To receive payment for a paid collaboration, you must fill out an IRS form. The IRS form required will depend on your location of residence.
📝 Note
Please fill out one of the listed IRS forms. After completing the form, upload the file to your Creator Dashboard with your partnering brand or agency – not the IRS.
W-9 Form
The W-9 IRS form should be used for Creators residing in the United States. With this form, your partnering brand or agency will receive your Tax Identification Number – or TIN – for payment.
🌎 IRS.gov source: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf
⚠️ Warning
Different fields must be completed when filing as a Creator (individual) or as a business. Below is a helpful checklist of fields and items to complete.
Individual / Creator:
☐ Fields #1 , #3, #4, #5, #6, #7
☐ Part 1 → Social Security Number
☐ Part 2 → Signature & date
Business:
☐ Fields #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7
☐ Part 1 → Social Security Number & Employee Identification Number
☐ Part 2 → Signature & date
W-8BEN Form
The W-8BEN IRS form is for Creators residing outside of the United States. With this form, your partnering brand or agency will receive information – like your Foreign Tax Identifying Information – for payment.
🌎 IRS.gov source: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw8ben.pdf
Instructions:
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When selecting the W-8BEN, the Creator Dashboard will require you to provide a Certificate of No US Activities. In this step, select the check box and enter your legal name.
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On the Identification of Beneficial Ownership (Part I) page, fill out your Legal Name and Address. Click Continue.
- On the subsequent page, select Check if FTIN not legally required. Do not fill out any other fields. As a general rule, wages earned by nonresident aliens for services performed outside of the United States for any employer are foreign source income and therefore are not subject to reporting and withholding of U.S. federal income tax. Click Continue.
- On the Claim of Treaty Benefits (Part II) page, leave all fields blank. Click Continue.
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On the Certification (Part III) page, select all checkboxes. Indicate I am signing for myself and enter your Name and Contact email at the bottom of the page. Click Submit Form.