I was told my vendor request was not a “TIN Match” with the IRS. What does this mean?

The vendor's Tax Identification Number (TIN) needs to match the name with IRS files. The university complies with TIN matching all vendors that are created, Reactivated or Re-Opened. This process is completed by the Vendor Maintenance team prior to performing maintenance in PeopleSoft.

See additional information from the IRS(link is external).