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    Jul 31, 2007, 02:37 PM
    Avoiding double tax in India and USA
    I am based in India and I am planning to write a book and the publishers are based in USA .
    Can someone tell me how I can avoid double taxation on the royalty of the book, as I think there is a double taxation treaty between USA and India.

    The publishers have asked me to fill form W-8BEN, but I am not sure how I would be able to save double taxation on the same. Can I avoid tax being cut in US

    Thanks in advance
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    Aug 1, 2007, 12:17 PM
    Publishing royalties are normally taxed at 30% for non-resident aliens.

    Though I am not an expert in Indian Tax Law, I suspect that you will be able to claim a credit against your India income tax for payment of this 30%. This effectively avoids the double taxation that you are afraid of.
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