hey,

Sorry to come off as a noob but I am no tax master…

I’d like to publish a paid game one dag but I had to do this tax interview. SO I did..but I don’t know if I did it right because there was a part where they asked you if you had a EIN number and you could choose. So I could choose “no” because I had no idea what it was.

But what are the consequences? Is it better to give your EIN number (or named else I’m from Belgium)..maybe I have to do this tax interview again?

Can I generate income without giving an EIN?

I did the option “collect bu Itch.io” btw…

Can someone enlight me better in this matters?

Thanks

Whenever you have questions regarding taxes, it is best to consult with an expert, such as a lawyer, it is the safest thing.

However, a non-formal summary.

Itch is a store in the USA, in the USA if you sell something, your profits must be reported to the IRS using a number that identifies the person or company that is earning those profits. The numbers used are the following:

     Social Security number "SSN"

     Employer Identification Number "EIN"

     Individual Taxpayer Identification Number "ITIN"

     Taxpayer Identification Number for Pending U.S. Adoptions "ATIN"

     Prepare Taxpayer Identification Number "PTIN"

IF you are a citizen of the USA, you will have an SSN, if you are a company from another country that is going to generate profits in the USA, you can request an EIN or an ITIN from the IRS. But this is a legal procedure and it is best that you consult with a specialist.

Itch, unlike Steam, allows you to sell your content without having to have one of these numbers.

If you apply for an ITIN, you can access agreements, for example, to get your tax money back, however it is not simple or cheap if you are just a natural person who wants to casually sell their games.

Thanks. I filled the form again. I am from Belgium so I am not a US citizen…

I did some research and I know what they mean by TIN number…it is indeed like a social security kind of number that you can see on your passport so I gave that…

Hopefully this is ok..

But yes I will contact some local tax bureau to be sure if I do everything right!