How to Verify My Address for PayPal

Enter Your Credit Card Information
1. Click on the 'My Account' tab at the top of your PayPal account screen and place your cursor over the 'Profile' heading.
2. Select the option to 'Add or Edit Credit Card' from the drop-down menu.
3. Click on the orange 'Add a Card' button and enter your credit card information exactly as it appears on the card. Double check the information and click 'Add Card' to add the credit or debit card to your account. Once your information is entered, PayPal will verify the accuracy of the information. If the information is found to be correct, a 'confirmed' tag will appear next to your PayPal address.
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4. Click on the 'Products and Services' tab within your account
5. Select the option to 'View All PayPal Products' and click the PayPal Extras MasterCard link. This will bring you to the main information page for the PayPal credit card.
6. Click on the orange 'Apply Now' button and fill out the application details in the provided fields. Once complete, review the terms and click on the 'Agree and Continue' button to process your application. PayPal processes most applications within 30 seconds.
Confirm by Mail
7. Click on the 'Security Center' link in the upper right corner of your PayPal account page.
8. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the 'Seller Protection.' The link is located in the blue-shaded box, titled 'All Security and Protection Topics.'
9. Click on the 'Address Confirmation' tab on the left side of the screen and select the 'Alternative Address Confirmation.' This will bring you to the page where you can request that PayPal verify your address through the mail.
10. Read the requirements for Alternate Address Confirmations to make sure you are eligible to verify your address using this method. According to PayPal, you must be a United States resident, have a Buyer Reputation number of at least 10, have a verified bank account attached to your PayPal account and have had your PayPal account for more than 90 days.
11. Fill out the form with the address you want verified and click on the 'Confirm Address' button. You must enter your home billing address. Post office boxes are not accepted.

How do I Use PayPal to Pay the IRS?

1. Apply for a PayPal Debit MasterCard (see References). Log in to your PayPal account and click the 'Products & Services' tab, select 'View All PayPal Products' and click the link for 'PayPal Debit MasterCard.' Select the 'Apply Now' button and follow the prompts to apply for a PayPal Debit MasterCard.
2. Navigate to an e-pay company that is accepted by the IRS. Official Payments Corporation, Link2Gov Corporation and RBS WorldPay, Inc (see Resources). are the three companies from which the IRS accepts electronic payments. Each company charges a convenience fee of $3.89 or $3.95 per transaction for debit card payments.
3. Complete the e-pay transaction using your PayPal Debit MasterCard. You must submit information regarding whether you are paying personal or business taxes, the type of tax form you used--such as a 1040 or 1065--and the tax year you wish to pay. You must also supply your personal information and your billing information. After you have submitted your information, review it and submit your payment.

How to Setup Recurring Billing in PayPal

1. Log on to your Paypal account, then click 'My account' and then click 'Profile.'
2. Click 'Recurring Payments' at the bottom right of the screen, under 'Tools.'
3. Click 'recurring payments' from the options list.
4. Click 'Create a new Profile.'
5. Type a name for the product or service you want to sell in the 'Product/Service' text box.
6. Enter the card information in the 'Card Information' section. For example, if you want to bill a person's Visa card periodically, select 'Visa' from the drop-down box, then type the card number into the 'Card number' box, type the expiration date into the 'Expiration date' box and then type the three-digit CSC number into the CSC box. The three-digit CSC nunber can usually be found on the back of the card.
7. Enter the person's billing information, including name and address, into the 'Billing information' area.
8. Select the number of failed payments you are willing to accept in the 'Failed payments' section. For example, if you want to keep on trying to bill the person with no limit, check the 'No limit' radio button.
9. Enter the date you want billing to start in the 'Start payments' text box.
10. Fill out the payment cycle in the 'Regular recurring payments' area. For example, if you want to bill $20 per month, type '$20' into the 'Amount' text box and then select '1 month' from the 'Frequency' drop-down menu.
11. Click 'Continue'.
12. Press 'Submit' to complete the profile.

How to Open a PayPal Account From Non Listed Countries

1. Register for a PayPal account as you would if you were in your home country. Visit PayPal.com and click 'Sign Up.' Select your country of citizenship from the list, then choose whether you'd like to open a 'Personal,' 'Premier' or 'Business' account, and click 'Get Started.' Enter your email address, a password of your choice, your first and last name, your address and contact information and click 'Let's Go.'
2. Enter the details of a checking account from your country of residence. Verify the information you have entered and click 'Submit' to complete your registration.
3. Being using your PayPal account, keeping in mind that PayPal may restrict your account from time to time because of IP address conflicts. If this happens, call PayPal at 001-402-935-2050 and inform the company that you are simply traveling or temporarily residing in the country in question. After verifying your identity using questions from your credit or background report, PayPal will restore access to your account.

How to Transfer Money to the Ukraine

1. Decide which company that you want to transfer the money through. The procedure of sending and receiving the money is essentially the same with all of them, but the fee structure is different.
2. Go to the website of the company that you have decided to send the money with (see Resources).
3. Register with the website and provide information such as name, email address, country, contact number, and payment information (credit card/debit card/bank account).
4. Click on 'Send Money' once you are registered with the company.
5. Enter the recipient's email address and indicate the amount you want to transfer. Select 'Ukraine' as the recipient's country.
6. Confirm that you want to transfer the money by clicking 'Send'/'Submit.'
7. Notify the recipient that the money has been sent. The recipient will receive an email from the company you used. The email will guide him on how to sign up on the website for depositing the transferred funds to his bank account.

How to Use a Credit Card to Add Funds to a PayPal Account

1. Login to your PayPal account and make sure that you are on the 'Account Overview' page. Mouse over the 'Profile' option in the account menu and choose 'Add or Edit Credit Card.'
2. Click the orange 'Add Card' button to open the new card form. Enter your credit card information and double check for accuracy. Click the 'Add Card' button when you are finished.
3. Click 'Edit' under the Action section next to the credit card that you just added. Check the 'Make primary card' check box. This ensures that, when your PayPal account balance is too low, this card is used for backup funding automatically. Click the 'Save' button.
4. Make sure that your PayPal balance is $0 before you make your next purchase. Whenever you buy something online and your PayPal balance is too low, your credit card will be billed. This allows you to effectively use a credit card to fund your PayPal account.

How to Redirect Back to Website After PayPal Payment

1. Log in to your PayPal account. Click the 'Merchant Services' tab to access PayPal's tools for online merchants. Click the icon labeled 'Buy Now Button.' A new page will load containing the options to create a PayPal button that lets your customers purchase an item using credit cards or their PayPal balance.
2. Fill out the 'Step 1' options that explain what the item in question is and set a price for it. Select a button type, choose tax and shipping amounts if applicable for the item you're selling and customize the button if you wish using the provided customization options. Set your preferred merchant account ID as the default for the purchase or select an email address associated with your account from the drop-down list.
3. Click the 'Step 2' section to expand it and access your tracking options. The option to save the button to your PayPal account is selected by default, though you can unselect it if you wish. You can also choose to track both inventory and profits or loss using PayPal sales through the button.
4. Click the 'Step 3' section to set optional advanced features. Answer the questions in the section to add features such as a need for the buyer's address or an option for buyers to give you special instructions.
5. Check the 'Take Customers to This URL When They Finish Checkout' box to enable the page forwarding option once their payment is complete. Enter the address of the website you want to redirect your customer to in the text box. You may also add the option of directing them to a specific web page if the checkout process is canceled as well.
6. Click the 'Create Button' button to have PayPal generate the code for the button you've created. Paste this button on the website of your choosing to create a PayPal payment option that redirects your customers back to the page you specified once their payments are complete.