diff --git a/apps/labrinth/src/routes/v3/payouts.rs b/apps/labrinth/src/routes/v3/payouts.rs
index 7535fcd1..2d6348be 100644
--- a/apps/labrinth/src/routes/v3/payouts.rs
+++ b/apps/labrinth/src/routes/v3/payouts.rs
@@ -1082,8 +1082,6 @@ async fn update_compliance_status(
             Ok(Some(avalara1099::DataWrapper {
                 data: avalara1099::Data { attributes, .. },
             })) => {
-                // It's unclear what timezone the DateTime is in (as it returns a naive RFC-3339 timestamp)
-                // so we can just say it was signed now
                 compliance.signed =
                     (&attributes.entry_status == "signed").then(Utc::now);
                 compliance.e_delivery_consented =
diff --git a/apps/labrinth/src/util/avalara1099.rs b/apps/labrinth/src/util/avalara1099.rs
index 08c4a96e..12c9224d 100644
--- a/apps/labrinth/src/util/avalara1099.rs
+++ b/apps/labrinth/src/util/avalara1099.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::database::models::{DBUserId, users_compliance::FormType};
 use crate::routes::ApiError;
 use ariadne::ids::base62_impl::to_base62;
-use chrono::{Datelike, NaiveDateTime};
+use chrono::Datelike;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::fmt;
@@ -33,12 +33,15 @@ pub struct FormResponse {
     pub company_name: String,
     pub company_email: String,
     pub reference_id: String,
-    pub signed_at: Option<NaiveDateTime>,
+    /// This is a DateTime, but it's not consistent wether it has a
+    /// timezone or not, so we just parse it as a string and use [`Utc::now()`](fn@chrono::Utc::now)
+    /// rather than using the provided DateTime.
+    pub signed_at: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct W9FormsResponse {
-    pub e_delivery_consented_at: Option<NaiveDateTime>,
+    pub e_delivery_consented_at: Option<String>,
     pub tin_match_status: Option<String>,
     pub entry_status: String,
 }