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Can anyone tell me what the orange icon that appears in the activity forum is for please?

Hot Topic, drawing lot's of attention.

'm afraid you stumped me. Nevertheless, this seems like a hand in glove.

ORANGE - The Warmth of the Fire

Orange symbolizes: endurance, vitality, play, creativity

Verb: I feel

Orange Energy:
Orange combines the energy of red and the happiness of yellow.

From the softest peach and coral tints, to deep siennas and tawny umbers, orange is always friendly and welcoming. It provides emotional energy that you can give to others, including compassion, passion and genuine warmth.

Orange lusts for life and its laughter is full-bodied. It promotes happiness and optimism, helps balance general well being, and broadens the mind to cope with life and career.

It is associated with joy, sunshine, the tropics, celebration, comfort, and enjoyment of the senses. It entices us with sensual pleasure: dancing flames of fire, flamboyant autumn leaves, shimmering goldfish.

A laughing color…which stimulates appetite for the good things in life and increase an interest in sexuality as well as a desire for abundance.

Orange is the best emotional stimulant. Increases self-esteem and confidence and strengthens a sense of identity. It connects us to our senses and helps to remove inhibitions and makes us independent and social. Freedom and expression of emotions.

Orange is the color of creativity, ambition and drive... stimulates creative thinking and enthusiasm, the willingness to embrace new ideas with enjoyment and a sense of exploration and creative play.

Keywords for Meaning of Orange:
creativity, celebration, fun, enthusiasm, fascination, happiness, friendliness, warmth, cheerfulness, sociable, adventure, outgoing, excitement, energy, invigorating, sensuality, enthusiasm, optimism, motivation, determination, courage, self-assured, power, achieve goals, abundance, well-being, awareness, intellect, authority, harmony, emotional balance, creative thinking, creative decision-making,
http://www.beading-design-jewelry.com/meaning-of-orange.html
Hope that addresses the question! - Al Hurley

It means your post is on fire! You are getting lots of comments on it and people are interacting on it. This is a very good sign that people love your post.

Ah Ahaa! thanks Scott for keeping us informed.

No problem Bill I'm glad that I was able to help you out.

Hot topic :)

It might also imply that it is new?

It might! I have been informed its a hot topic meaning lots of people are responding.

Maybe it is a combination of both, because I saw at least one that didn't have any comments.

think it could be a 'hot topic' Bill (only a guess though).

I guess you guessed right. Thanks
Bill

Thanks guys as I had no clue.
Rich

So now we know what it is. Thanks Rich.
Bill

Notice how many comments are on those particular posts? A lot more than normal right? ;)

Got it Ethan, A hot topic.
Thanks
Bill

Hi Bill - I think it's a flame - meaning the topic/question/blog is "on fire" - meaning lots of people are reading /commenting on it.

Annika, I have been reliably informed that you are on the money.
Thanks
Bill

Sorry Bill, I have no clue but now you have my curiosity up as well.
Rich

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What is the orange flame for in activity next to the name

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Can anyone tell me what the orange icon that appears in the activity forum is for please?

Hot Topic, drawing lot's of attention.

'm afraid you stumped me. Nevertheless, this seems like a hand in glove.

ORANGE - The Warmth of the Fire

Orange symbolizes: endurance, vitality, play, creativity

Verb: I feel

Orange Energy:
Orange combines the energy of red and the happiness of yellow.

From the softest peach and coral tints, to deep siennas and tawny umbers, orange is always friendly and welcoming. It provides emotional energy that you can give to others, including compassion, passion and genuine warmth.

Orange lusts for life and its laughter is full-bodied. It promotes happiness and optimism, helps balance general well being, and broadens the mind to cope with life and career.

It is associated with joy, sunshine, the tropics, celebration, comfort, and enjoyment of the senses. It entices us with sensual pleasure: dancing flames of fire, flamboyant autumn leaves, shimmering goldfish.

A laughing color…which stimulates appetite for the good things in life and increase an interest in sexuality as well as a desire for abundance.

Orange is the best emotional stimulant. Increases self-esteem and confidence and strengthens a sense of identity. It connects us to our senses and helps to remove inhibitions and makes us independent and social. Freedom and expression of emotions.

Orange is the color of creativity, ambition and drive... stimulates creative thinking and enthusiasm, the willingness to embrace new ideas with enjoyment and a sense of exploration and creative play.

