From 1fe08fe73f10789d4ccf75ebfc323416f53b36d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Miguel Jimenez Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2021 02:49:59 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add paragraph for India in tax identification number (#21654) --- .../tax-information-for-github-sponsors.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/sponsors/receiving-sponsorships-through-github-sponsors/tax-information-for-github-sponsors.md b/content/sponsors/receiving-sponsorships-through-github-sponsors/tax-information-for-github-sponsors.md index 180d082ee0..4297ae8245 100644 --- a/content/sponsors/receiving-sponsorships-through-github-sponsors/tax-information-for-github-sponsors.md +++ b/content/sponsors/receiving-sponsorships-through-github-sponsors/tax-information-for-github-sponsors.md @@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ The W-8 BEN and W-8 BEN-E tax forms ask for a "U.S. taxpayer identification numb If you are not a U.S. citizen or other U.S. person, including a resident alien individual, then you will usually need to provide the "Foreign tax identifying number". This is a tax identification number that your country of residence has issued you. +If your country of residence or billing country is India, then you can use your Permanent Account Number (PAN) as your tax identification number. + {% note %} **Note:** If your country does not require citizens to have a tax number issued by the government, then you can instead write "not legally required".