Once your account has been verified and you have submitted a Form W-8 or Form W-9, Stripe will want to make sure the account information is up to date. If there are any relevant changes made to your account (e.g. Name, Address, Tax ID, Business Type, etc), Stripe may be required to request an updated Form W-8/W-9 to confirm that new information.  

If the change was a mistake, you can simply revert back to the information in your account that was already verified and documented. However, we will still need you to complete the submission process of either a Form W-8 or Form W-9.

If the change was not a mistake, you’ll be required to complete a new Form W-8/W-9, as well as submit any required legal documentation that confirms the change.  

Please make sure you upload your documentation as part of your new Form W-8/W-9.

In the table below you will see recommendations for official documentation that can be submitted as proof of a change in circumstance based upon your business type, form type, and what details changed on your account. This list is not exhaustive and may vary depending on the specific details of your account.

Examples of Legal Documentation per type of change include, but are not limited to:

Above: image of a table with examples of documents to share based upon business type, form type, and type of change that is made on the account.

This article is neither legal advice nor tax advice. We recommend that you speak to your lawyer or accounting firm with any questions or concerns around tax reporting.