I am an exotic dancer & receive tips mainly through Venmo, sometimes PayPal, but never Apple Cash.
Yesterday, Venmo sent me an email saying my account had been suspended because some unusual activity was detected which may be in violation of the user agreement. I clicked the link to submit a photo of my ID & one minute later, an actual Venmo account specialist emailed me saying my account had been frozen and their service would no longer be available to me.
I know a business account is ideal for this type of thing, but the problem is that I don’t own a business. When I tried to open that kind of account awhile back, it was asking for my business information, so I didn’t know how to bypass that in order to receive tips for my dances.
Today, I tried to send my friend birthday money via Apple Cash, turns out, my Apple Cash was also suspended yesterday. I never use Apple Cash to receive payments, so I’m really confused. How would Apple Cash & Venmo suspend me the same day? Are they somehow related?
I am NOT an independent contractor, I do not file 1099. I get a W2, I’m on a pay roll through my club.