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Handling Vendor Invoices with Different Legal and DBA Names
October 8, 2025
Q. A vendor submitted a w9 with their invoice. A company name is in section one and a dba in section 2. The EIN matches the company name but not the dba name. The invoice only has the dba name on it. Is this acceptable or would the vendor need to correct their invoice showing the company name (works with EIN). We are thinking yes because we would have no way to connect the invoice with the company name. Is there another option? Thanks in advance.
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