Our mystery shopper profile is being updated to sync with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to securely confirm the Tax Payer Identification (TIN) number of our independent contractors in the United States. This is known as TIN Matching at the IRS, and is an official government system authorized to verify identities in the United States for tax and income purposes (for more information: Click Here ).
For most United States residents, TIN matching requires your name and Social Security Number (SSN). All shopper profiles will begin in a status of “Missing” their TIN/SSN information but you only need to complete this TIN Matching step one time. Please go to your shopper profile to complete the information for TIN Matching, using the name and TIN/SSN that you use when filing taxes with the IRS.
If your TIN and identity match, you will not receive a message, and you do not need to take further action. If your TIN does not match with your name, you will get an alert. Following a grace period, we will no longer provide assignments to independent contractors who do not pass this TIN Matching step, so it is very important to do this right away. We will email when the grace period is over. Thank you for your support while we implement this necessary security measure and thank you for mystery shopping with ath Power Consulting.
For most United States residents, TIN matching requires your name and Social Security Number (SSN). All shopper profiles will begin in a status of “Missing” their TIN/SSN information but you only need to complete this TIN Matching step one time. Please go to your shopper profile to complete the information for TIN Matching, using the name and TIN/SSN that you use when filing taxes with the IRS.
If your TIN and identity match, you will not receive a message, and you do not need to take further action. If your TIN does not match with your name, you will get an alert. Following a grace period, we will no longer provide assignments to independent contractors who do not pass this TIN Matching step, so it is very important to do this right away. We will email when the grace period is over. Thank you for your support while we implement this necessary security measure and thank you for mystery shopping with ath Power Consulting.