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Legal Name/Tax ID Update
Legal Name/Tax ID Update

Learn how to Update your Legal Name or Tax ID in the Merchant Portal.

Shaney Thrasher avatar
Written by Shaney Thrasher
Updated over 10 months ago

Before you begin, ensure that you have the following information available:

  • The New Legal Name

  • The New Tax ID

  • One of the following, to verify your new information:

    • W9 form

    • SS-4 IRS issuance letter

    • 147C EIN Verification Letter

    • Most recent tax return

  • Current Tax ID associated with the merchant account

  • The last 4 digits of the account owner’s Social Security Number

  • The Merchant Account Owner's Legal Name

The Legal/Tax ID ticket

  1. Login to your Merchant Portal, then navigate to the "Support" tab and click Create Ticket.

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  2. If you have multiple merchant locations, you can open a ticket for a specific location by choosing the site from the Location dropdown

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  3. Select the purpose of the ticket from the Reason dropdown. To request a legal business name or tax ID change, select the Legal/Tax ID ticket reason.

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  4. Enter the required information in the requested fields. Please be sure to attach one of the following, to verify your new information:

    • W9 form

    • SS-4 IRS issuance letter

    • 147C EIN Verification Letter

    • Most recent tax return

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  5. When finished, click Save to submit the ticket.

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