Business Rep/Owner Tax ID requirements for US Companies

This information is required as part of Stripe’s mandatory identity verification requirement: Stripe must collect, verify, and maintain information on the individuals associated with every US Stripe account, as required by our regulators and financial partners. This is intended to promote transparency and prevent individuals from using complex company structures to hide terrorist financing, money laundering, tax evasion, and other financial crimes.

You can view / update your verification information on the dashboard.

Tax ID Guidelines

If the business representative on the Stripe account is a US individual, then:

If the business representative on the Stripe account is not a US individual, then:

Why does Stripe ask for the business representative’s/owner(s) full 9 digit SSN/ITIN at $500K of lifetime payment volume for the account?

You can view / update your verification information on the dashboard.

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