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Etsy taxpayer ID required
 

I have had stealth accounts for years, with no problem, but one of my accounts is now asking for a l taxpayer ID (national insurance number) any ways around this, do they check them ?

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From Etsy:
"In January 2025, Etsy will be required to provide information regarding UK sellers who joined the platform in 2024 and meet the reporting criteria. Moving forward, Etsy will report transactions for all UK sellers who meet the threshold, regardless of when they joined."

Same true for EU accounts.

We can only wait and see, but I expect such accounts to be closed in 2025 at some point by Etsy.

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No real way of being creative with this ID? Just wondering

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Only tax number is requested.
But it will not match with identity in the database of tax authorities.

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So this is it? Can we do anything about it?

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so if you generate a NIN, they'll send it to HMRC and that'll be it? The last breaths of any stealth accounts.
to be clear i pay VAT and tax on all stealth account, was banned years ago and separated all account so i didn't lose everything again, they have been going since 2017.

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i had this same message around 8 month ago, i think it only applies if you have over 80k in sales in a 12 month period, or maybe its 100k, either way i didn't hit the limit and i heard nothing from them after that.

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and what did you do, i haven't had 100 or 80k go through them?

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I don't know much about UK tax system, but don't you have something similar to say an EIN or ITIN like in USA?

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i just ignored it, i never received anything else from them,i think its only required if you go over a certain limit, can you copy and paste the email here?

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This will be required for all UK sellers who meet the threshold going forward as part of the reporting to HMRC. About 1 million threads on this on here, with every possible question asked.

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As our marketplace and sellers’ businesses continue to grow, we’re asking sellers to share a bit more info about themselves. This helps us meet changing local and global regulations and create a better experience for buyers, so they keep coming back knowing Etsy is a trusted place to shop.

To simplify things for you, we’ve streamlined these new requirements into one easy process. You’ll need to confirm the seller info you’ve shared with us, then update or add any missing details within the next 60 days, as legally required.

Here are the regulations that apply to your shop based on where you sell or your sales volume. You can learn more about each law in our Help Centre.
UK Tax Reporting: You’re a seller in the UK who’s made 30+ sales or received £2,000+ in the past year.

Keep in mind: If you haven’t confirmed your info within 10 days, you won’t get paid for your sales until you confirm your info. After 60 days, if you haven’t confirmed your info, we’ll put your shop on pause via the Holiday Mode. This means you won’t be able to unpause your shop or receive new orders, and your listings won’t appear in search results on Etsy until you confirm your info.


Here’s how to confirm your seller info:
1. On Etsy.com, click Shop Manager.
2. Click Confirm info in the yellow banner at the top of your dashboard.
3. Follow the instructions to review or update your info.

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UNPAUSE?
Is there such an English word?

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so what happens when you try to confirm the info? does it ask you to upload ID or just confirm the names and address that they have on file?

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They added tax reporting same as DAC7 (for EU) for the UK

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Haven’t tried yet, but this could be the end of Etsy stealth as this account I am using was purchased off here!

Will report back

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it could literally just be that they want you to review and confirm the name and address, without providing ID, click on it and update us, you can always click cancel and go back.

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also, how many UK stealth accounts do you have?

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On my 4th one all from Duab all got shut down due to copyright

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Update

TAX ID required!

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National Insurance Number, or UTR?

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i had 3 from him, all shut down for same reason, did manage to make some good money from them though, each lasted around 12 month each, he doesnt sell them anymore though, looks like buying stealth accounts is dead now.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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UTR i think

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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

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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.

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Tax numbers can only be related to your own personal name

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

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I only have one stealth left others have been suspended.

I post on tiktok but don’t sell on there

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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

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

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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.

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You got a link?

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

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

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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? =)

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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.