When to Collect W9 Forms from Affiliates...
He's made about $300 from the affiliate program so far and he went to request a payout for that which is supposed to be sent via PayPal. The affiliate team responded back saying that they needed a W9 or W8 form sent to them before they could send the money. Note: they also mention this in their affiliate terms of service.
Here's my concern though: I thought that affiliate programs were supposed to request that information upfront, not just wait until you request a payout and then tell you. For example, with HostGator and BlueHost they tell you as soon as you login to their affiliate control panel.
My second concern is that they only accept the form to be sent via mail, not fax or email. Can affiliate programs do that because every one that I've used has at least accepted it via fax?
Bottom line: it seems to me like they are recruiting affiliates to do a lot of marketing for them and then looking for a way to not have to pay them out when they request a withdrawal. Or at least making it difficult for them...
To sum it up, here's my two questions:
1. When do affiliate programs have to inform you that a tax form is required to be submitted? Can they wait until you request a withdrawal and then just withhold your earnings until you send it?
2. Can they require you to send it via mail and decline it via fax or email?
Thanks in advance everyone!
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