Hi @Instructor_Ehizeex Udemy is based in the United States. All companies based in the US have to comply with IRS (Internal Revenue Service) regulations, which includes collecting information about your tax status as an instructor. Furthermore, no matter where you’re located, you may have enrolled students from the United States, and those transactions may be subject to US tax. So, if the tax form is not submitted the maximum withholding rate will be applied. If we do receive a valid form on file for you, then your withholding rate is set based on the details of your form submission, and the withholding rate is only applied to the portion of your payouts which are the result of sales to US students.
You can begin the submission flow at taxforms.udemy.com. If you need more information, please reach out to instructorsupport@udemy.com.
Eliana Cerna
Udemy Community
