Help - taxes
U.S. Residents
If you are a U.S. citizen just enter your Social Security Number in the form of XXX-XX-XXXX as your Tax ID. If you are a corporation then enter your corporation's Tax ID. Remember, you can still give your products away for free without a Tax ID and can sell your products without a Tax ID but you can not get paid until you enter your Tax ID.
Non U.S. Residents
Being a non U.S. resident makes taxes a little more complicated, read below for more information on what forms you made need to fill out.
Default tax rate
By default, any foreign person is subject to a 30% tax on royalties on any orders that belong to a customer in the USA. You will only be taxed on orders from customers in the USA and will NOT be taxed on customers that placed orders for your products outside the USA.
If you choose to accept this 30% tax rate on USA based orders you just need to fill out Part I, Part II and Part IV of the W-8BEN form and send it to us.
Tax treaty benenfits
The United States has tax treaties with many countries (see table below). If you reside in one of the countries listed below then you can claim tax treaty benefits and get a reduced tax rate on USA based orders. Again, you will NOT pay any taxes on orders placed by customers outside the USA.
To claim these tax treaty benefits you must have a U.S. Tax ID number and fill out all parts of form W-8BEN and send it to us. If you do not have a U.S. Tax ID number you can obtain one by filling out form W-7 and sending it in to the U.S. IRS (do not send your W-7 to us). Once the IRS gives you a U.S. Tax ID number you can then fill out all parts of form W-8BEN and send it to us.
NOTE: If you are submitting a W-7 form to the IRS you may want to also include our tax letter in your application.
The W-8BEN is valid starting on the date you sign it and lasts until the last day of the following calendar year. It is up to you to make sure we have the most updated W-8BEN form, failure to provide updated forms as required will cause your royalty payments to stop until the form is updated.
When sending in your W8BEN to us, it must be sent by the 25th of the month to guarantee that you will be paid between the 1st and 5th of the next month. If you send us your W8BEN after the 25th of the month you won’t get paid until the following pay period.
After you complete the W-8BEN you can scan and email it to support@the3dstudio.com or mail it to...
The3dStudio.com, Inc.
PO BOX 30623
Mesa, AZ 85275
USA
Please note: You can still upload your files and create products and sell your products without filling out any tax information or completing any forms. We just can't pay you until we have this information.
Tax Treaty Withholding Table
| Country |
Article |
Withheld |
| Armenia |
3(1)(a) |
0% |
| Australia |
12(2) |
5% |
| Austria |
12(2) |
0% |
| Azerbaijan |
3(1)(a) |
0% |
| Bangladesh |
12(2) |
10% |
| Barbados |
12(2) |
5% |
| Belarus |
3(1)(a) |
0% |
| Belgium |
12(1) |
0% |
| Bulgaria |
12(2) |
5% |
| Canada |
12(2) |
0% |
| China |
11(2) |
10% |
| Cmnwlth/Ind |
12(2) |
10% |
| Cyprus |
14(1) |
0% |
| Czech Republic |
12(2) |
0% |
| Denmark |
12(1) |
0% |
| Egypt |
13(1) |
15% |
| Estonia |
12(2)(b) |
10% |
| Finland |
12(2) |
0% |
| France |
12(2) |
0% |
| Georgia |
3(1)(a) |
0% |
| Germany |
7 |
0% |
| Greece |
12(2) |
0% |
| Hungary |
11(1) |
0% |
|
|
| Country |
Article |
Withheld |
| Iceland |
12(2) |
0% |
| India |
12(2) |
15% |
| Indonesia |
13(b) |
10% |
| Ireland |
12(1) |
0% |
| Israel |
14(2) |
10% |
| Italy |
12(2) |
5% |
| Jamaica |
12(2) |
10% |
| Japan |
12(1) |
0% |
| Kazakhstan |
12(2) |
10% |
| Korea |
14(2) |
10% |
| Kyrgyzstan |
3(1)(a) |
0% |
| Latvia |
12(2)(b) |
10% |
| Lithuania |
12(2)(b) |
10% |
| Luxembourg |
7 |
0% |
|
| Mexico |
12(2) |
10% |
| Moldova |
3(1)(a) |
0% |
| Morocco |
12(2) |
10% |
| Netherlands |
13(1) |
0% |
| New Zeland |
12(2) |
10% |
| Norway |
10(1) |
0% |
| Pakistan |
8(1) |
0% |
| Philippines |
13(2) |
15% |
| Poland |
13(2) |
10% |
|
|
| Country |
Article |
Withheld |
| Portugal |
13(2) |
10% |
| Romania |
12(2) |
10% |
| Russia Fed. |
12(1) |
0% |
| Slovakia |
12(2) |
0% |
| Slovenia |
12(2) |
5% |
| South Africa |
12(1) |
0% |
| Spain |
12(2) |
5% |
| Sri Lanka |
12(2) |
10% |
| Sweden |
12(1) |
0% |
| Switzerland |
12(1) |
0% |
| Tajikistan |
3(1)(a) |
0% |
| Thailand |
12(2) |
15% |
| Trinidad & Tobago |
14(2) |
0% |
| Tunisia |
12(2) |
15% |
| Turkey |
12(2) |
10% |
| Turkmenistan |
3(1)(a) |
0% |
| Ukraine |
12(2) |
10% |
| United Kingdom |
12(1) |
0% |
| Uzbekistan |
3(1)(a) |
0% |
| Venezuela |
12(2)(b) |
10% |
| Other countries |
|
30% |
|
