{"id":1340,"date":"2023-07-21T18:16:26","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T18:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/?p=1340"},"modified":"2023-09-12T19:48:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T19:48:04","slug":"international-affiliate-commissions-vs-international-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/international-affiliate-commissions-vs-international-taxes\/","title":{"rendered":"International Affiliate Commissions vs. International Taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1340\" class=\"elementor elementor-1340\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb9d760 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb9d760\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5259f2f\" data-id=\"5259f2f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12de3e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"12de3e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/TsXhEyeGzf8&quot;,&quot;lazy_load&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>As affiliate marketers, the first time we see an international payment come through our initial thought is often excitement. Wondering if the US has a tax treaty with said country and if their IRS equivalent is also going to want some portion of our hard earned commissions isn\u2019t typically something that crosses our mind. \u00a0<\/p><p>Until it does. Then the dread of not knowing where to start and the fear of what we\u2019ll find kicks in and we are back to optimizing for EPC.<span id=\"more-2864\"><\/span><\/p><p>I\u2019m happy to report that we\u2019ve gone through exactly this cycle (multiple times) but are fortunate enough to work with a really talented Certified Public Accountant here in Seattle (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunriseaccounting.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Jessica Allen @ Sunrise Accounting<\/a>). So we asked her the hard question \u2013\u00a0<em><strong>What\u2019s the story with taxes and earning international commissions?<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>You are going to love her answer, but first, it\u2019s super important to note that:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f2212f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f2212f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b951e84\" data-id=\"b951e84\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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.elementor-blockquote__tweet-button:before{right:auto;left:-.8em;border-right-color:#1da1f2;border-left-color:transparent}.elementor-blockquote--button-skin-bubble.elementor-blockquote--align-left .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button:hover:before{border-right-color:#0967a0}.elementor-blockquote--button-skin-bubble.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button:before{left:auto;right:-.8em;border-right-color:transparent;border-left-color:#1da1f2}.elementor-blockquote--button-skin-bubble.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button:hover:before{border-left-color:#0967a0}.elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed .elementor-blockquote{background-color:#e6e9ec;padding:30px}.elementor-blockquote--skin-border .elementor-blockquote{border-color:#e6e9ec;border-left:7px #e6e9ec;border-style:solid;padding-left:20px}.elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation .elementor-blockquote:before{content:\"\u201c\";font-size:100px;color:#e6e9ec;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:900;line-height:1;display:block;height:.6em}.elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation .elementor-blockquote__content{margin-top:15px}.elementor-blockquote--align-left .elementor-blockquote__content{text-align:left}.elementor-blockquote--align-left .elementor-blockquote .e-q-footer{flex-direction:row}.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote__content{text-align:right}.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote .e-q-footer{flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote{text-align:center}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote .e-q-footer,.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote__author{display:block}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button{margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto}<\/style>\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThis is a general discussion of tax reporting rules and not tax advice for any specific individual or business. While we love our CPA there are lots of rock stars out that so we strongly encourage you to find and engage with a tax professional for advice regarding your specific situation. The tax impact of non-US source commission income depends on your whole picture: other income, filing status, business structure, etc.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c84b4ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c84b4ee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88a3420\" data-id=\"88a3420\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e20579 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e20579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Short Answer\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2aae2ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2aae2ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bbaaab\" data-id=\"7bbaaab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8173ae1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8173ae1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Okay, so the short answer is actually pretty simple. The gist is that if you are purely US-based and are primarily using Amazon\u2019s international\u00a0affiliate programs\u00a0then you really don\u2019t have anything to worry about. You would treat the international commissions as regular revenue and don\u2019t have to stress about double taxation. \u00a0<\/p><p>While we\u2019ll use Amazon\u2019s array of international affiliate programs as a general filter of which countries to focus on, this information is directly applicable to earning commissions for other international affiliate programs based in those same countries. \u00a0<\/p><p>11 of the 12 countries that have international affiliate programs for Amazon (Canada, Mexico, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, India, China, Japan, and Australia) have US income tax treaties which prevent double-taxation. The 12th, Brazil, doesn\u2019t have a formal treaty but has officially recognized income tax reciprocity with the US to prevent double-taxation. \u00a0<\/p><p>However, it\u2019s good to take note that some of the Amazon storefronts aren\u2019t actually operated out of the country they are for. For example, it appears that the Amazon affiliate programs in Europe have language in their Operating Agreement that indicate they actually fall under the laws of Luxembourg (<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate-program.amazon.co.uk\/help\/operating\/agreement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">section 19, disputes<\/a>) and the Amazon.ca Associates program mentions it falls under Washington state laws in the US (<a href=\"https:\/\/associates.amazon.ca\/help\/operating\/agreement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">section 10, disputes<\/a>). \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><em>Okay, and we can leave it there\u2026 \u00a0Oh, this is kind of interesting? You want to learn more? \u00a0Well then keep reading!<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0854de9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0854de9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d15bf8\" data-id=\"4d15bf8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab47343 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab47343\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The \u201cNexus\u201d Tangent<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efd2c28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efd2c28\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-980d31b\" data-id=\"980d31b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a01e0aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a01e0aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The slightly longer answer is that it\u2019s super important to differentiate affiliate commissions between other international income.