Foreign Contractor Withholding In Arizona
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Without this form, you must withhold 30% of your payments to foreign contractors for taxes. IRS Form W-8BEN-E is similar but is for foreign businesses rather than individuals. For example, if you work with a foreign contractor who has formed a business entity, they may need to file W-8BEN-E instead of W-8BEN.
If you are a U.S. citizen or U.S. resident alien, you report your foreign income on your tax return where you report your U.S. income. That is, on line 1 of IRS Form 1040.
Individuals may withhold Arizona income tax be withheld on their payments from a pension, annuity, or a distribution from a retirement account. The individual must complete Arizona Form A-4P and provide the completed form to the payor of their pension, annuity, or to their retirement account administrator.
To choose the deduction, you must deduct foreign income taxes on Schedule A (Form 1040), Itemized Deductions. To choose the foreign tax credit, you generally must complete Form 1116 and attach it to your Form 1040, Form 1040-SR or Form 1040-NR.
Arizona determines state taxes using your federal adjusted gross income (AGI). Consequently, any foreign income excluded on your federal return will also be excluded from your Arizona return. If you need to file a federal return, you must also file an Arizona state return.
Form 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC: If your business pays a foreign contractor with a temporary TIN (ITIN) $600 or more for services provided within the United States, then you can file Form 1099-NEC or Form 1099-MISC to report these payments to the IRS.
Under US domestic tax laws, a foreign person generally is subject to 30% US tax on the gross amount of certain US-source income.
If the employee working in Arizona is not an Arizona resident, withholding of Arizona state income tax is required once the employee has been working in Arizona for 60 days. If both the employer and nonresident employee agree, withholding can start at the beginning of employment instead of waiting 60 days.
Nonresident aliens Taxable income from US trade or business entities can include some kinds of foreign-source income, as well as US-source income. US investment income is generally taxed at a flat 30 percent tax rate, which may be reduced by a tax treaty. Certain types of investment income may be exempt from US tax.
