IRS documentation must match business name and tax ID number (TIN) for US-based businesses

For Stripe to verify your business information with the IRS, the legal name and tax ID must exactly match the information on an IRS-issued document. In some cases, you may need to enter the full name including capitalization, symbols, and punctuation. If Stripe is unable to verify your information, request a Letter 147C from the IRS and upload in the Dashboard.

For Stripe to verify this information with the IRS, the full name must match IRS-issued documentation such as SS-4 confirmation letter or your Letter 147C (the record of how your entity is filed with the IRS), including upper/lower case, symbols, and punctuation placement.

The IRS may use business name, owner name, and/or organization name, or other unexpected combinations of information in their records. It is a common naming convention for LLCs to include both the owner name and the business name.

When in doubt, enter all information listed above the business address. If there are several lines above the address, enter all details on one line separated by single spaces.

If your legal name and tax ID on file match the information on your SS-4 confirmation letter and Stripe is still unable to verify it with IRS records, request a Letter 147C by calling the IRS Business & Specialty Tax Line toll free at 1-800-829-4933 and upload it in the Dashboard.

SS-4 confirmation letter examples

Example 1


If your entity name looks like this on your SS-4 confirmation letter, you might need to enter the following as your legal entity name:
ACME LLC THERESA LOPEZ-FITZGERALD SOLE MBR

Example 2


If your entity name looks like this on your SS-4 confirmation letter, you might only need to enter the following as your legal entity name:
ACME INC

Letter 147C examples

Example 1

If your entity name looks like this on your Letter 147C, you might only need to enter the following as your legal entity name:
ACME INC


Example 2

If your entity name looks like this on your Letter 147C, you might need to enter the following as your legal entity name:
ACME LLC THERESA LOPEZ-FITZGERALD MBR % PILAR LOPEZ