Keywords for Meaning of Orange:
creativity, celebration, fun, enthusiasm, fascination, happiness, friendliness, warmth, cheerfulness, sociable, adventure, outgoing, excitement, energy, invigorating, sensuality, enthusiasm, optimism, motivation, determination, courage, self-assured, power, achieve goals, abundance, well-being, awareness, intellect, authority, harmony, emotional balance, creative thinking, creative decision-making,
http://www.beading-design-jewelry.com/meaning-of-orange.html
Hope that addresses the question! - Al Hurley

It means your post is on fire! You are getting lots of comments on it and people are interacting on it. This is a very good sign that people love your post.

Ah Ahaa! thanks Scott for keeping us informed.

No problem Bill I'm glad that I was able to help you out.

Hot topic :)

It might also imply that it is new?

It might! I have been informed its a hot topic meaning lots of people are responding.

Maybe it is a combination of both, because I saw at least one that didn't have any comments.

think it could be a 'hot topic' Bill (only a guess though).

I guess you guessed right. Thanks
Bill

Thanks guys as I had no clue.
Rich

So now we know what it is. Thanks Rich.
Bill

Notice how many comments are on those particular posts? A lot more than normal right? ;)

Got it Ethan, A hot topic.
Thanks
Bill

Hi Bill - I think it's a flame - meaning the topic/question/blog is "on fire" - meaning lots of people are reading /commenting on it.

Annika, I have been reliably informed that you are on the money.
Thanks
Bill

Sorry Bill, I have no clue but now you have my curiosity up as well.
Rich

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Can anyone tell me, when a comment is left why there is no facility to reply only action is available?

Bill

Bill, we continue to amaze ourselves with questions and the things we learn everyday :)

Thanks for your comment Cathy, we sure do learn every day.
Bill

I see you have received your answer---Great !!!

Yes its so simple I should have worked it out for myself. I think it helped others as well by just asking the question.
Cheers
Bill

yep--- it always does ----!!! have a great day or night !!!

That's exactly what I wanted to know! :)

I think lots of people wanted to know, but just didn't get round to asking the question. Lesson to us all, no matter how stupid the question might seem ask it anyway. lol :)
Bill

Just testing ! :D

Sorry...it's the Science teacher in me...must repeat to get accurate results! Let's see...

Eureka! Heehee!

I am so glad your here D. Your so bubbly its very refreshing. You are going to do so well here in the WA family.
Bill

Did we manage to make that clear as mud for ya?

Yes its quite simple, and I really should have worked it out for my self. But there again, it may help others who had the same question.
Bill

You would be amazed at how many others are helped by simple questions. I was one of them a while ago. I just read other peoples questions and their answers till I was comfortable enough to ask my own!

The reply button is only available on the original comment. So when replying to a reply you have to go to the top of the conversation and reply to the original.

Thanks Ethan.
Bill

It's a little late, but I felt the need to make a screenshot or two. lol
1. http://i.imgur.com/Kjx5sQ8.png
2. http://i.imgur.com/EijFO0u.png

Thanks Ethan, we now have somewhere to direct the next person to who asks the same question.
Bill

You can actually reply to the original comment and it will continue in line. With the other person (or your) reply.

I have wondered about this myself, makes sense.

Thank you very much for your reply, it is such a simple thing. Thanks again.
Bill

No problem, glad I could help

Bill, It seems to that if you are on a personal profile you can reply once then you the next time you only get the action option. Check it to confirm. Maybe it's to keep us from turning our profile into a chat room.

Yes I guess that is the reason, its just a bit frustrating when some one asks another question in their reply. Thanks for your comment.
Bill

A drop down menu on the actions tab will let you either delete or edit the comment that you have written. ( click on the arrow next to the word "actions"

On comments you receive you may delete them or report them as spam only.

The question was about replying to a reply Shawn, Its a bit frustrating when some one asks a question in a reply and there is no facility to reply. Thanks for the comment.
Bill

Bill, I clicked Reply and my response will appear below yours. Shawn could comment on your comment by clicking on reply to keep the comment thread continuing. Debbie

Gotcha, you need to go up to the original start of the thread and use the reply there. :)

When wondering the same thing. Thanks for asking and I'm looking forward to seeing the answers

I hope you have got he answer my friend, I think its to stop the comments becoming like the chat room. Thanks for your comment.
Bill

Just testing the comment below from superspike 19, this comment should be added below my last comment. If this works we have our answer.
Bill

You have to reply to the original comment. It will add it below the latest post.
God bless,

Thank you and god bless you my friend for informing me and others.
Bill

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Can anyone tell me

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Can anyone tell me, when a comment is left why there is no facility to reply only action is available?

