![]() Where can I find my Amazon Series Page?.Kindle Vella - Royalties, Reporting, and Payments.International Standard Book Number (ISBN).Make Your Book More Discoverable with Keywords.Previewing and Publishing Your Kindle Create Book.Prepare Print Replica Books with Kindle Create. ![]() Prepare Comic eBooks with Kindle Create.Prepare Reflowable and Print Books with Kindle Create.Publishing Service Providers & Resources.What file formats are supported for eBook manuscripts?.Why is my cover image not updating on Amazon?.What criteria does my eBook's cover image need to meet?.Fix Paperback and Hardcover Formatting Issues.Paperback and Hardcover Manuscript Templates.Format Front Matter, Body Matter, and Back Matter.How EU Prices Affect List Price Requirements.EIN for Corporations and Non-Individual Entities * Assuming you’re making some sales la har. More questions? Ask away! We’ll dig up some answers for you. Right! So now this is filled up, sit back, relax, and wait for your money to roll in*! □ You have to pay that 30% withholding, okay? (Not happy? Take it up with the gomen.) Leave this whole section blank because Malaysia doesn’t have a tax treaty or any special rates to claim. This is usually if you have some funky tax arrangements, which if you’re just trying to self-publish an ebook, you likely don’t. If you don’t have a tax number because you’re not taxable yet, you should write “not legally required.” #6 – Fill in your Malaysian tax number here (usually SGxxxxxxxxx). You CAN apply for an ITIN, but we can’t give you any advise you on that. The SSN (Social Security Number) is only applicable if you live and work in the US (which, if you’re reading this, you’re probably not) and the ITIN (Individual Taxpayer Identification Number) is only applicable if you’re paying taxes in the US (which, if you’re based in Malaysia, you’re probably not). Most of the stuff is self-evident, but here are the parts you’ll probably have questions about: Some websites will ask you to download the form, fill and upload, others (like Amazon) allows you to fill it directly on the site. What you need to do is fill up the W-8BEN, which is a very simple document. Malaysia does NOT have a tax treaty with USA, so all your royalties is subject to a 30% withholding tax. Enter the bank details given by your Payoneer account into Amazon and voila, you’re getting monthly royalty payments*! Tax Information What Payoneer does is it sets you up with a US bank account (and others, but you mainly only need US) so that you can opt for payment via direct debit/EFT. What IS an option (and the one we’re currently using) is Payoneer (referral link). Screenshot from Īnd no, Amazon does not pay out through Paypal, so that’s not an option. Meaning, you’ll need to get about $143.00 in royalties in the US Kindle Store before you’ll get a cheque ($143.00 – 30% = $100.10). Note that this is AFTER applicable tax withholding too. Which will only be paid AFTER you reach $100 in the respective marketplace. If you’re a super patient person (or you don’t have a bank account with any of the recognised marketplaces), you’ll have to wait for a cheque. I’m pretty sure you know how to fill in your own address so… Getting Paid This information will not be shown to the public anywhere-it’s only for finance use. Go to your account (the link on the top right-hand corner) and fill up your publisher information.įull name here is your official name, according to your IC. ![]() For the other two, here are some general tips on how to get set up. You’d wish that you could just enter your bank account number and see the money roll in. ![]() Yay, money! Right? Unfortunately, as a Malaysian, it’s not that easy. You gotta have several things first before you start seeing any money:Īmazon pays royalties “approximately 60 days following the end of the calendar month during which the sales were made.” This means two months after the month in which you sold your books, so if you made any sales in January, you’ll probably receive your money at the end of March/beginning of April. But the big question everyone wants to know is this: HOW DO I GET PAID? We covered how to publish your ebook on Amazon KDP in detail in our last post. ![]()
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