Can the event organizer be a different entity than the recipient of payment for tickets?

The question concerns the situation when:

• The organizer’s account settings include the details of entity no. 1.
• Online payment integration will occur between the organizer’s account, entity no. 1, and the Stripe account used by entity no. 2.

This is technically possible, but it should be noted that:

• On the event website and subsequent pages of the ticket purchase process, entity no. 1 will be listed as the event organizer and ticket seller.
• Entity no. 1 will be the legal party to the contract concluded with the user.
• Upon navigating to the Stripe online payment page, the user will see the name of entity no. 2.
• Fiscal and tax consequences and obligations will be the responsibility of entity no. 2, as entity no. 2 will actually generate revenue.
• Invoicing will be the responsibility of entity no. 2, which actually accepts payments for the ticket.

When choosing this solution, it is important to consider the reputational risk and loss of trust for users who see details of a different entity on the online payment page than on the event page on the Event on Click platform.

In this situation, it’s worth adding a note in the event description that the payment recipient will be another entity and providing its full details.

It’s also worth regulating this type of collaboration in the form of an agreement between the two entities. Before making a decision, consult a specialist.

This type of situation most often occurs when a social organization that doesn’t have the legal right to sell (it doesn’t conduct business or statutory paid activities) collaborates with a third party that does.

How do I integrate the organizer’s Event on Click account with the online payment recipient’s Stripe account?

In this situation, this is a more difficult undertaking than in the classic case, where we’re dealing with a single entity acting as both the event organizer and the payment recipient.

As a reminder: integration is achieved by logging in to the organizer’s dashboard, going to the „Online Payments” tab, and clicking the button that initiates the connection to your Stripe account. You will then be redirected to the Stripe account login page, where you must confirm the integration of both accounts.

In this situation, we can distinguish two cases:

• The legal representative of entity 1 is also the legal representative of entity 2: if the same person is the legal representative of both entities and the user of both Event on Click and Stripe accounts, the merger of both accounts will proceed smoothly and without any issues.
• The legal representative of entity 1 is a different person than the legal representative of entity 2: if we are dealing with two individuals who are legal representatives of both entities and have different account users (Event on Click and Stripe), they must work together at the same time and place. It is also important to maintain the security and confidentiality of your account access details (Event on Click or Stripe).