Indian creators needn’t panic about new YouTube tax rules

YouTube has announced additional tax requirements for creators outside of the US on their earnings from US viewers. Indian YouTubers need NOT panic. Let’s see what really happened here.

On March 9, the Google-owned video-sharing platform announced that every creator on its YouTube Partner Program (which lets users monetise their videos), regardless of their location in the world, is required to provide their “US tax info” to Google.

“Under US tax law, Google is required to deduct taxes (called withholding) from your YouTube earnings from US viewers, if applicable,” the statement elaborated.