximately 4 business days and by mail in approximately 4 weeks.
You will then need to provide hard-copy versions of the forms to your sales channels. You can download sample forms and everything else from this Createspace webpage (needs log-in), I recommend doing this before calling so that you have the relevant info in front of you.
Use Skype on your machine if you want cheap calls. Talk nicely and be professional to the representative on the phone and answer all relevant questions. They will give your ITIN/EIN number there and then and confirm it in writing in the following weeks. You can use this number to fill out the relevant forms straight away and send the hard-copies to the sales-platforms you are using.
You can also use Createspace’s excellent example form to fill learn how to fill yours out correctly with the minimum of fuss found on the same link.
Some addresses to send forms to are:
CreateSpace
c/o Vendor Maintenance
PO Box 80683
Seattle, WA 98108-0683
Amazon Digital Services
Attn: Vendor Maintenance
PO Box 80683
Seattle, WA 98108-0683
If you have other addresses to hand, drop them in the comments below. And if anyone finds out how to claim their already withheld tax back please let us know.
#update on claiming withheld tax.
One comment on this Kindleboards thread said:
How long back does the withheld amount go back to? I just had some money withheld in my January payments and Amazon sent a cheque out incl. the withheld funds with my EIN acknowledgement letter.
Join in the discussion.
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This is the first of regular posts on off-beat jobs for writers around the world. This week we’ve got an opportunity that sounds like one of those unsubtle ads for MI6/CIA operatives and some car writing jobs both in the US and UK. I’d jump at the first if I didn’t have kids and I may even apply for one of those motoring posts.
Adventurous job:
Honestly, I'm a writer!
International Business Journalists wanted for Oil & Gas intelligence research. Head office in Istanbul with months abroad spent working in target countries.
What you need:
Sound like your thing? Go here: http://t.co/DpKr2GsS
Super car wreck
Driving Jobs
How about driving Japanese high performance cars and editing three publications all about them? UK based.
Click this: http://t.co/ABlnklj5
Or writing for the awesome Jalopnik website. Two writer positions available, one in New York, one in either Los Angeles or Detroit. If i was a Yankee-doodler I’d be in there like a slingshot.
Click that: http://t.co/xmF8Huxq
Business Insider in the US are looking for someone to write about everything from cars to spacecraft. No brainer right?
Get your OCD on and click: http://t.co/RTqEjGsm
If you get the job, let me know so I can seethe with envy.
Live well.
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Craig Wiffen will soon be on his way around the UK and he needs your support, encouragement and donations now.
It’s a challenge for any experienced kayaker, an almost impossible feat for someone with just a few months of experience. Setting off on May 27th 2011 from Fowey on the South Coast of Cornwall and travelling counter clockwise, the journey itself is some 2200 miles, taking roughly 64 days and averaging 40 miles a day, paddling non stop, across shipping lanes and through some of the fastest tidal waters in the world. Seeing some of the most beautiful coast this country has to offer – it is the expedition of a life time.
Craig will be completely unsupported, paddling through the day, wild camping at night, cooking and eating on beaches and headland as he travels around the UK. It will be an epic undertaking of physical and mental endurance, through bad weather, exhaustion and loneliness.
You can find out more and donate by going here: http://craigwiffen.mfbiz.com
Working in conjunction with Northshore Sea Kayaks will enable Craig to have the best of the best in sea kayaks. A custom design, by Mike Nelson, Senior Kayak Designer and Workshop Manager at Northshore, the Kayak will be Craig’s lifeline in the heavy seas he will encounter.
The expedition will be filmed for a documentary as Craig pushes on to the finish line, 2200 miles away.
Godspeed Craig!
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