If your contracting entity is Google Inc., then in accordance with the terms of your agreement with Google, you should not be required to invoice us for VAT. Please speak to your local tax advisors if you have further questions.
However, if your local government requires you to send a VAT invoice, you may send it to the address below. Please be aware that we do not process all invoices.
Google Inc.
42 Abingdon Street
Mountain View, CA
United States
For your reference, our VAT number is EU372000041.
Frequently asked questions
Do you withhold taxes?
Which tax form should I fill in?
Will you send me a Form 1099 or 1042?
What if I don't have a tax ID?
What is an EIN and do I need one?
Why can't I submit a W8-BEN form as an individual?
Do you withhold taxes?
We rarely withhold United States federal tax from AdMob payments. However, we may be required to withhold up to 30% from publishers in these situations:
- if you are subject to back-up withholding as described on Form W-9
- if you do not fill in Section 10 on Form W-8BEN with a treaty number and 0% and do not provide a United States TIN in Part 1 Box 6
- if you do not claim complete exemption in Section 12 of Form 8233
- if the tax information entered on your tax form is found to be incorrect or inaccurate
If you've had earnings withheld from a payment, it's because our records indicated that you were subject to tax withholding at the time of payment. In this case, you'll see a line item for tax withholding on the Payments page of your account.
If you don't believe that you're subject to tax withholding, please update the tax information in your account. Once you update your information to indicate that you're not subject to withholding, we won't withhold any portion of your AdMob earnings going forward.
Please note that we're unable to credit you for past withholdings; these are paid to the IRS directly as a payment towards your US Federal taxes. The amount will be reflected in the Form 1099 or 1042 that will be sent to you in the first quarter of next year. If you're not subject to US Federal taxes, please contact the IRS directly to receive a refund.
Which tax form should I fill in?
Unfortunately, we're unable to indicate which form is applicable for you, as we're unable to provide tax advice.
However, we have provided a tax wizard within your account, which will help guide you to the form that's appropriate to your particular situation. You can find it on the Tax Information page. If the wizard doesn't help, please consult your tax advisor or the IRS for tax advice. If your country has additional tax requirements, you might also want to contact your local tax authorities for this information.
Please note that not all publishers are required to provide tax information to Google. Information about the particular requirements in your situation can be found on the Tax Information page in your account.
Will you send me a Form 1099 or 1042?
Publishers are responsible for paying their own taxes resulting from participation in AdMob. In order to facilitate this, we send IRS forms 1099 and 1042-S to qualifying publishers as required by US tax law. Forms will be sent before the end of January 2013.
We will send a Form 1099 to you and the IRS if:
- You submitted a Form W-9, are not a corporation and were paid at least US $600 in 2012 OR
- You indicated that you are subject to backup withholding and had taxes withheld
We will send a Form 1042-S to you and the IRS if:
- You submitted one of the Form W-8s OR Form 8233
We will not send you any forms or report your earnings to the IRS if:
- You have signed the declaration of No US Activities OR
- You have no earnings from the AdMob programme OR
- You have submitted a Form W-9 as a corporation and did not have any taxes withheld OR
- You have submitted a Form W-9, made less than $600 and did not have any taxes withheld
For those publishers whose earnings are reported, please note that payments dated in 2012 will be reported in 2012. This means that unpaid earnings from 2012 that are rolled over to 2013 will not be included. For example, December 2012 earnings which are paid in January 2013 will not be included as earnings for 2012.
What if I don't have a tax ID?
If you are a US business or individual, or a non-US business with US Activities, and you do not have a tax ID such as a Taxpayer Identification Number or Social Security Number, you'll need to acquire one. We suggest that you obtain your TIN as soon as possible. Please note that the process of obtaining a TIN may take several weeks. You can visit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website for more information on obtaining a US TIN: IRS information page.
You may not be required to submit a US tax ID if you do not have US activities and you certify this by submitting the 'Certification of No US Activities' form. Please visit our Tax infomation page for more details.
What is an EIN and do I need one?
Publishers holding business accounts may be required to provide an Employer Identification Number for tax purposes. To find out whether you need an EIN, please visit the IRS website.
There are 3 ways to get an EIN:
- Online: Apply for an EIN online here. Your EIN will be issued immediately once the application information is validated.
- By telephone at 1-800-829-4933 from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm in the local time zone.
- By posting or faxing Form SS-4, "Application for Employer Identification Number", to the IRS.
Why can't I submit a W8-BEN form as an individual?
Based on our understanding, due to the nature of the services provided by the AdMob programme we cannot accept a W-8BEN form from an Individual.
If you are a nonresident alien individual who earns revenue through our AdMob programme, this revenue is characterised as payments for personal services. Therefore, as stated in the instructions to the Form W-8BEN, you must complete the Form 8233 rather than the Form W-8BEN if you believe that you are entitled to an exemption from US income tax withholding on AdMob payments by Google.
However, before you resubmit a Form W-8 or a Form 8233 we recommend that you review the description of US Activities below to confirm that you do have US Activities and are submitting the correct IRS form. If you do not have US Activities, you will not need to submit any tax forms.
United States (US) Activities involve having employees or owning equipment in the US that are involved in any way with revenue earned through the AdMob programme. This includes, but is not limited to, owning a web server or owning a hosting service in the US, or having employees in the US who are involved in either:
- setting up a web server, hosting service or website
- developing content for your website
- marketing to create a user base for your site
- telephone support for your site
- buying products for your site
- maintaining your site
Generally, utilising an unrelated third-party US web hosting service to host your web pages, renting web servers that are located in the US from an unrelated third party or having your payment sent to a US Post Office Box or mail forwarding address, do not of themselves constitute US Activities.
If you do not have US Activities, please click the Foreign Publisher with no US Activities link and agree to the statement on that page. In this case, no tax forms are required.
If you do have US Activities, please follow the instructions on the Tax information page to update your current form, or to submit a new form.
Please note that the tax information collection interface and any tax-related information provided by Google is not intended as and should not be construed as legal, tax or investment advice. You should always consult your tax advisor to help answer specific questions regarding how tax laws apply to you and/or your business. The tax summary that we have provided is necessarily incomplete and the tax laws and regulations are subject to change. Therefore, Google does not guarantee and is not liable for the accuracy or completeness of any tax information provided, or any results or outcome as a result of the use of this information.