[Caremusic10]

Hi,

I need some urgent help about my tax situation.

Last year I was resident outside the US (both green card/ and did some consultancy work for a US company for which I got paid into my foreign European account, for independent personal services taken place outside the US.

This year I've became a US permanent resident, with SSN, due to my being married to a US citizen.

Now the company is asking me to provide a W-8BEN to claim my full exemption from witholding, but I don't have an ITIN but just the recently assigned SSN...

Do I have to fill out my W-8BEN with my EUROPEAN address ? Do I have to use my SSN since I don't have an ITIN?

I think the company should have told me earlier (before starting our relationship) so I could have applied for an ITIN back then.

Will the IRS think I am trying to avoid taxes since now I am a US permanent resident -but I wasn't last year!- and I get a contract from the same company I consulted for?

Thank you all