Hello,
My wife is Taiwanese and is not a citizen of USA. She is not a green card holder, either. We live in Taiwan.
She has a business in Taiwan receiving royalties from Steam (Steam, a USA company, sells digital copies of video games). Once per month, Steam pays out the royalty.
She is subject to 30 percent withholding. Steam holds this.
I am confused how EIN stuff works and whether or not it does anything in Taiwan, a non treaty country.
- If she gets an EIN, would that forgive the withholding in USA?
- If she gets an EIN and the withholding is gone, would she still owe anything to USA? Or only worry about her own local (Taiwan) taxes?
- Would she need to file anything quarterly with USA? Or annually?
- Any general tips to prevent double taxation?
Thanks!