It’s that time of the year and affiliate tax questions are popping up all over. I won’t even pretend to be an accountant or give any advice at all. Instead I’m going to list a couple forum thread discussions about taxes and let you learn from each other. Remember not to take any forum advice as gospel and always check with a professional, however your peers can always give you some good new ideas for dealing with business and tax issues.

Paying Federal Taxes from Affiliate Income “Anyone have any idea about the IRS and affiliate income? Is there a seperate tax form you need to fill out to claim your affiliate income? Don’t worry I wont hold anyone to what they say. I’m new to this and just want some advice. ”

CJ Income & Taxes – USA “2005 was my first year of CJ income. Can someone explain how this type of income is handled as a sole-proprietor in the USA? Will we receive a W2 or 1099 from CJ?”

Need some help with W-8BEN form for non-US publishers “I am a webmaster from Australia that uses Chitika’s eMinimalls. Chitika just sent me an e-mail telling me I need to fill in the W-8BEN form because my earnings for 2005 is over $600 (or something or other). Has anyone filled out one of these before? If so, could you give me a hand as to what I need to fill in so that I can get my full earnings without any of it being withheld by the IRS?”

SitePoint Forums – Ad Firms and Tax Forms – help “Since tax season will soon be closing in I was wondering how the ad firms such as Tribal Fusion, Casale, Fastclick, Interclick and google handle tax reporting. Do they send income reports to my email address, mailbox or what? Or should I request them?”

I will add more to this section if I come across any that are especially helpful. So BOOKMARK this page with Delicious.