Monetisation & Revenue
Tax Treaty Benefits
Also called: treaty rate, double taxation treaty
Google has to withhold US tax on earnings generated by viewers in the United States, which covers ads, Premium, memberships and Super Chat. You submit tax info in AdSense, and if your country holds a treaty with the US you claim the lower rate on the form itself. Rates run between zero and 30 per cent depending on the treaty, and claiming one usually requires a taxpayer identification number.
Creators lose money here in two ways. They never complete the form at all and withholding then applies to worldwide earnings rather than only the US share. Or they file it and skip the treaty box they qualified for.