First Time Receiving a B-Notice from Uber

The IRS (Internal Revenue Service) has notified us that the TIN (taxpayer identification number) on your account with us does not match its records.

The IRS considers a TIN incorrect if either the name or number shown on an account does not match a name and number combination in their files or the files of the SSA (Social Security Administration).

If you do not take appropriate action to help us correct this problem before December 14, 2020 the law requires us to backup withhold on interest, dividends, and certain other payments that we make to your account. The backup withholding rate is 24%.

In addition to backup withholding, you may be subject to a $50 penalty by the IRS for failing to give us your correct name/TIN combination. This notice tells you how to help us make your account records accurate and how to avoid backup withholding and the penalty.

Why your TIN may be considered incorrect

An individual’s TIN is their SSN (Social Security number).

Often a TIN does not match IRS records because a name has changed through: * Marriage * Divorce * Adoption, or some other event, * And the change has not been reported to the SSA, so it has not been recorded in SSA’s files.

Sometimes an account or transaction may not contain the correct SSN of the actual owner. * For example, an account in a child’s name may reflect a parent’s SSN. (An account should be in the name and SSN of the actual owner.)

What individuals need to do

If you have never been assigned a SSN (or if you lost your Social Security card and do not know your SSN):

  1. Call your local SSA office to find out how to obtain an original (or a replacement) Social Security card.
  2. Apply for the card.

If you already have a SSN:

  1. Compare the name and SSN on your account with us with the name and SSN shown on your Social Security card.
  2. Use the steps below to decide what action to take.

1. IF THE LAST NAME AND SSN ON YOUR ACCOUNT AGREE WITH THE LAST NAME AND SSN ON YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY CARD

Contact your local SSA office to ascertain whether the information in SSA’s records is different from that on your Social Security card, and to resolve any problem.

Also, make sure your name and SSN are correct on Uber Eats Manager.

Please enter your correct information on the Tax Settings page of Uber Eats Manager, sign the form electronically, and submit.

NOTE: When adding your bank account information for the first time, you must update your TIN as well. A pop-up alert may appear directing you to update your TIN before you can add banking information.

2. IF THE SSN ON YOUR ACCOUNT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE SSN ON YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY CARD, BUT THE LAST NAME IS THE SAME

Put your name and SSN, as shown on your Social Security card, on the Tax Settings page of your dashboard, sign electronically and submit the electronic W9 Form. You do not need to contact the SSA.

3. IF THE LAST NAME ON YOUR ACCOUNT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE LAST NAME ON YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY CARD, BUT THE SSN IS THE SAME ON BOTH

Take one of the following steps (but not both):

(a) If the last name on your account is correct:

  1. Contact the SSA to correct the name on your Social Security card.
  2. Put your SSN and name shown on your account on the Tax Settings page of Uber Eats Manager, sign electronically, and submit the updated information.

NOTE: If you are not able to contact the SSA at this time, you can provide us with both last names. Put your SSN and the name shown on your Social Security card plus the last name shown on your account (in that order) on the linked W9 Form form, follow the instructions on the form, sign it, and return it to us.

For example, if your Social Security card lists your maiden name, give us your SSN and your name in the following order: first name, maiden name, married name.

NOTE: You should contact the SSA as soon as possible so it can correct its records.

(b) If the last name on your Social Security card is correct:

  1. Put that name and your SSN on the Tax Settings page of Uber Eats Manager, sign the form electronically, and submit the electronic W9 Form.
  2. You do not need to contact the SSA.

4. IF BOTH THE LAST NAME AND SSN ON YOUR ACCOUNT ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE LAST NAME AND SSN ON YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY CARD

(a) If the last name and SSN on your Social Security card are correct:

  1. Put that name and SSN on the Form W9 Form, follow the instructions on the form, sign it, and send it to us.
  2. You do not need to contact the SSA.

(b) If the last name on your account and the SSN on your Social Security card are correct:

  1. Follow the procedure in section 3(a) above.
  2. Put the name shown on your account and the name on your Social Security card on the electronic Form W9 Form on the Tax Settings page of Uber Eats Manager.

Once you have resolved what your correct name and TIN combination is, you must provide this information to us (and all your other payors) for all of your accounts to avoid a problem in the future.

If you are required to visit an SSA office, take this notice, your Social Security card, and any other related documents with you.

Details about what documentation is needed to update information with the SSA is available at ssa.gov.

Instructions for non-individuals and certain sole proprietors

For most non-individuals (such as trusts, estates, partnerships, and similar entities), the TIN is the EIN.

The EIN on your account may be incorrect because it does not contain the number of the actual owner of the account.

For example, an account of an investment club or bowling league should reflect the organization’s own EIN and name, rather than the SSN of a member.

Please put the name and EIN on the Form W9 Form, sign it, and send it to us.

A sole proprietor must furnish their individual name and either their SSN or the EIN for their sole proprietorship.

In addition to their individual name, the sole proprietor may also furnish the business name for the sole proprietorship, provided their individual name is listed before the business name.

A sole proprietor must not furnish only the business name.

Please put the individual name and SSN or EIN on the Form W9 Form, sign it, and send it to us.

IMPORTANT REMINDER

You must submit an electronically signed IRS Form W9 Form through the Tax Settings page on Uber Eats Manager before the due date of this notice even if the name and number (SSN or EIN) on your account with us match the name and number (SSN or EIN) on your Social Security card or the document issuing you an EIN.

If we do not receive your electronic Form W9 Form and any other documents that we need to change the name or TIN (or both) on your account before the date of this notice, we are required by law to backup withhold on any reportable payment that we pay to your account until we receive the necessary documents.

An electronic Form W9 Form can be accessed at the tax profile on Uber Eats Manager for your convenience, as well as any additional documents allowing us to change the name/TIN combination on your account.