<\/p><p>For example, Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA) sellers actually qualify for\u00a0<strong>nexus<\/strong>\u00a0in most foreign countries, whereas affiliates typically have no physical presence or foreign-source income. If nexus is triggered in any of these countries, then an income tax filing is required in that country. Typically, if there is no nexus, the revenue is passive, or the commission\/income is paid from a US company, like Amazon, then it is US-source income and the foreign tax filings are not applicable. \u00a0But of course, the devil is in the details.<\/p><p>Okay, so what is \u201cnexus\u201d? \u00a0\u201cNexus\u201d essentially means you have some sort of tangible connection or presence in some other region (another state or country). Again, it\u2019s really not relevant for international affiliates, but it\u2019s an important concept you\u2019ve probably heard before so it\u2019s definitely worth mentioning in an article about\u00a0Amazon affiliate marketing\u00a0and taxes.<\/p><p>Early on Amazon was concerned about causing nexus in different states across the US by having Amazon affiliates based in said states. \u00a0Some of you you might remember when living in California, Maine or Colorado or another dozen or so states meant you couldn\u2019t be an Amazon Associate. \u00a0<\/p><p>The logic was that if an affiliate lived in a state then Amazon had a tangible connection with that state. \u00a0This then meant that states could then require Amazon to charge sales tax in those states. This then would lead to more money for the states but also meant an increase in prices for consumers in that state buying from Amazon and this was during a time period where Amazon\u2019s strategy was to be the cheapest option and avoiding sales taxes helped them with that. \u00a0<\/p><p>The challenge with Nexus is that it\u2019s very complicated and varies. \u00a0For example:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07d1430 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07d1430\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c46974c\" data-id=\"c46974c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48860e0 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"48860e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tPrinciple of Economic or Substantial Nexus: The right of any taxing jurisdiction to impose a tax and\/or reporting requirement on an individual, business, organization, or other entity that operates an activity within the agency\u2019s jurisdiction. All cities, counties, states, countries, provinces, etc have particular and differing rules of nexus. Many require sufficient physical presence to trigger nexus, but some are as general as any activity that generates source revenue from their jurisdiction (like California, for example).\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfdaff8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dfdaff8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcb7449\" data-id=\"dcb7449\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a60b69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a60b69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While even more, nuanced, the same basic idea applies with having nexus in other countries. \u00a0If you have some sort of presence in another country, then that country would like to tax you for some portion of the revenue you generate in their country. \u00a0But the opposite is often true if you don\u2019t have any sort of presence you are typically fine (again, this gets complicated fast and a good CPA is worth their weight in gold reviewing your specific situation). \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-261dddb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"261dddb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d06f5db\" data-id=\"d06f5db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7860c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7860c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Long Answer\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8e226c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8e226c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a7f38c\" data-id=\"0a7f38c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9702644 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9702644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thankfully the IRS is pretty well organized and has a great resource on all of the tax treaties we have internationally. \u00a0If you need something to put you to sleep you can start clicking around from here \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/businesses\/international-businesses\/united-states-income-tax-treaties-a-to-z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">United States Income Tax Treaties \u2013 A to Z<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p><p>But buried deep is exactly the information we need to know. \u00a0Let\u2019s break it down by country.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d6ba2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d6ba2d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae85284\" data-id=\"ae85284\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6586f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6586f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Canada\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3dc4bed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3dc4bed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cde2ae8\" data-id=\"cde2ae8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a9012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57a9012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Even though there is a US-Canada Tax treaty, they generally require an income tax return to be filed when a business has reported having paid you Canadian source income.<\/p><p>Which tax return to file depends on if it\u2019s an individual who is earning the commissions or a business entity. Personal income tax return will be required if you have income from sources in Canada.<\/p><p>On the non-resident return, there\u2019s a place to report what you have reported in duplicate in the US and the tax you paid, in order to prevent double taxation on the same income.<\/p><p>A business entity that doesn\u2019t have a physical presence, but again receives income from sources in Canada must file a T2 business tax return and there is a place to report what has been reported already and paid taxes on in the US to prevent double-taxation.<\/p><p>However, it\u2019s important to know that Amazon Canada\u2019s affiliate program doesn\u2019t actually appear to be run out of Canada, but rather the US. \u00a0<\/p><p>So, while they may pay out commissions in Canadian dollars there doesn\u2019t appear to be a need to file paperwork with the Canadian government \u2013 again, we definitely encourage you to work with your CPA for your specific situation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4da048 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d4da048\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-327c056\" data-id=\"327c056\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aacb463 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aacb463\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mexico<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7f781f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7f781f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e824ea\" data-id=\"0e824ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf9dd5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf9dd5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are a non-resident of Mexico, but earning Mexico-sourced income, and if you can prove residency of your foreign tax home, then you will only be taxed once on your Mexican source income. There is a US-Mexico tax treaty in place to prevent double-taxation.