Etsy taxpayer ID required

[kalel12]

Originally Posted by FreddieDogg

Update

TAX ID required!

cant you apply for a tax id? or set up a business and get an id? are you getting funds put into your own bank account?

[agent006140]

names on the bank account has to match the name he used to open the Etsy account,so if it is a company,then he needs a commercial bank account.

[kalel12]

Originally Posted by agent006140

names on the bank account has to match the name he used to open the Etsy account,so if it is a company,then he needs a commercial bank account.

this is not true for the UK, etsy can not see the name on the bank account, UK banks arent allowed to give names because of data protection laws.

[FreddieDogg]

Originally Posted by Freakzilla

National Insurance Number, or UTR?

UTR i think

[FreddieDogg]

Originally Posted by kalel12

cant you apply for a tax id? or set up a business and get an id? are you getting funds put into your own bank account?

This is a stealth account so my name is not on the account (ahem). Funds do go into my own bank account yes.

Etsy are **** like, support are useless. Happy to take ad fees, listing fees etc etc but close you down despite thousands of other sellers selling the same stuff. Make my blood boil.

The amount of name changes I have gone through 😂

If this gets shut down I am going to make my own site and not bother with Etsy

[kalel12]

Originally Posted by FreddieDogg

This is a stealth account so my name is not on the account (ahem). Funds do go into my own bank account yes.

Etsy are **** like, support are useless. Happy to take ad fees, listing fees etc etc but close you down despite thousands of other sellers selling the same stuff. Make my blood boil.

The amount of name changes I have gone through 😂

If this gets shut down I am going to make my own site and not bother with Etsy

what category are you selling? what i mean is, cant you start a company with a tax number, then change the shop name to the new company name, there must be a way for people who started an etsy shop in there own name to transition to an actual business once sales are high enough.

[FreddieDogg]

Originally Posted by kalel12

what category are you selling? what i mean is, cant you start a company with a tax number, then change the shop name to the new company name, there must be a way for people who started an etsy shop in there own name to transition to an actual business once sales are high enough.

Tax numbers can only be related to your own personal name

[kalel12]

Originally Posted by FreddieDogg

Tax numbers can only be related to your own personal name

are you doing any selling on tiktok? have you received this email on all of your stealth accounts?

[FreddieDogg]

I only have one stealth left others have been suspended.

I post on tiktok but don’t sell on there

[kalel12]

Originally Posted by FreddieDogg

I only have one stealth left others have been suspended.

I post on tiktok but don’t sell on there

well my last stealth got banned a few days ago, looks like etsy stealth is over, need to think of something new to do now ahah

[FreddieDogg]

Originally Posted by kalel12

well my last stealth got banned a few days ago, looks like etsy stealth is over, need to think of something new to do now ahah

Looks that way, I have sent Duab the email from Etsy, hopefully he might have a solution

[kalel12]

Originally Posted by FreddieDogg

Looks that way, I have sent Duab the email from Etsy, hopefully he might have a solution

i have been speaking to him on telegram, last few messages i didnt get a response. in another thread he basically said he was done with etsy stealth, sucks to get banned just before Christmas.

[FreddieDogg]

You got a link?

[kalel12]

Originally Posted by FreddieDogg

You got a link?

https://www.aspkin.com/forums/etsy-d...ml#post1246959

[FreddieDogg]

I have heard you could possibly put a nat insurance number in

[kalel12]

Originally Posted by FreddieDogg

I have heard you could possibly put a nat insurance number in

possibly, worth a shot if they suspend the account and you have no other options.

[SaiJin]

All I'll say is never say something is "dead" and never give up,

there'll alway sbe away to do something, not to mention you guys have the support of the forum here, so it's better than being alone right? =)

[kalel12]

Originally Posted by SaiJin

All I'll say is never say something is "dead" and never give up,

there'll alway sbe away to do something, not to mention you guys have the support of the forum here, so it's better than being alone right? =)

rite but no one is selling stealth accounts any more, they seem to be too time consuming to make, so its pretty much dead unless etsy makes it easier to make stealth.

[chris100]

You can provide a stealth UTR number. It has to follow a formula with check digit so can't just be made up. You can find UTR checker online to make sure it is right format.

Alternatively you can register a UK company. You get a new UTR if setting up as a business (individuals have just one for life). Bit of a pain going this route (fees to companies house, filing accounts, business bank account) but obviously worth it if making good money.

[jamthedeejay]

Originally Posted by FreddieDogg

I have heard you could possibly put a nat insurance number in

Any update here? I've seen somebody had put NI number in on reddit, wether the account will be banned soon or not is a different story. I mean is it possible for Etsy to be able to check the names on a UTR or NI number? I dont think they can? Obviously HMRC will but i declare all my tax / vat properly anyway in my own name, it's just the account details are not in my own name.

My issue is i have 2 accounts, one in my uncles name as a stealth account, and one in my name so both accounts are seperate, there only asking for UTR on my uncles account and i have 9 days, i fear if i put my UTR in there and the account gets shut then when it eventually asks for it on my own account that could get banned also.

At the moment im thinking i might just try my NI number and see if it accepts and see what happens then i have my UTR for when my own account gets the prompt. I really don't want to lose my stealth account though as this one gets the most sales

[FreddieDogg]

Originally Posted by jamthedeejay

Any update here? I've seen somebody had put NI number in on reddit, wether the account will be banned soon or not is a different story. I mean is it possible for Etsy to be able to check the names on a UTR or NI number? I dont think they can? Obviously HMRC will but i declare all my tax / vat properly anyway in my own name, it's just the account details are not in my own name.

My issue is i have 2 accounts, one in my uncles name as a stealth account, and one in my name so both accounts are seperate, there only asking for UTR on my uncles account and i have 9 days, i fear if i put my UTR in there and the account gets shut then when it eventually asks for it on my own account that could get banned also.

At the moment im thinking i might just try my NI number and see if it accepts and see what happens then i have my UTR for when my own account gets the prompt. I really don't want to lose my stealth account though as this one gets the most sales

I put a random UTR number in and it seemed to accept it. With the poor Etsy support I doubt whether they will ever check it? If there checking is as good as there customer support I might get away with it

[jamthedeejay]

Originally Posted by FreddieDogg

I put a random UTR number in and it seemed to accept it. With the poor Etsy support I doubt whether they will ever check it? If there checking is as good as there customer support I might get away with it

Nice! I'm going to try my NI number tomorrow then