Does Google charge taxes for overseas account recharge?

No

Google Ads is one of the largest online advertising platforms in the world, providing global advertising services for businesses. For overseas advertising clients, whether or not they need to pay taxes when recharging their Google Ads account is a common question. In this blog post, we will provide a detailed answer to this question.

Firstly, it should be clarified that whether overseas customers need to pay taxes when recharging their Google Ads account depends on the laws and regulations of different countries and regions. Therefore, overseas customers from different countries and regions may need to follow different tax regulations. Here, we will take overseas customers from the mainland China region as an example to explain the tax deduction policy for recharging Google Ads accounts for overseas customers.

According to the relevant tax collection regulations in mainland China, when paying advertising fees from a bank account in mainland China to overseas, a value-added tax of 10% and a corporate income tax of 6% need to be deducted. However, in the case of paying advertising fees from overseas to mainland China, taxes are usually not required. Therefore, for overseas customers in mainland China, they need to pay value-added tax and corporate income tax when recharging their Google Ads account.

Specifically, when overseas customers recharge their Google Ads account, they need to first pay the corresponding advertising fees to Google through a bank, and then Google will deduct the corresponding taxes when refunding the advertising fees to overseas customers, and then return the balance to overseas customers. Therefore, overseas customers do not actually need to pay taxes themselves, but Google will pay the taxes on their behalf.

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It should be noted that for overseas customers from different countries and regions, Google Ads may have different tax policies. Therefore, it is recommended that overseas customers communicate and negotiate with Google before recharging their Google Ads account to avoid unnecessary trouble and losses.

Overall, for overseas account holders in mainland China, value-added tax and corporate income tax need to be paid when recharging their Google advertising account. However, the specific amount of taxes will vary depending on the bank and payment method used. Therefore, before proceeding with any transactions, it is recommended that overseas account holders first familiarize themselves with relevant tax regulations, communicate and negotiate with Google to ensure the legality and reasonableness of their actions.

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