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Change historychevron_rightGoogle Adschevron_rightJan 1, 2022

Stopped accepting W9 forms for US advertiser identity verification

Date
Jan 1, 2022
Effective
Jan 1, 2022
Regions
United States
Primary source
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Google's Advertiser Identity Verification policy was clarified so W9 forms are no longer accepted for US organization verification; IRS documents, incorporation certificates, SEC filings, recent bank statements and business credit reports are accepted instead.

Listed in Google's 2022 policy change log but posted December 2, 2021; dated here by its effective date.

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