Bill

Bill, we continue to amaze ourselves with questions and the things we learn everyday :)

Thanks for your comment Cathy, we sure do learn every day.
Bill

I see you have received your answer---Great !!!

Yes its so simple I should have worked it out for myself. I think it helped others as well by just asking the question.
Cheers
Bill

yep--- it always does ----!!! have a great day or night !!!

That's exactly what I wanted to know! :)

I think lots of people wanted to know, but just didn't get round to asking the question. Lesson to us all, no matter how stupid the question might seem ask it anyway. lol :)
Bill

Just testing ! :D

Sorry...it's the Science teacher in me...must repeat to get accurate results! Let's see...

Eureka! Heehee!

I am so glad your here D. Your so bubbly its very refreshing. You are going to do so well here in the WA family.
Bill

Did we manage to make that clear as mud for ya?

Yes its quite simple, and I really should have worked it out for my self. But there again, it may help others who had the same question.
Bill

You would be amazed at how many others are helped by simple questions. I was one of them a while ago. I just read other peoples questions and their answers till I was comfortable enough to ask my own!

The reply button is only available on the original comment. So when replying to a reply you have to go to the top of the conversation and reply to the original.

Thanks Ethan.
Bill

It's a little late, but I felt the need to make a screenshot or two. lol
1. http://i.imgur.com/Kjx5sQ8.png
2. http://i.imgur.com/EijFO0u.png

Thanks Ethan, we now have somewhere to direct the next person to who asks the same question.
Bill

You can actually reply to the original comment and it will continue in line. With the other person (or your) reply.

I have wondered about this myself, makes sense.

Thank you very much for your reply, it is such a simple thing. Thanks again.
Bill

No problem, glad I could help

Bill, It seems to that if you are on a personal profile you can reply once then you the next time you only get the action option. Check it to confirm. Maybe it's to keep us from turning our profile into a chat room.

Yes I guess that is the reason, its just a bit frustrating when some one asks another question in their reply. Thanks for your comment.
Bill

A drop down menu on the actions tab will let you either delete or edit the comment that you have written. ( click on the arrow next to the word "actions"

On comments you receive you may delete them or report them as spam only.

The question was about replying to a reply Shawn, Its a bit frustrating when some one asks a question in a reply and there is no facility to reply. Thanks for the comment.
Bill

Bill, I clicked Reply and my response will appear below yours. Shawn could comment on your comment by clicking on reply to keep the comment thread continuing. Debbie

Gotcha, you need to go up to the original start of the thread and use the reply there. :)

When wondering the same thing. Thanks for asking and I'm looking forward to seeing the answers

I hope you have got he answer my friend, I think its to stop the comments becoming like the chat room. Thanks for your comment.
Bill

Just testing the comment below from superspike 19, this comment should be added below my last comment. If this works we have our answer.
Bill

You have to reply to the original comment. It will add it below the latest post.
God bless,

Thank you and god bless you my friend for informing me and others.
Bill

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A few times this has happened and I don't understand why , can anyone explain please?

I have typed a message to someone and when I click send the following appears wiping

Yeah what Carson said. Thanks for the question. Never ending learning here at WA

I guess it is also a reminder that so many people have joined WA since Carson's post 11 months ago. I wonder what else is lying hidden waiting for the next question. Thanks Bill.
Bill

I never knew there was a limit. Good tip.

Thanks for your comment Harvey.
Bill

Hi Bill - You haven't done anything wrong. Everyone has comment limits on them at some point. It was because at one time people were trying to game the system to become an ambassador by making hundreds of comments. The restrictions disappear. :) Beverley

Thanks Beverley, I fully understand why the comment limits are in place now. Its all part of my learning process here in WA. Onwards...
Bill

At the start when I tried sending a private message when I pressed send I got red writing under the box,however the reason I got it was because I was entering my name in the recipient box instead of the person i was sending the message to.When I started putting the recipient name into the box it worked fine.My message never disappeared though.

Thanks for your comment Tom.
Bill

This is news to me, and the one comment the first three months is also new news to me.
I will be following this thread for more info, thanks for bringing this up for discussion. :)

Thanks for your comment Shawn, please read Teenzia's post below she has cleared this up for us all.
Bill

Thanks, that explains it all!

