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Ok, now I'm unclear again. So if a British author living in England writes a story for us and we pay them $1000, we don't have to withhold anything? To use a better example for HN, if you hire a programmer from Europe to do some work and they permanently live in Europe and do the work in Europe, what are the rules for withholding?

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Then you wouldn't be required to withhold income tax for them because it isn't done in the united states and isnt effectively connected with the united states.

The 1042 and 1042s are withholding forms, but you'd still be required to file them. For informational purposes.

You rock Cam! Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge.

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