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u-Bob · 06-01-2012, 05:05 PM

The OECD (of which the USA is a member of) has determined years ago that if you OWN a webserver in a country, then the websites you have on that server are producing income SOURCED in that country. If you merely RENT a webserver in a country, the websites on it are producing FOREIGN SOURCED income. Same applies to domains etc.

This is not about splitting hairs, this is about what the correct way is and what is obviously a common misunderstanding in this industry.

I mentioned Shareasale in another thread. They require a w9 from their US publishers and even state on their site that w8 applies to the situation of hardly any foreign publishers.

06-01-2012, 05:05 PM
u-Bob there's no $$$ in porn Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: icq: 195./568.-230 (btw: not getting offline msgs) Posts: 33,063	The OECD (of which the USA is a member of) has determined years ago that if you OWN a webserver in a country, then the websites you have on that server are producing income SOURCED in that country. If you merely RENT a webserver in a country, the websites on it are producing FOREIGN SOURCED income. Same applies to domains etc. This is not about splitting hairs, this is about what the correct way is and what is obviously a common misunderstanding in this industry. I mentioned Shareasale in another thread. They require a w9 from their US publishers and even state on their site that w8 applies to the situation of hardly any foreign publishers. Last edited by u-Bob; 06-01-2012 at 05:06 PM..