{"title":"Legal entity","category":"default","creationDate":1779796136,"content":"<p>The legal entity is your registered business with a unique VAT, TaxID, or registration number. As part of the KYC checks, Adyen verifies with your local commercial registry that your legal entity is an active, registered company.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the information may already be filled in, in case we received it from your franchisor. When you <a href=\"\/franchisees\/onboarding#submit-application\">submit your application<\/a>, make sure this information is correct, and update if necessary. <\/p>\n<h2>Required information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Legal Business Name<\/li>\n<li>Trading name<\/li>\n<li>Type of company<\/li>\n<li>Registration number:  To see which registration number you need to provide, refer to <a href=\"#registration-number\">Registration number<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Registration address of the legal entity<\/li>\n<li>Tax Information (VAT number), if applicable in your country\/region. For information on the required format, refer to <a href=\"#vat\">VAT numbers<\/a>. If your company does not have a VAT number, select the <a href=\"#exempted-from-tax\">Exempted form tax<\/a> checkbox.<\/li>\n<li>You can optionally also provide a <a href=\"#company-registration-document\">company registration document<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"notices yellow\">\n<p>Make sure that the information matches your company registration documents exactly. For example, if your official company name is <strong>John Johnston LLC.<\/strong>, entering <strong>John Johnston Company<\/strong> would cause the KYC check to fail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"registration-number\">Registration number<\/h2>\n<p>Use the following table to identify which registration number is required. If multiple registration numbers are given for a country\/region, you can choose which one to provide.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Country\/region<\/th>\n<th>Registration number<\/th>\n<th>Example<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Australia<\/td>\n<td>Australian Business Number (ABN) or <br> Australian Company Number (ACN)<\/td>\n<td>ABN: 51 064 874 531 <br> ACN: 064 874 531<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Austria<\/td>\n<td>Firmenbuchnummer<\/td>\n<td>FN123456m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Belgium<\/td>\n<td>Company Number\/Num\u00e9ro d'entreprise<\/td>\n<td>1234567890<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>CNPJ<\/td>\n<td>42.318.949\/0001-84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>Business Number<\/td>\n<td>123456789<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Czech Republic<\/td>\n<td>I\u010cO<\/td>\n<td>123 45 678<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Denmark<\/td>\n<td>CVR-nummer<\/td>\n<td>22756214<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Estonia<\/td>\n<td>Registrikood<\/td>\n<td>10345833<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Finland<\/td>\n<td>Y-TUNNUS<\/td>\n<td>1234567-8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<td>SIRET number  or <br> SIREN number<\/td>\n<td>SIRET: 542051180-00066 <br> SIREN: 542051180<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Germany<\/td>\n<td>Handelsregisternummer<\/td>\n<td>HRB 100484<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Greece<\/td>\n<td>GEMI number <br> \u0391\u03a1\u0399\u0398\u039c\u039f\u03a3 \u0393.\u0395.\u039c\u0397 ( \u0393\u03b5\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u0301 \u0395\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u0301 \u039c\u03b7\u03c4\u03c1\u03c9\u0301\u03bf\u03c5)<\/td>\n<td>757001000000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hungary<\/td>\n<td>Ce\u0301gjegyze\u0301ksza\u0301m<\/td>\n<td>01-17-000705<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ireland<\/td>\n<td>Company Number<\/td>\n<td>123456<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Italy<\/td>\n<td>Codice fiscale or <br> CCIAA number<\/td>\n<td>Codice fiscale: 00470400011 <br> CCIAA number: TO0091712<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Latvia<\/td>\n<td>Re\u0123istr\u0101cijas numurs<\/td>\n<td>50003251661<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lithuania<\/td>\n<td>\u012emon\u0117s kodas<\/td>\n<td>210316340<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Luxembourg<\/td>\n<td>RCS number <br> Registernummer <br> Num\u00e9ro RCS<\/td>\n<td>9999999999999<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Netherlands<\/td>\n<td>Kamer van Koophandel (KvK)<\/td>\n<td>34179503<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Norway<\/td>\n<td>Organisasjonsnummer<\/td>\n<td>923 609 016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Poland<\/td>\n<td>Numer KRS  or <br> Numer identyfikacyjny REGON<\/td>\n<td>Numer KRS: 0000123456 <br> Numer identyfikacyjny REGON: 610188201<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Portugal<\/td>\n<td>NIPC<\/td>\n<td>123456789<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Spain<\/td>\n<td>N\u00famero