Here is a post from Carson 11montgs ago maybe it will clear things up.
Carson, yes there is a limit to how many people that you may say hello to on their profile in a day. This was implemented due to people abusing the system by copy/pasting messages. Each day you may say hello to a handful of NEW people that you have never left a message to before, but anyone you've been in contact with in the past can be contacted as much as you like.

This is new to WA, so we will be adjusting the limits as we see fit. The GOAL is to cut down on comment spam and allow new people to come into WA and not be bombarded with copy/paste messages. I know that in this case you are just wanting to say hello to someone who has followed you and that you are not intending to spam :)

We will do our best to make this as unobtrusive as possible.

Carson

Thanks Tommy, we live and learn Terenzia cleared up the misunderstanding below.
Bill

Hi Bill,

Yes I have had that a few times and, last week I sent out a blog "What is the comment limit".
I got this answer which might help you as well

https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/carson/blog/an-explanation-of-the-daily-profile-comment-limit

Thanks

Terenzia

Thanks for sharing Carson's message, I fully understand now why the limit would be in place. I would assure the community however, I have not used copy and paste for any messages to anyone and I always try to make my comments different and personalized. My fault has been to click on the green world icon and if I see a post from a new person I welcome them to the WA community I did this with the very best intentions for their benefit. Thanks for clearing this up for everyone Terenzia.
Bill

Hi Bill,

I too try to personalise my comments and even user the person's name if I can, but I too got similar message as you.

These rules were set way in March last year so it is part of the system and should not worry us much.

I suggest that you give it a couple of hours and try making comments again and it would work

Good luck to you

Terenzia

Well, i got somethng similar today, it said, that i can post just one post a day in the first 3 months of the premium membership. It was concerning blogposts....hope this helps...:-)...Janine

Thanks for your reply, this is a different thing though. I have never seen the message you have received.
Thanks
Bill

I have never seen or heard of this before Bill. I hope it gets sorted out. Lydia.

Thanks Lydia, it has happened to me quite a few times over the past month. I then try on another member's page and my comment gets posted OK. Straaaange!!

I have heard of this happening to a couple people, and I do not understand why.
If you don't get the answer you are looking for I would inbox Kyle or Carson.

Thanks TJ, I am sure someone will have figured this out, so I will let it run for now, hopefully someone can come with an explanation.
Bill

I see the answer has been given.
That makes sense, and thanks for posting this question

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I received this message

I received this message

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A few times this has happened and I don't understand why , can anyone explain please?

I have typed a message to someone and when I click send the following appears wiping

Yeah what Carson said. Thanks for the question. Never ending learning here at WA

I guess it is also a reminder that so many people have joined WA since Carson's post 11 months ago. I wonder what else is lying hidden waiting for the next question. Thanks Bill.
Bill

I never knew there was a limit. Good tip.

Thanks for your comment Harvey.
Bill

Hi Bill - You haven't done anything wrong. Everyone has comment limits on them at some point. It was because at one time people were trying to game the system to become an ambassador by making hundreds of comments. The restrictions disappear. :) Beverley

Thanks Beverley, I fully understand why the comment limits are in place now. Its all part of my learning process here in WA. Onwards...
Bill

At the start when I tried sending a private message when I pressed send I got red writing under the box,however the reason I got it was because I was entering my name in the recipient box instead of the person i was sending the message to.When I started putting the recipient name into the box it worked fine.My message never disappeared though.

Thanks for your comment Tom.
Bill

This is news to me, and the one comment the first three months is also new news to me.
I will be following this thread for more info, thanks for bringing this up for discussion. :)

Thanks for your comment Shawn, please read Teenzia's post below she has cleared this up for us all.
Bill

Thanks, that explains it all!

Here is a post from Carson 11montgs ago maybe it will clear things up.
Carson, yes there is a limit to how many people that you may say hello to on their profile in a day. This was implemented due to people abusing the system by copy/pasting messages. Each day you may say hello to a handful of NEW people that you have never left a message to before, but anyone you've been in contact with in the past can be contacted as much as you like.

This is new to WA, so we will be adjusting the limits as we see fit. The GOAL is to cut down on comment spam and allow new people to come into WA and not be bombarded with copy/paste messages. I know that in this case you are just wanting to say hello to someone who has followed you and that you are not intending to spam :)

We will do our best to make this as unobtrusive as possible.

