missmooey
Oct 7, 2010, 06:34 PM
Hello,
I'm an F1 Student, so technically I'm not allowed to work anywhere but my school. I have a small blog in which I earn something ridiculous like 10 dollars per month. In order to get the money from AdSense, though, I need to notify them on my tax status. I am not sure what to answer -- do I need to fill out a W9? By answering their "guiding" questions (mainly, I am not a resident alien, or ciizen or partnership or corporation, I don't own any business tools or employ any american citizens) --> it seems that Google AdSense tells me I'm not required to give my social security number at all.
I am not sure if that's the right thing, though. Am I even allowed to get the earnings at all? Also, I'm hoping the earnings will grow a bit, but I don't expect them to be anywhere above 50 dollars a month, tops, so it's not really a salary or anything like that. How is this treated by the IRS? Am I supposed to report it... I'm not sure what to do. For now, I asked AdSense to "hold my earnings" while they accumulate.
I hope someone can help me,
Thanks!
~missmooey
I'm an F1 Student, so technically I'm not allowed to work anywhere but my school. I have a small blog in which I earn something ridiculous like 10 dollars per month. In order to get the money from AdSense, though, I need to notify them on my tax status. I am not sure what to answer -- do I need to fill out a W9? By answering their "guiding" questions (mainly, I am not a resident alien, or ciizen or partnership or corporation, I don't own any business tools or employ any american citizens) --> it seems that Google AdSense tells me I'm not required to give my social security number at all.
I am not sure if that's the right thing, though. Am I even allowed to get the earnings at all? Also, I'm hoping the earnings will grow a bit, but I don't expect them to be anywhere above 50 dollars a month, tops, so it's not really a salary or anything like that. How is this treated by the IRS? Am I supposed to report it... I'm not sure what to do. For now, I asked AdSense to "hold my earnings" while they accumulate.
I hope someone can help me,
Thanks!
~missmooey