<\/p><p>Similar to Canada, it appears that using the Amazon Mexico affiliate program will net you commissions in Mexican pesos the affiliate program actually references it\u2019s existing being in the US (see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/afiliados.amazon.com.mx\/help\/operating\/agreement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">section 19, Disputas<\/a>\u00a0of the Associates Acuerdo Operativo).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9066ab1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9066ab1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b881bfc\" data-id=\"b881bfc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87e0751 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87e0751\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Europe (UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain) & Australia\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bff9aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bff9aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d1adb6\" data-id=\"2d1adb6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21463a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21463a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The same general rules apply to the UK as in Mexico, as well as France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Australia. A non-resident will be taxed on their source income in these non-US countries and exempted from other world-wide income. The US has tax treaties with all of these countries as well as to prevent double-taxation and improve compliance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c294f7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c294f7a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59a40b7\" data-id=\"59a40b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8efbe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8efbe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brazil\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a7dfcf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a7dfcf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-965d7c8\" data-id=\"965d7c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c890f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c890f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For non-residents and foreign business entities, the income that comes from Brazilian sources is taxed at rates between 15-25% depending on the type of income. The US requires reporting and taxation of worldwide income, accepting the foreign earned income exclusion amounts allowed. If we\u2019re only looking at passive commission income, then it will not qualify as \u201cearned\u201d income for this exclusion in the US. \u00a0<\/p><p>Brazil and the US do not have an official tax treaty in place, however, Brazil has officially recognized the reciprocity of tax treatment with the US, the UK, and Germany, permitting the offsetting of tax paid in these countries against tax due in Brazil.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0f6e52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0f6e52\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ba5834\" data-id=\"7ba5834\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89a3a39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89a3a39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">India<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-166cb07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"166cb07\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48e7b1a\" data-id=\"48e7b1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0b5a89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0b5a89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>India is similar to the set up in Europe for tax the income that non-residents receive sourced from these countries, but it\u2019s more complex with exceptions, exemptions, special rates for business types and whether or not the profits are held in Indian financial institutions. There is a US-India tax treaty in place to prevent double taxation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8fd289a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8fd289a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4c4d91\" data-id=\"d4c4d91\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b334e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b334e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">China<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3db59ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3db59ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2e3e58\" data-id=\"e2e3e58\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3da5e49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3da5e49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>China has more than 10 different categories of income and taxes each accordingly using progressive tax rates (like the US: example\u2014the first $10,000 is taxed at %10, then the next $25,000 is taxed at 15%, then the next $40,000 is taxed at 25%, etc. and so on). Corporations have compliance and regulation requirements in addition to a corporate income tax. Like most of the countries on this list, a non-resident earning China-sourced commissions will be taxed on that income and not their entire world-wide income in that country. The US-China income tax treaty eliminates double taxation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67f623e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67f623e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-331bf8d\" data-id=\"331bf8d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3d47b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3d47b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Japan<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0878538 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0878538\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50592d5\" data-id=\"50592d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70d5f8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70d5f8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Per US-Japan tax treaty Article 8, profits are taxable only if the US resident also has a permanent establishment in Japan. Per treaty Article 6 under the 1945 convention, if the US resident pays tax on Japanese source-income, then the taxpayer will be allowed a credit for that tax paid, providing relief from double-taxation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c339922 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c339922\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3c5fcc\" data-id=\"d3c5fcc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b38669 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b38669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Please keep in mind\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbc74ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbc74ff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-986d2cd\" data-id=\"986d2cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e7b7b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e7b7b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This article is meant to be a conversation starter.<\/p><p>We are not tax experts, so of course, we do recommend that you meet with your CPA or attorney to figure out exactly what your tax situation might be. Hopefully, this can serve as a good starting point in your research.<\/p><p>Thank you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As affiliate marketers, the first time we see an international payment come through our initial thought is often excitement. Wondering if the US has a tax treaty with said country and if their IRS equivalent is also going to want some portion of our hard earned commissions isn\u2019t typically something that crosses our mind. 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