What happens to Wag earnings when someone dies
Wag Labs publishes no process specific to a deceased person's account; a written request goes by email to wagsupport@wagwalking.com.
Wag Labs decides what happens to Wag earnings after a death case by case; its terms promise no transfer.
Wag Labs publishes no process specific to a deceased person's account; a written request goes by email to wagsupport@wagwalking.com. The request takes 4 documents. Wag! Customer Success answers at 1-855-761-0815.
How to request a transfer
Required Documents
- Death certificate
- Documentation of authority to act for the estate: For example, letters testamentary or letters of administration.
- The email address and phone number on the Wag! caregiver account
- Government-issued photo identification for the person making the request
What Wag Labs, Inc.'s terms say at death
- Section 23, Other Provisions
“You may not assign any rights or obligations under these Terms without the prior written consent of Wag! and any purported assignment in violation of this provision shall be null and void.”1
What Wag Labs, Inc. says happens4
- Transfer at death
A caregiver account is tied to a single person's identity and background check, and the Terms bar assigning a user's rights or obligations without Wag!'s prior written consent.2, 1
- Balances, payouts and refunds
Payouts are processed every Wednesday and paid out every Friday on a Tuesday-through-Monday pay cycle, so earnings from recently completed services may not yet have paid out.3
Payouts go to a bank account or eligible debit card through Stripe, so earnings that already paid out are in that account, not with Wag!.3
A completed service not paid by the next pay cycle can be raised through Wag!'s Payment Discrepancy form, which Wag! reviews manually in 5 to 7 business days.4
- Tax forms the provider issues
Wag! issues Form 1099-K, or in limited cases Form 1099-NEC, to caregivers who meet the reporting thresholds. It is mailed unless the caregiver consented to digital delivery, and past years' forms sit in the Tax Forms tab of the Stripe dashboard.5
- Closing the account
The Terms reserve Wag!'s right to suspend or terminate any user's access to the Services at any time, in its sole discretion.1
Other companies and product lines involved1
Not in Wag's published guidance5
- A process for a deceased account holder
- How long a request takes
- A complete list of the documents to send
- Whether a certified death certificate is required
- A death or succession clause in the Terms of Service
Sources5
A written request to Wag Labs can ask it to refund an unspent balance, provide purchase and transaction records for the estate inventory, preserve the account while the estate is opened and close the account.
Digital Assets Recovery Letter for Wag drafts that request from the estate's details.
Sources
Data sourced from Wag Labs, Inc. primary sources (8 pages reviewed). How we research.
Wag estate claims
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