Just received notice from CJ.com (Commission Junction) regarding new tax laws, and that non-US citizens /
non-US publishers need to declare themselves so. Anyone running a business that uses US infrastructure or employees will need to pay tax. So managed web hosts seem to fall under that category. Self managed VDS hosts seems a bit of a grey area. Shared hosting very likely falls under the new US tax laws.
The legal jargon that everyone using CJ.com needs to accept or decline:
Please sign and attest to the following information. By completing this form and clicking SUBMIT FORM you affirm that:
Publisher represents and warrants that it does not have any employees or equipment located in the United States (“U.S. Activities”) that are involved in any way with the revenue that has been or will be earned by Publisher pursuant to the Commission Junction Affiliate Marketing program. U.S. Activities include, but are not limited to, owning a web server or owning a hosting service in the U.S., or having employees in the U.S. who are involved in either:
- Setting up Publisher’s web server, hosting service, or website
- Developing content for Publisher’s website
- Marketing to create a user base for Publisher’s site
- Telephone support for Publisher’s site
- Buying products for Publisher’s site
- Maintaining Publisher’s site
Certification and signature of Publisher or a duly authorized representative of Publisher
Publisher represents and warrants that it does not have any employees or equipment located in the United States (“U.S. Activities”) that are involved in any way with the revenue that has been or will be earned by Publisher pursuant to the Commission Junction Affiliate Marketing program. U.S. Activities include, but are not limited to, owning a web server or owning a hosting service in the U.S., or having employees in the U.S. who are involved in either.
So, if you are a UK web publisher that has a large American audience, you may have to consider moving your hosting to the UK to avoid the US tax man.
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