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In my opinion, the collected by Itch is the easiest approach. In that case Itch.io takes care of taxes related to sales, and you only need to worry about the money you earn.

I seem to remember one form about the tax interview being optional and when not completed Itch collects the default 30% rate. I might misremember as it’s been a while since I went through the process. The comment below contains a lot of useful information.

iv never had any relation to the US in all my life

At the end of the day Itch.io is based in the US. The forms might look intimidating to some at first, but you only need to complete them once.

Hope that helps! Making a game is already quite a big and complex task, hopefully setting up all the tax documents is not as big of a task!

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Your answer has confused me a bit. As far as I remember, there isn't a tax treaty form you need to fill out.

To sell under the "Collected by Itch" program, you must complete the tax interview. In it, you must provide your real information, and once it's validated, the percentage of sales tax withheld in the U.S. will be automatically determined based on your country of residence.

U.S. law requires a 30% withholding rate, but this percentage will be lower in the case of double taxation treaties between your country of residence and the U.S. You simply need to provide your accurate and truthful information in the tax interview that Itch requires you to complete, and that's all.

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Apologies for the confusion, you are absolutely correct. The tax interview is the form I was talking about. :)

lmao, speaking of bugs, it says i have to reply to someone for yall to see it, can you see my last post!!!???