Apple Ads campaigns on hold — tax verification failing for a newly registered Indian GSTIN (sole proprietor)

Hello,

My Apple Ads account is on hold and I can't get past tax verification. Even after correcting my details and re-accepting the Terms of Service, I still get the same banner:

"Your campaigns are on hold because your tax information couldn't be verified. Make sure that your GSTIN and Legal Entity Name are correct."

I'm a sole proprietor registered for GST in India, and I've double-checked everything on my end:

  • The GSTIN is entered correctly and shows as Active on the official GST portal.
  • For a proprietorship, the GST "Legal Name" is the proprietor's personal name (not the trade name), and I've set the Legal Entity Name field to match it exactly.
  • The registered address and state match the GSTIN.

My GSTIN was only registered a few days ago, so I suspect it may not have propagated to your tax validator when the check ran.

A few questions:

  1. Roughly how long does tax verification take once the details are correct?
  2. Is there any way to trigger a re-verification, or does it only run on a periodic batch cycle?
  3. Is there anything else I should check on my end?

Happy to share my account and GSTIN details through an official channel if that helps. Thanks in advance.

Apple Ads campaigns on hold — tax verification failing for a newly registered Indian GSTIN (sole proprietor)
 
 
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