Walmart Marketplace sellers report confusion and operational friction over INFORM Act verification rejections for single-member LLCs and sole proprietorships.

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        "excerpt": "Just put LLC s corp. They still send you a 1099 under ur single member EIN",
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        "excerpt": "I have a similar situation, Sole prop, and no LLC whatsoever, not a S-Corp LLC, not a partnership LLC nada, nil zero. What I do have is an EIN from the IRS (LLC not needed for that), which was required by walmart when I originally registered as a sole prop 5 years ago. Would that suffice? Has anyone tried that?",
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