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goose · 01-08-2000, 07:15 AM

Got another email from webspomsors asking me to fill in a tax form, now Im not a US citizen and I dont live in the US and I dont do business there so under international treaties on this matter I am not required to fill in these forms, I have recieved advice on this matter from an international firm of accountants. Yet websponsors insist it must be filled or refuse to make payment. Now (1)How come no other advertising company on the net that I am aware of reqiure this, only websponsors? If this form was required to be filled in then all advertising companies would be asking the same.(2)How come you are not informed of this when you sign up, not after you have you have been running their banners? (3)Im not about to fill in this form, so looks like Ill lose my money.

01-08-2000, 07:15 AM	#1
goose Registered User Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Land of the vegemite sandwich and skippy. Posts: 121	webspomsors tax forms? Got another email from webspomsors asking me to fill in a tax form, now Im not a US citizen and I dont live in the US and I dont do business there so under international treaties on this matter I am not required to fill in these forms, I have recieved advice on this matter from an international firm of accountants. Yet websponsors insist it must be filled or refuse to make payment. Now (1)How come no other advertising company on the net that I am aware of reqiure this, only websponsors? If this form was required to be filled in then all advertising companies would be asking the same.(2)How come you are not informed of this when you sign up, not after you have you have been running their banners? (3)Im not about to fill in this form, so looks like Ill lose my money.