Identity verification and tax forms

Require partners to pass identity checks before payouts, and collect tax forms and 1099 data.

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Before Referalli includes a partner in a payout run, they must have submitted a tax form. You can also require them to pass identity verification (KYC) and sanctions screening. Partners do both from their portal.

Require identity verification

  1. Open Settings

    Under Configure, select Settings.

  2. Turn on the check

    In Payout compliance, tick Require identity verification (KYC) before payouts. The change saves straight away.

When this is on, payout runs leave out partners who haven't been verified, and partners held by sanctions screening. Untick the box to turn the requirement off.

What partners do

Partners complete verification once, in the Verification tab of their portal, by entering their Legal name and Country (ISO code, e.g. US). Their status shows as verified, pending, rejected or unverified. If they're rejected, they can correct their details and submit again. See Get paid.

Partners submit a tax form for each merchant in their Payouts tab, along with their payout method:

  • W-9 (US person): legal name, TIN or SSN, and address.

  • W-8BEN (non-US): legal name, country and address.

Get 1099 data

For partners who submitted a W-9, Referalli can total what you paid them this year, in US dollars. In Tools, select 1099-NEC data in the Finance exports card. The result appears at the top of the page, with one entry per partner:

  • totalPaidUsdMinor is the total paid, in cents.

  • requiresForm is true when the total is $600 or more.

  • fxMissingCurrencies lists any currency you paid the partner in that has no exchange rate to USD recorded. Those payouts aren't in the total, and requiresForm is true so you check that partner by hand. Record the missing rate in Settings → Exchange rates and run the export again. See Approve commissions and pay partners.

Self-billing invoices

Every payout comes with a self-billing invoice, linked from the Payouts page. For partners who submitted a W-8BEN, the invoice includes a reverse-charge VAT note.

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