de Identificaci\u00f3n Fiscal (NIF)<\/td>\n<td>A39000013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Slovakia<\/td>\n<td>Identifikac\u030cne\u0301 c\u030ci\u0301slo (I\u010cO)<\/td>\n<td>12345679<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Slovenia<\/td>\n<td>Mati\u010dna \u0161tevilka<\/td>\n<td>0101006500006<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sweden<\/td>\n<td>Organisationsnummer<\/td>\n<td>202100-5489<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Switzerland<\/td>\n<td>UID\/IDE\/IDI  or <br> CH-number<\/td>\n<td>UID\/IDE\/IDI: CHE123456789 <br> CH-number: CH-550.0.067.293-5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td>Company Number<\/td>\n<td>04366849<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>United States<\/td>\n<td>Employer Identification Number (EIN)<\/td>\n<td>101002749<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"vat\">VAT numbers<\/h2>\n<p>Use the following table to identify what format of VAT number is required. For some countries\/regions, you can choose which format to provide.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Country\/region<\/th>\n<th>Accepted formats<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Albania<\/td>\n<td><code>ALJ<\/code> + 8 letters or numbers + 1 letter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>ALK<\/code> + 8 letters or numbers + 1 letter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Argentina<\/td>\n<td><code>AR<\/code> + 11 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Austria<\/td>\n<td><code>ATU<\/code> + 8 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Australia<\/td>\n<td>11 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Belgium<\/td>\n<td><code>BE0<\/code> + 9 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>BE1<\/code> + 9 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bulgaria<\/td>\n<td><code>BG<\/code> + 9 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>BG<\/code> + 10 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bolivia<\/td>\n<td><code>BO<\/code> + any amount of characters or symbols<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>14 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>2 numbers + <code>.<\/code> + 3 numbers + <code>.<\/code> + 3 numbers + <code>\/<\/code> + 4 numbers + <code>-<\/code> + 2 numbers: <code>22.333.333\/4444-22<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Belarus<\/td>\n<td><code>BY<\/code> + 9 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>9 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Switzerland<\/td>\n<td><code>CH<\/code> + 6 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>CHE<\/code> + 9 numbers + <code>TVA<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>CHE<\/code> + 9 numbers + <code>MWST<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>CHE<\/code> + 9 numbers + <code>IVA<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chile<\/td>\n<td><code>CL<\/code> + 8 numbers + <code>-<\/code> + 1 number<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Colombia<\/td>\n<td><code>CO<\/code> + 10 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Costa Rica<\/td>\n<td><code>CR<\/code> + 9 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>CR<\/code> + 10 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>CR<\/code> + 11 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>CR<\/code> + 12 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cyprus<\/td>\n<td><code>CA<\/code> + 9 letters or numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Czech Republic<\/td>\n<td><code>CZ<\/code> + 8 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>CZ<\/code> + 9 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>CZ<\/code> + 10 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Germany<\/td>\n<td><code>DE<\/code> + 9 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Denmark<\/td>\n<td><code>DK<\/code> + 8 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dominican Republic<\/td>\n<td><code>DO<\/code> + any amount of characters or symbols<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Default<\/td>\n<td>Any sequence of letters, numbers, <code>_<\/code>, <code>.<\/code>, <code>&lt;space&gt; and\/or<\/code>-`<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ecuador<\/td>\n<td><code>EC<\/code> + 12 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Estonia<\/td>\n<td><code>EE<\/code> + 9 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Greece<\/td>\n<td><code>EL<\/code> + 9 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Spain<\/td>\n<td><code>ES<\/code> + 1 letter or number + 7 numbers + 1 letter or number<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Finland<\/td>\n<td><code>FI<\/code> + 8 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<td><code>FR<\/code> + 2 uppercase letters or numbers + 9 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Great Britain<\/td>\n<td><code>GB<\/code> + 9 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>GB<\/code> + 9 numbers in 3 blocks: <code>GB333 4444 22<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>GB<\/code> + 