How to set up iTunes Connect account for publishing paid iOS apps when you're not a resident of the US, CA, AU, or Japan? [closed]

Question

Follow up to the question here. It's clear to me that overseas developers can sell the apps that they make.

However, one step involved in the process of selling paid apps is have accepted the contracts (bank info, etc). This screenshot, is where I got stuck as a developer from outside US. The tax forms they asked me to fill require a US TIN (or SSN), which I don't have.

What do I need to do? Any workarounds?

Answer 1

Consider looking on instruction by "University of Pennsylvania Press" - Instructions for Completing Internal Revenue Service Tax Forms for Royalty Payments

Here is few excerpts:

If you are not a U.S. citizen, United States tax law requires that 30 percent be withheld of any regular payment made to individuals who reside elsewhere. Exceptions may be granted, however, for individuals who reside in countries that have tax treaties with the United States and who submit a completed W-8BEN tax form. If your country has a tax treaty with the U.S. and you provide us with a completed W-8BEN tax form, you will be taxed according to the requirements of that treaty. If there is no treaty, 30 percent of your U.S earnings will be withheld.

In Part I of the form fill in your full name, street address (and, if different, full mailing address), and country you live in (items 1-4). If you have a U.S. ITIN or SSN, please complete item 5; if not, complete item 6 instead with the personal tax number issued you by your country of residence. Complete this part of the form by filling in your date of birth (item 8).

In Part II, write in your country of residence (item 9). In item 10, the "Article" is the relevant section from the U.S. tax treaty with your country (see table below - e.g., the Article for Australia is 12.2). In the space following, enter the corresponding withholding rate (5% for Australia). The table below shows treaty information only for selected countries. The IRS website has a comprehensive archive here: www.irs.gov/Businesses/International-Businesses/United-States-Income-Tax-Treaties---A-to-Z.

Here is a link to W-8BEN PDF form. Link to Income Tax Treaties (Rev. Feb 2019) PDF.