Did YouTube take too much US tax?
For Indian creators. With a W-8BEN claiming the India-US treaty, Google withholds 15% of what you earn from US viewers. Without it, up to 24% of your whole payout. Enter one payment from your AdSense receipt.
Result
You were over-withheld by $228
At 15% of $400 from US viewers, the right amount was $60; $288 was taken (24.0% of your total). That looks like backup withholding, which happens when your US tax info is missing or expired. Submit a W-8BEN in AdSense under Payments, Manage settings, United States tax info. Tax above the treaty rate can't be credited in India; getting it back means filing a US tax return.
You can credit in India (Form 44)
$60 ≈ ₹5,751
Up to the Indian tax on the same income. Claim it on Form 44 (formerly Form 67) with your return.
Taxable in India
$1,200 ≈ ₹1,15,020
The gross amount, before US tax, counts as your income.
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DollarDesk adds up the tax you've already paid, from TDS to US tax, compares the 50% and 6% schemes, and prepares your Form 44 figures. Free to start.
Estimates only, not tax advice. Rupee values use today's rate; Form 44 uses the SBI rate for each month.