[UPDATE May 13, 2016: I’ve been receiving emails from authors who live in countries that do not have a tax treaty with the United States and who want to reduce the withholding tax on their royalties. This is not possible. If your country does not have a tax treaty with the U.S., then by default you forfeit 30% tax to the U.S. government on royalties earned on sales in the States. Your own country likely has a tax credit for taxes paid abroad; if so, you can claim your U.S. Read More …