hi everyone,
I am a Chinese resident live in America with a student visa, my account has 4 host rooms in china, my mother managed all the rooms in China and she receives all the income to her Chinese bank account (I only post rooms for her because she is not good at Internet and computer) she is Chinese never come to America also.
From October 2019, Airbnb withholds around 30% of American tax from her income, I contacted them but they never give me any clear feedback, only copy-paste some rules on their website. I did research by myself, and find if I fill W8BEN Form they maybe will stop withholding tax. Right now I have already pay more than $500 tax, and I will have a one-month booking income come to my mom's account, so I want to make sure if I fill W8Ben could they stop withholding the tax? Does anyone have that kind of experience? Please share with me, Thanks a lot!
BTW Airbnb sucks no customer service at all! Withholds Tax form non-American residents and non-American incomes, it is ridiculous!
