If I do not provide my social security number (or social insurance number for Canadian shoppers) after completing a mystery shopping assignment, will I be paid?
Mystery shoppers are required to provide their social security number or tax identification number for tax reporting purposes, such that any shopper or contractor that has not completed an IRS W-9 Form and/or supplied their SSN, TIN, EIN (for sole proprietors), or SIN (for Canadian shoppers) will not receive payment unless this information is successfully received by our company within 45 days of completing an assignment. Our company sends email notifications to mystery shoppers that have successfully completed assignments or contracts if their tax reporting information is incomplete, invalid, or incorrect. However, it is the responsibility of the independent contractor to ensure that we have successfully received this information within 45 days of completing a contract, such that payment/compensation will not be remitted after this time period has elapsed.
