Every few years, publishers that provided a W-8 tax form may need to resubmit their US tax forms in AdSense to make sure their tax information is correct. Refreshing your tax information will allow Google to apply the correct withholding rate to your earnings (where applicable) and ensure timely payments are made.
W-8 tax forms submitted in 2021 will expire on December 31, 2024 (note that W-9 tax forms do not expire).
To figure out if this applies to you, you can reference your current active tax form by following these steps:
- Sign in to your AdSense account.
- Click Payments, then Payments info.
- Click Manage settings.
- Scroll to "Payments profile" and click edit next to "United States tax info".
- Click Manage tax info.
- Check the United States tax card.
- PDF versions will be listed under "Tax forms and withholding (WHT) rates".
Learn more about submitting your US tax info to Google.