tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241579649829766622.post1687975698726896863..comments2023-09-22T09:22:54.329+02:00Comments on ROSA: The IRS and everything you didn't know you needed to knowRomy Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14989655739656698541noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241579649829766622.post-24537734110203162002013-05-25T10:10:45.112+02:002013-05-25T10:10:45.112+02:00Thank you so much. This article was very helpful. ...Thank you so much. This article was very helpful. My anxiety has reduced a little.Nana Prahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12854685637338591856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241579649829766622.post-71581982417183767722012-11-04T14:33:12.941+02:002012-11-04T14:33:12.941+02:00A heads up: I had an interesting chat with South A...A heads up: I had an interesting chat with South Africa YA author Joanne McGregor at the recent Sanlam 2012 Youth Literature Award ceremony at Emoyeni. Joanne had previously contacted me about getting a tax number for a non-US resident author and kindly shared with me a very detailed blog post on a short cut to getting that dratted US tax number.<br /><br />Here is <a href="http://catherineryanhoward.com/2012/02/24/non-us-self-publisher-tax-issues-dont-need-to-be-taxing/" rel="nofollow">the excellent and detailed blog post by Irish author CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD on an easier way to get a US tax number for Non US resident authors </a> <br /><br />The many comments on Catherine's blog are worth reading too. <br /><br />Joanne followed these steps and said it took her less than an hour to get her US tax number via Skype.Judy Croome | @judy_croomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241579649829766622.post-59276551182781684512012-09-06T16:38:03.392+02:002012-09-06T16:38:03.392+02:00Thanks for the link, Judy!
Bruno - I've learn...Thanks for the link, Judy!<br /><br />Bruno - I've learned the hard way never send anything via the post office before Christmas as it will be ransacked. Luckily my last package only had German books inside, so the branch manager found them. You just don't want to know what state the ripped-open packaging was in!Romy Sommerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14989655739656698541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241579649829766622.post-35483883433138377542012-08-08T15:24:19.636+02:002012-08-08T15:24:19.636+02:00Thanks a lot for the information. I'm starting...Thanks a lot for the information. I'm starting to get the idea that writing the book was the easy part ... :( Our post office is abysmal, they manage to lose 1 in 5 packages addressed to me.Brunohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11455545060335228501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241579649829766622.post-60887068042870372522012-08-04T08:12:28.402+02:002012-08-04T08:12:28.402+02:00Well written article, Romy, there's some usefu...Well written article, Romy, there's some useful additional info included! <br /><br />I've set up a link to this blog post at the bottom of my blog post <a href="http://judycroome.blogspot.com/2011/05/no-escaping-tax-payments.html" rel="nofollow"> No Escaping Tax Payments (May 2011) </a> and I'll tweet this article too.<br /><br />And I must be more brainwashed about tax after 20 years with hubby than I realised...my tax article was all my own idea (a middle of the night brainstorm!) and all my own research (one doesn't get free advice from lawyers, I'm afraid, not even when you're married to one!!!) :)Judy Croome | @judy_croomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241579649829766622.post-6153868065419102102012-03-06T13:17:28.721+02:002012-03-06T13:17:28.721+02:00Hi girls - I'm in Australia, which wouldn'...Hi girls - I'm in Australia, which wouldn't be a problem if I owned a passport. The U.S. Embassy and Consulates here refuse to notarise any amount of I.D., and believe me I sent them EVERYTHING - because none of it was a passport. The cost of procuring a passport would be okay - $250 in Oz - if I ever intended to use it, but at 71 I'm not likely to. The last resort is to directly phone the IRS. <br /><br />Solicitor notaries here are incredibly expensive too. Ever had the feeling of being caught between a rock and a hard place? I'm about to email Rhonda with my latest bad news.<br /><br />Good luck to all of you, happy writing and many sales.Monya Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457892085239476067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241579649829766622.post-16202132021199818232012-02-08T14:29:09.981+02:002012-02-08T14:29:09.981+02:00PS: And yes, please keep us posted on your progres...PS: And yes, please keep us posted on your progress.Romy Sommerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14989655739656698541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241579649829766622.post-82980695116118191332012-02-08T14:14:35.525+02:002012-02-08T14:14:35.525+02:00Good point, Gina. You might if you're a South ...Good point, Gina. You might if you're a South African living abroad, but the current US/SA policy is that no South African notary is acceptable, hence the Apostille. So a pain in the a** for those of us living in SA.Romy Sommerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14989655739656698541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241579649829766622.post-30745997625865921812012-02-07T15:03:45.250+02:002012-02-07T15:03:45.250+02:00Surely you could also get the SA passport authorit...Surely you could also get the SA passport authority to notarise or verify a copy of your passport? That might be easier and quicker? I mailed my stuff to IRS weeks and weeks ago so will report back on progress.Gina Rossihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225218209687432801noreply@blogger.com