SupplierGateway Onboarding Readiness Sanctions Checks (US)

Summary

As part of SupplierGateway's Onboarding Readiness framework, suppliers are validated against regulatory, financial, and sanctions data sources to help ensure compliance, reduce fraud, and accelerate supplier approval. These checks provide procurement, finance, and risk teams with greater confidence during the onboarding process.

Purpose

This article provides an overview of the validation and sanctions screening services included in SupplierGateway's United States Onboarding Readiness framework.

United States Tax and Compliance Validations

SupplierGateway performs the following validations to help reduce tax filing errors and regulatory risk:

• Internal Revenue Service Taxpayer Identification Number and Name Matching – Confirms Taxpayer Identification Number and Employer Identification Number information against Internal Revenue Service records.
• Employer Identification Number and Name Lookup – Retrieves the registered organization name associated with an Employer Identification Number.
• Internal Revenue Service Tax Compliance Check – Verifies tax information before filing to reduce penalties.
• Internal Revenue Service Exempt Organization Validation – Confirms federal tax-exempt status for qualifying organizations.
• Global Intermediary Identification Number Validation – Validates foreign financial institutions against Internal Revenue Service records.
• Social Security Administration Death Master File – Identifies deceased individuals to help prevent identity fraud.
• United States Postal Service Address Validation – Standardizes and validates mailing addresses for delivery accuracy.

Global Watchlist and Sanctions Screening

SupplierGateway screens suppliers against numerous global sanctions and watchlists, including:

• Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions lists, including:
  • Specially Designated Nationals
  • Consolidated Sanctions
  • Denied Persons
  • Foreign Sanctions Evaders
  • Sectoral Sanctions Identifications
  • Ukraine-Russia sanctions
• Arms Export Control Act lists
• United States Department of State Foreign Terrorist Organization lists
• United States Department of Commerce Entity List and Unverified List
• European Union Sanctions List
• United Nations Consolidated Sanctions List
• Federal Bureau of Investigation Wanted Lists
• International Criminal Police Organization Wanted Lists
• Politically Exposed Persons
• Federal Excluded Parties
• United States Department of Health and Human Services healthcare debarment lists
• United States Department of Agriculture commodity sanctions

Casino and Gaming Exclusion Lists

SupplierGateway validates suppliers against gaming exclusion lists maintained by:

• Illinois
• Michigan
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Nevada
• New Jersey

Canadian federal gaming exclusion regulations are also included

Canadian Sanctions and Compliance

SupplierGateway also validates suppliers against Canadian regulatory requirements, including:

• Consolidated Regulations
• Special Economic Measures Act
• Freezing Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act

Benefits

Embedding these validations into SupplierGateway's Onboarding Readiness Certification helps organizations:

• Accelerate supplier approval while reducing compliance bottlenecks.
• Mitigate financial, regulatory, and reputational risk before onboarding.
• Standardize supplier data to improve procurement, finance, and risk processes.
• Build a resilient and trusted supplier network that meets rigorous compliance standards.