Carson

Thanks Tommy, we live and learn Terenzia cleared up the misunderstanding below.
Bill

Hi Bill,

Yes I have had that a few times and, last week I sent out a blog "What is the comment limit".
I got this answer which might help you as well

https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/carson/blog/an-explanation-of-the-daily-profile-comment-limit

Thanks

Terenzia

Thanks for sharing Carson's message, I fully understand now why the limit would be in place. I would assure the community however, I have not used copy and paste for any messages to anyone and I always try to make my comments different and personalized. My fault has been to click on the green world icon and if I see a post from a new person I welcome them to the WA community I did this with the very best intentions for their benefit. Thanks for clearing this up for everyone Terenzia.
Bill

Hi Bill,

I too try to personalise my comments and even user the person's name if I can, but I too got similar message as you.

These rules were set way in March last year so it is part of the system and should not worry us much.

I suggest that you give it a couple of hours and try making comments again and it would work

Good luck to you

Terenzia

Well, i got somethng similar today, it said, that i can post just one post a day in the first 3 months of the premium membership. It was concerning blogposts....hope this helps...:-)...Janine

Thanks for your reply, this is a different thing though. I have never seen the message you have received.
Thanks
Bill

I have never seen or heard of this before Bill. I hope it gets sorted out. Lydia.

Thanks Lydia, it has happened to me quite a few times over the past month. I then try on another member's page and my comment gets posted OK. Straaaange!!

I have heard of this happening to a couple people, and I do not understand why.
If you don't get the answer you are looking for I would inbox Kyle or Carson.

Thanks TJ, I am sure someone will have figured this out, so I will let it run for now, hopefully someone can come with an explanation.
Bill

I see the answer has been given.
That makes sense, and thanks for posting this question

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I have been asked a question today that I can't fully answer and would appreciate some advice from the community please.

Hi Bill, I was wondering if you have a

Good question...

I don't know
John

I am from Canada, and I talked to our tax department directly. I didn't want to be slapped with any extra taxes because I was ignorant. I do not have to pay any taxes to the US, since I have no physical presence there. I know that for a fact. As for tax deductions, I would say a good accountant would be able to help with that. Just guessing on that one, though.

Hi Gordi, I am also from Canada living and paying taxes in the UK. Thanks for contributing to my post.
Bill

Great work, Gordi. In my Post above, I was referring exclusively to NONE US persons ...if you don't have 'presence' in US Territory or jurisdiction ...NO IEN or TIN needed. You did the right thing and got the best counsel on the matter. You also should NOT need to sign IRS-Form 9 with U. S. payers of commission to you...but that is another thing.

Sorry Don't know.

Very informative post Debbie. Thanks for taking the time.
Harold

I do not think you'd need an EIN if your company isn't located in USA. You should report tax only where you live. Sorry, I guess you knew this already.

That's exactly right and it's what the tax authorities in my country (Germany) say, too. If you have no employees or equipment (rented servers for hosting do not count) in the U.S. and you are not an American citizen and you don't live there, you don't have to pay taxes in the U.S. but in your home country.

Thanks Bob, but the question was, are we! people outside the US entitled to a tax rebate if we have to pay taxes on sales within the US

As I don't get any income from my website yet, I don't need to inform the UK authorities, once I start placing ads and receiving an income, I then have 3 months to inform HMRC which is the same as your IRS. So I hope this is informative for UK members.

If you have an Amazon affiliate without UK ending, you will be earning US dollars which are reportable to the US. There are tax treaties if you meet the requirements.

I live in France. I do not meet the standards to pay taxes to France at this time. Thus, I am still paying taxes in the USA.

I am considering registering one of my websites in France thus, I would fall under France jurisdiction.

Most of the tax treaties are for individuals. This line is grey with an online business as you are earning income but not a wage. The treaties are in place for people that usually earn a wage. Debbie

Hi Derek from Chester, thanks for your input, the EIN is not relevant to you yet, but it is benefit that you can receive down the line.

It might be an idea to register with the HMRC straight away. If you have start up expenses, you may be able to get a tax rebate from PAYE income tax.

Before you apply for an Employer Identification Number (EIN) you need to apply for Indivdual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) which is a social security number for non USA citizens. You will need to supply your passport or notarized copy of your passport with IRS form W-7. You will need to obtain a USA notary from the embassy in the country where you live. Once you obtain your ITIN then you can apply for an EIN. I would look at the American Embassy page for your country. They usually give a list of people that help Americans. You may want to talk with them as how to proceed. You may even need to set up a business entity depending on how much you will make.

