1099-K tax form and FAQs

SeatGeek's payment processing partner, Stripe, securely handles seller banking info, payouts, and year‑end tax reporting. As a seller on SeatGeek, Stripe Express offers you a secure dashboard where you can verify your identity and taxpayer information, keep your details up to date, and view or download your tax form when it's ready. Using Stripe Express ensures your data is encrypted, accurate, and available for self‑serve access, which helps prevent delays or corrections in your reporting.

The link you received from Stripe Express will navigate you to your secure dashboard.

If you believe your 1099-K form is incorrect, first, you should note that 1099-K forms will reflect the date you received your payout(s) and not the date of the event.

If you still have reason to believe there is, or may be, an error on your 1099-K form, please follow these steps:

1. Verify the reported amounts on the form against your records.
2. Check if the discrepancies are due to seller fees, which are included in the gross total of the sale as required by the IRS.
3. If you still believe there is an error, contact our support team with specific details about the discrepancy.

The IRS requires that seller fees be included in the gross total of the sale. This means that the fees SeatGeek takes out are considered part of the total amount reported on your 1099-K form.

If you did not receive your 1099-K form:

1. Ensure that your sales activity meets the federal or state reporting thresholds.
2. Please check your spam or junk folder for an email from Stripe with the subject line: "Action required to receive your 2025 tax forms" 
3. If you have not received a Stripe Express link and believe you have met the threshold for the tax year, please reach out to our support team for assistance.

To update your tax information:

1. Log in to your Stripe Express account and make the necessary updates.
2. You can edit your name, address, and TIN on the Tax Form page in Stripe Express.

To change your account type from a personal account to an organization or business account: 

1. Review your tax form to confirm all information is accurate.
2. Contact SeatGeek support to request an update to your account type (from EIN to SSN or SSN to EIN)
3. Our team will process the account type update.
4. You will receive an email notification prompting you to verify the change.
5. Submit the required information to complete the update and inform SeatGeek support once done.
6. Our team will finalize the update.
7. A new tax form will be available for download in Stripe Express.

If you need a new invite link to access your tax form on Stripe Express, you can request it in this support article.

If you received a 1099-K without meeting the Federal threshold, that means that your sales activity on SeatGeek meets your state’s mandatory reporting threshold. Your state’s legislation requires us to file a 1099-K with your activity for the tax year.

We recommend consulting a licensed tax professional for detailed advice on claiming expenses as deductions.

SeatGeek only issues U.S. 1099‑K tax forms to eligible U.S. sellers. If you're a Canadian seller, you generally won't receive a 1099‑K form from SeatGeek. Please consult a local tax professional for guidance on your tax reporting obligations.

If the 1099-K form was issued to you instead of another family member, you can update the tax information in Stripe Express.