Do you like to fix the error “This organization is currently ineligible to receive donations” on PayPal? Fixing this error will enable you to receive donations smoothly on your website.
Generally, an individual or organization uses a button on its website to receive donations. To introduce such donation buttons, several plugins are available on WordPress or other content management systems.
In this article, I will provide all the steps needed to fix this problem in receiving the donations.
Link Bank Account
For a PayPal account to work, you must link an active bank account with it.
The bank account is needed to receive the donations. Whatever payment is received through donations, PayPal will transfer the same to the bank account after deducting any applicable transaction fee or currency conversion fee. When it comes to PayPal, you can trust it fully.
Log in to your PayPal account. You will see a link to add a bank account on the dashboard.
After clicking the link, choose the option to link a bank account.
Now follow the instructions provided therein to add a bank account.
Convert to PayPal Business Account
Conversion to a business account is crucial for receiving donations through PayPal. Two types of accounts possible with PayPal are individual and business accounts.
Most individuals, while opening a PayPal account, choose the individual option. However, individual accounts can be used only for sending money and not receiving it.
Don’t worry; one can convert a personal account to a business one without much hassle. Log in to your PayPal account. Click on the Settings icon available on the dashboard.
Now, you will see your profile. At the bottom of the profile, you will find a link for converting your account to a business account.
Next, follow up on the instructions that come up next to complete the process. One can also refer to the post below for detailed steps on conversion, along with relevant suggestions for various important fields.
Taxation Related Information
By law, PayPal must provide a few information related to your account to taxation authorities, depending on your country.
For example, you have to provide a taxpayer identification number (TIN) if you are a resident of the USA. Similarly, in the case of India, one has to provide a PAN number to PayPal. For other countries, one has to provide required regulatory details to PayPal.
How to provide this information to PayPal? No need to worry; PayPal will show a necessary alert under the notification icon for you to act. For India, one can complete the know your customer (KYC) requirement through the following link:
PayPal Support
PayPal has to follow local regulations to operate in a country. Due to some country-specific regulations, if the problem does not resolve even after following the above steps, one can contact PayPal support.
Click on the Help menu in your dashboard. Several pre-listed questions will be there. If these existing answers are not of help, then click on ‘Help Center’ to ask a specific question. In the resulting window, one can choose ‘Message Centre’ to have a chat.
Initially, the chat will begin with an automated bot. However, one can type there to request an agent to take up the conversation.
Summary
That’s all with this article, where we looked at a few steps needed to solve the PayPal error “This organization is currently ineligible to receive donations.” These steps will enable one to receive donations for the hard work they have put in creating content on the web..
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