I would keep track of your earnings and possibly set up a separate PayPal and bank account for these funds so they can be tracked easily. Mixing this money with your other funds can create a problem with tracking the money.

You maybe able to delay the process for a time to see how much you are making. I would consult someone familiar with American tax law whether an accountant or lawyer. Hope this helps you. If you have any more questions, you can send me a private message. Debbie

It is great that you answerde a question that has blocked me for long time.Thanks thousandfold
Georg

Thank you so much Debbie for your time to answer this question, some great advice there.
Bill

Thank you very much.

thanks Debbie...i live in the Caribbean and wan't sure wat to do...this part was very confusing to me.....thanks

One more person who need the answer to this question. :) Thanks for question.

just to confirm that there is more than one person interested in this thread- thanks for posting it Bill

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Do non US members need to apply for an EIN?

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I have been asked a question today that I can't fully answer and would appreciate some advice from the community please.

Hi Bill, I was wondering if you have a

Good question...

I don't know
John

I am from Canada, and I talked to our tax department directly. I didn't want to be slapped with any extra taxes because I was ignorant. I do not have to pay any taxes to the US, since I have no physical presence there. I know that for a fact. As for tax deductions, I would say a good accountant would be able to help with that. Just guessing on that one, though.

Hi Gordi, I am also from Canada living and paying taxes in the UK. Thanks for contributing to my post.
Bill

Great work, Gordi. In my Post above, I was referring exclusively to NONE US persons ...if you don't have 'presence' in US Territory or jurisdiction ...NO IEN or TIN needed. You did the right thing and got the best counsel on the matter. You also should NOT need to sign IRS-Form 9 with U. S. payers of commission to you...but that is another thing.

Sorry Don't know.

Very informative post Debbie. Thanks for taking the time.
Harold

I do not think you'd need an EIN if your company isn't located in USA. You should report tax only where you live. Sorry, I guess you knew this already.

That's exactly right and it's what the tax authorities in my country (Germany) say, too. If you have no employees or equipment (rented servers for hosting do not count) in the U.S. and you are not an American citizen and you don't live there, you don't have to pay taxes in the U.S. but in your home country.

Thanks Bob, but the question was, are we! people outside the US entitled to a tax rebate if we have to pay taxes on sales within the US

As I don't get any income from my website yet, I don't need to inform the UK authorities, once I start placing ads and receiving an income, I then have 3 months to inform HMRC which is the same as your IRS. So I hope this is informative for UK members.

If you have an Amazon affiliate without UK ending, you will be earning US dollars which are reportable to the US. There are tax treaties if you meet the requirements.

I live in France. I do not meet the standards to pay taxes to France at this time. Thus, I am still paying taxes in the USA.

I am considering registering one of my websites in France thus, I would fall under France jurisdiction.

Most of the tax treaties are for individuals. This line is grey with an online business as you are earning income but not a wage. The treaties are in place for people that usually earn a wage. Debbie

Hi Derek from Chester, thanks for your input, the EIN is not relevant to you yet, but it is benefit that you can receive down the line.

It might be an idea to register with the HMRC straight away. If you have start up expenses, you may be able to get a tax rebate from PAYE income tax.

Before you apply for an Employer Identification Number (EIN) you need to apply for Indivdual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) which is a social security number for non USA citizens. You will need to supply your passport or notarized copy of your passport with IRS form W-7. You will need to obtain a USA notary from the embassy in the country where you live. Once you obtain your ITIN then you can apply for an EIN. I would look at the American Embassy page for your country. They usually give a list of people that help Americans. You may want to talk with them as how to proceed. You may even need to set up a business entity depending on how much you will make.

I would keep track of your earnings and possibly set up a separate PayPal and bank account for these funds so they can be tracked easily. Mixing this money with your other funds can create a problem with tracking the money.

You maybe able to delay the process for a time to see how much you are making. I would consult someone familiar with American tax law whether an accountant or lawyer. Hope this helps you. If you have any more questions, you can send me a private message. Debbie

It is great that you answerde a question that has blocked me for long time.Thanks thousandfold
Georg

Thank you so much Debbie for your time to answer this question, some great advice there.
Bill

Thank you very much.

thanks Debbie...i live in the Caribbean and wan't sure wat to do...this part was very confusing to me.....thanks

One more person who need the answer to this question. :) Thanks for question.

just to confirm that there is more than one person interested in this thread- thanks for posting it Bill

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