When you reach the amount of $10, your account will be put on hold. Next to your “today's earnings” you'll see a message. It will tell you that action needed for the account to be released of hold.
What kind of action?
When you apply for AdSense, they request only your name, address and phone number. Obviously, this isn't enough for them to pay you. So they will need:
- Your bank account (if you agree to receive payment on your account)
- Your address - must be confirmed with a pin number, that will be sent to you by mail.
- Your phone number - they will call you and a recording will tell you the pin number.
- Your Tax information - your Social Security number, address and a signature.
MyTip: In case you don't want to place your SSN. Then get a Tax ID. You can find all the information on how to get an EIN from the IRS website http://www.irs.gov/
Tax information, bank account and phone number were easy to confirm, yet the address took a while before I got the mail with the pin number (Almost a week. If you live far - just wait)
MyTip: If you are not a Citizen or a Resident - you do not need to provide any Tax information to Google.
You should know that Google is already paying taxes on the ads its showing with AdWords and that it will report the payments for AdSense as its spending. In this report your information will also be present.
MyLinks: A lot of information on Ad Tax you can find on these sites
https://www.google.com/adsense/...
http://www.adsensetaxes.com/
http://www.trap17.com/index.php...