12 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>GB<\/code> + 12 numbers in 4 blocks: <code>GB333 4444 22 333<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>GBGD<\/code> + 3 digit number between <code>000<\/code> and <code>499<\/code>: <code>GBGD000<\/code> - <code>GBGD499<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>GBHA<\/code> + 3 digit number between <code>500<\/code> and <code>999<\/code>: <code>GBHA500<\/code> - <code>GBHA999<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Guatemala<\/td>\n<td><code>GT<\/code> + 7 numbers + <code>-<\/code> + 1 number<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Honduras<\/td>\n<td><code>HN<\/code> + any amount of characters or symbols<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Croatia<\/td>\n<td><code>HR<\/code> + 11 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hungary<\/td>\n<td><code>HU<\/code> + 8 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ireland<\/td>\n<td><code>IE<\/code> + 7 numbers + one uppercase letter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>IE<\/code> + 7 numbers + two uppercase letters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>IE<\/code> + one number + one uppercase letter + 5 numbers + one uppercase letter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>IE<\/code> + one number + <code>+<\/code> + 5 numbers + one uppercase letter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>IE<\/code> + one number + <code>*<\/code> + 5 numbers + one uppercase letter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Isle of Man<\/td>\n<td><code>GB<\/code> + 9 numbers (starting with <code>00<\/code>): <code>GB003456789<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>GB<\/code> + 9 numbers in blocks (333 4444 22, first block starting with <code>00<\/code>): <code>GB003 4444 22<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>GB<\/code> + 12 numbers (starting with <code>00<\/code>): <code>GB003456789012<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>GB<\/code> + 12 numbers in blocks (333 4444 22 333, first block starting with <code>00<\/code>): <code>GB003 4444 22 333<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>India<\/td>\n<td><code>IN<\/code> + 11 numbers + <code>V<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>IN<\/code> + 11 numbers + <code>C<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Italy<\/td>\n<td><code>IT<\/code> + 11 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Japan<\/td>\n<td>13 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lithuania<\/td>\n<td><code>LT<\/code> + 9 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>LT<\/code> + 12 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Luxembourg<\/td>\n<td><code>LU<\/code> + 8 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Latvia<\/td>\n<td><code>LV<\/code> + 11 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Malta<\/td>\n<td><code>MT<\/code> + 8 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mexico<\/td>\n<td>3 letters + 6 numbers + 3 letters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nicaragua<\/td>\n<td><code>NI<\/code> + any amount of characters or symbols<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Netherlands<\/td>\n<td><code>NL<\/code> + 9 numbers + <code>B<\/code> + 2 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Norway<\/td>\n<td><code>NO<\/code> + 9 numbers + <code>MVA<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>New Zealand<\/td>\n<td>8 or 9 letters or numbers mixed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Panama<\/td>\n<td><code>PA<\/code> + any amount of characters or symbols<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Peru<\/td>\n<td><code>PE<\/code> + 11 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Philippines<\/td>\n<td>12 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Poland<\/td>\n<td><code>PL<\/code> + 10 numbers (optionally separated by <code>-<\/code> characters)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Portugal<\/td>\n<td><code>PT<\/code> + 9 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Paraguay<\/td>\n<td><code>PY<\/code> + any amount of characters or symbols<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Romania<\/td>\n<td><code>RO<\/code> + 2 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>RO<\/code> + 3 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>RO<\/code> + 4 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>RO<\/code> + 5 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>RO<\/code> + 6 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>RO<\/code> + 7 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>RO<\/code> + 8 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>RO<\/code> + 9 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>RO<\/code> + 10 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Serbia<\/td>\n<td><code>RS<\/code> + 9 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Russia<\/td>\n<td><code>RU<\/code> + 10 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>RU<\/code> + 12 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sweden<\/td>\n<td><code>SE<\/code> + 