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jl_merrow ([personal profile] jl_merrow) wrote 2010-09-03 08:54 pm (UTC)

Sorry for the late reply - I've been away!
The US tax number, basically, is so that you DON'T have to pay US tax on your royalties - otherwise some, but not all, publishers will deduct 30% before they pay you.

As others have explained it WAY better than I could, I'll link you to this comment on [livejournal.com profile] josephine_myles' lj. :)

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