Payment policies

To be eligible for payments, a publisher conducting business and paying taxes in the United States must:

• Be incorporated in the United States, have a valid U.S. address (not a post office box), and provide a valid Tax Information Number (TIN); or, if Publisher is an individual, be a U.S. Resident, have a valid U.S. address, and provide a valid Social Security Number (SSN).
• For US residents, fill out the online W9 form in pubCenter.
• For non-US residents, fill out the online W8 form in pubCenter.
• Fill out the online Payment Method information form in pubCenter.

To be eligible for payments, a publisher who resides in one of the supported countries listed below must:

• Have a valid resident country address (not a post office box).
• For non-US residents, fill out the online W8 form in pubCenter.
• Fill out the online Payment Method information form in pubCenter.
• Be a resident of one of the following countries/regions:
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Luxemburg
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Singapore
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Taiwan
  • United Kingdom

Publishers subject to backup withholding may receive funds minus the withholding amount from the payment distribution. Contact your tax professional for more information.

Microsoft cannot send payment checks to post office boxes (P.O. boxes).

Payments are made monthly and are subject to threshold requirements. Publishers will need to have a minimum threshold in payments due, in a given month, in order to be paid. Once the threshold is reached, Microsoft will issue a payment within thirty days of posting the publisher’s payment information on pubCenter. If the publisher’s earnings balance is less than the threshold, earnings will continue to accrue until they reach the threshold. Publishers can view the available payment amount in the Payment column.

Note: The features available in pubCenter are based on your user role and permissions. Some features, ad unit options, and reporting choices are only available to some users.