# TIN matching

> TIN matching — The IRS e-Services check of a payee's name and taxpayer identification number against IRS records, open to payers who file information returns. It says whether the pair matches, not what the right number is.

Source: https://lopifi.com/glossary/tin-matching
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**What is tin matching?** In accounting, TIN matching means the IRS e-Services check of a payee's name and taxpayer identification number against IRS records, open to payers who file information returns. It says whether the pair matches, not what the right number is.

## Words this system refuses for it

- TIN verification
- EIN lookup

- **Category:** Payables
- **Specified in:** [Lexicon](https://lopifi.com/md/docs/domain/11-lexicon)
- **Rendered by:** [tax-form-tracker](https://lopifi.com/md/components/tax-form-tracker), [tax-id-input](https://lopifi.com/md/components/tax-id-input)
- **Related:** payee