Do I need to complete the tax profile?
Yes, it is how you establish your tax identity with us. We must receive and validate your tax identity before you can update existing books or publish new books in the Kindle store.

U.S. tax regulations require Amazon to collect information about your tax identity under U.S. law because Amazon issues payments that can be regarded as income.

When U.S. tax information does not exactly match IRS records, your KDP Tax Information status will show that further information is necessary, and you’ll need to update your Tax Profile within 30 days. We must receive updated information within this period, or we will suspend your ability to publish on KDP.

Note: If the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued you a Tax Identification Number (TIN), it can take up to 60 days to process until the TIN is part of the IRS database

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How to complete your tax profile

1. Sign in to your KDP account at https://kdp.amazon.com
2. Complete the two-step verification using preferred method
3. Go to Your Account
4. Go to Tax Information
5. Select Complete Tax Profile and enter required details

After submitting your responses, you can check the tax information status by going back to Tax Information in your account page. Validated tax information will show a status of "Complete".

If you previously responded to and completed your tax profile, you can confirm or update details by going to Update/Review Tax Profile.

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How to check your tax information status

1. Sign in to your KDP account at https://kdp.amazon.com
2. Complete the two-step verification using preferred method
3. Go to Your Account
4. Select Tax Information

Validated tax information will show a status of "Complete." For more information on your tax account status, refer to What is my tax account status?

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Tips for non-U.S. publishers

Completing tax profile

Unless you change the default marketplaces during your title setup, you'll sell on the U.S. Amazon Marketplace. From those sales, you are paid royalties. Royalties are considered taxable income in the U.S.

U.S. tax regulations require Amazon to collect information about the tax identity of content providers under U.S. law. The tax profile page guides you through a step-by-step process to gather all necessary information required to establish your tax identity and generate a Form W-8.

The default withholding rate is 30%, but you may be eligible for a reduced rate if your country of tax residence has a tax treaty with the U.S. Check to see if your country has a treaty with the U.S.: United States Income Tax Treaties - A to Z. Please contact the IRS if you have additional tax-related questions.

Note: Your W-8 will expire on the last day of the third succeeding calendar year from the date signed. When the form is expired, you will need to update your Tax Profile to generate a new W8-form. If you are currently using a reduced country withholding rate, it will default back to 30% if you allow the W-8 to expire.

Tax Identification Number (TIN)

A Tax Identification Number or TIN is the number you use to identify yourself with taxing authorities. This could be:

• Your country's Tax Identification Number
• An Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN)
• Employer Identification numbers (EIN) for businesses.

Most countries have a tax identification number. If you are unsure if your country has one, contact your local tax authority. If your country doesn't have any of the three types of TINs mentioned above, you can apply for a U.S. TIN on the IRS website. It can take up to seven weeks to complete this process once your application has been submitted. For more information about U.S. TIN, visit:

• Applying for a U.S. TIN (Taxpayer ID Number)
• Individual Taxpayer Identification Number
• Employer ID Numbers