How to get an EIN as an international seller
I am registered in amazon seller central as an international seller. I pay taxes in my country of origin. Recently I moved to the U.S. and I want to get an EIN to register in TikTok Shop for seller. I can not register there with my business identification number from my country. If I register as a sole proprietor in the U.S I will have to submit tax information both in my country and in the U.S for the same business which is weird. How would you handle that situation?
How to get an EIN as an international seller
I am registered in amazon seller central as an international seller. I pay taxes in my country of origin. Recently I moved to the U.S. and I want to get an EIN to register in TikTok Shop for seller. I can not register there with my business identification number from my country. If I register as a sole proprietor in the U.S I will have to submit tax information both in my country and in the U.S for the same business which is weird. How would you handle that situation?
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Seller_vSOOwekJLU6c0
If it were me, I would accept I cannot do TikTok Shop. I don't want to pay taxes in two countries.
I would just stick with Amazon. There's only one way to get an EIN(Employer Identification Number) and that's to open a second business in the USA.
Micah_Amazon
Hello @Seller_DbjuLUchJ7Unq,
Thank you for reaching out. While we are committed to helping sellers understand the requirements under these tax regulations, we do not provide tax guidance. You will want to contact a tax professional.
For tax guidance, click Service Provider Network to contact a tax professional.
You can provide your taxpayer identification information to Amazon by clicking here to use our self-service Tax Interview process that will guide you through entering your taxpayer information and validating your W-9 or W-8BEN form. To fulfill the IRS requirements as efficiently as possible, answer all questions and enter all information requested during the interview. Avoid misspellings or entering incorrect Tax Identification Numbers, both of which can result in an invalidated tax form.
The answers you provide during the Tax Interview will automatically determine which IRS form (W-8BEN or W-9) applies to you.
Once you open a business you will receive your EIN. In that case, Amazon can use that to verify tax requires, verification, etc.
Please let me know if you have any additional questions.
Best of luck!
Cheers,
Micah
