Step 9. Specify a bank account and provide tax information

Quick steps

  1. In the Payment Centre, edit your payments profile.
  2. Add a payment method.
  3. If you plan to sell books in the US, submit tax information.
  4. If your bank account is in Europe, verify your business information.

In order for Google to pay you for your book sales, you'll need to provide details about your bank account. You can start selling books without providing details about your bank account. Google will hold accrued funds from any sales.

Detailed steps

All Play Books publishers must submit tax information to Google, regardless of whether they earn revenue from sales in the US or not. Otherwise, your revenue earnings may be held.

  1. Go to the Payment Centre.
  2. Next to the payments profile, click Edit.
  3. In the 'How you get paid' box, click Add payment method.
  4. Enter your bank account information.
  5. Click Save.

All Play Books publishers must submit tax information to Google, regardless of whether they earn revenue from sales in the US or not. Otherwise, your revenue earnings may be held.

  1. On the 'Edit payments profile' screen, in the 'Settings' box, click Manage settings.
  2. Next to 'United States tax info', click Edit Edit.
  3. You'll be asked a series of questions in order to direct you to the appropriate tax form, which you should fill in.
  4. Click Submit.

For bank accounts in the following countries, please verify your business information:

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malta
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • The Netherlands
  • United Kingdom
  1. Visit our Merchant identity and verification for payments page and select your business type.
  2. Fill in the form on the next page. You can find your payments profile ID listed in the Payment Centre of your Partner Centre account
  3. Click Submit.

Go to the Payment Centre

Newly added bank accounts must be verified unless they're located in a country where Google makes deposits via bank transfer.

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