When entering your tax identification number (SSN, EIN, or ITIN) for verification, you may encounter an error message if Stripe is unable to verify your information with the IRS.
In addition to providing the correct tax identification number, the spelling and formatting of the Legal business name that you provide must exactly match your official IRS-issued documentation, such as your SS-4 confirmation letter or your Letter 147C. Any minor difference in the business name – including spaces, hyphens, accents, apostrophes, etc – will result in an error.
Follow the steps below to identify the source of this error and resolve it: