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The title of that article is "US Withholding for Canadian Independent Contractors" so I thought that pertained to me.

Hi,

This is more of a general question, but I'm currently a student living with my parents, yet I occasionally take on freelance gigs in their home.

Am I entitled to home office deductions like internet and electricity even though I don't own the home, but live there?

Thanks for reading!

Thanks for replying, nelsona.

I also came across this great article about the W-8BEN:
http://taxes.about.com/od/taxplanning/qt/form_W8BEN.htm

I think that article explains things in detail, though it doesn't mention if the W-8BEN is mandatory.

If there's any other info from other people, let me ...

Hi,

I'm sure this question gets asked all the time, but I'm going to ask it anyway!

I'm a Canadian freelancer working in Canada with a couple of US-based clients.

My question is do I need to fill out any US documents? I've read conflicting info that says I do not need to fill out anything because ...