10 numbers + <code>01<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Singapore<\/td>\n<td>9 or 10 letters or numbers mixed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Slovenia<\/td>\n<td><code>SI<\/code> + 8 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Slovakia<\/td>\n<td><code>SK<\/code> + 10 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>San Marino<\/td>\n<td><code>SM<\/code> + 5 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>El Salvador<\/td>\n<td><code>SV<\/code> + any amount of characters or symbols<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Turkey<\/td>\n<td><code>TR<\/code> + 10 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ukraine<\/td>\n<td><code>UA<\/code> + 12 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>United States<\/td>\n<td>Valid SSN: 9 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Valid SSN: 3 numbers + <code>-<\/code> + 2 numbers + <code>-<\/code> + 4 numbers: <code>333-22-4444<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Valid EIN: 2 numbers + <code>-<\/code> + 7 numbers: <code>22-7777777<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Uruguay<\/td>\n<td><code>UY<\/code> + any amount of characters or symbols<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Venezuela<\/td>\n<td><code>VEE-<\/code> + 9 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>VEE-<\/code> + 8 numbers + <code>-<\/code> + 1 number<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>VEJ-<\/code> + 9 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>VEJ-<\/code> + 8 numbers + <code>-<\/code> + 1 number<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>VEG-<\/code> + 9 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>VEG-<\/code> + 8 numbers + <code>-<\/code> + 1 number<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>VEV-<\/code> + 9 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><code>VEV-<\/code> + 8 numbers + <code>-<\/code> + 1 number<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Exempted from tax<\/h2>\n<p>If your company doesn't have a valid VAT number, select the <strong>Exempted from tax<\/strong> checkbox, and fill in the reason. Adyen will then ask you to provide either one or both of the following documents:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Confirmation of legal counsel \/ accountant to confirm the reason why a tax number is not present.<\/li>\n<li>Signed confirmation by Authorized Signatory, to whom your legal entity is paying local taxes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"company-registration-document\">Registration document<\/h2>\n<p>Providing the company registration document is optional. We recommend that you provide it, as this will speed up the process of the KYC review, and allow us to give you more accurate feedback in case there is an issue with your application.<\/p>\n<p>The company registration document must be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Issued by a reliable, independent source (RIS) such as the national commercial register of the country\/region where the business is registered.<\/li>\n<li>Issued within the last year, or contain a signature and a state of affairs with the date not older than one year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When you upload a company registration document, it must meet the following requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Allowed formats: JPEG, JPG, PNG, or PDF (max. 2 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Minimum allowed size: 1 KB for PDF, 100 KB for other formats<\/li>\n<li>Maximum allowed size: 4 MB<\/li>\n<\/ul>","url":"https:\/\/docs.adyen.com\/franchisees\/legal-entity","articleFields":{"description":"Provide information about the legal entity.","section_icon":"user-management.svg"},"algolia":{"url":"https:\/\/docs.adyen.com\/franchisees\/legal-entity","title":"Legal entity","content":"The legal entity is your registered business with a unique VAT, TaxID, or registration number. As part of the KYC checks, Adyen verifies with your local commercial registry that your legal entity is an active, registered company.\nSome of the information may already be filled in, in case we received it from your franchisor. When you submit your application, make sure this information is correct, and update if necessary. \nRequired information\n\nLegal Business Name\nTrading name\nType of company\nRegistration number:  To see which registration number you need to provide, refer to Registration number.\nRegistration address of the legal entity\nTax Information (VAT number), if applicable in your country\/region. For information on the required format, refer to VAT numbers. If your company does not have a VAT number, select the Exempted form tax checkbox.\nYou can optionally also provide a company registration document.\n\n\nMake sure that the information matches your company registration documents exactly. For example, if your official company name is John Johnston LLC., entering John Johnston Company would cause the KYC check to fail.\n\nRegistration number\nUse the following table to identify which registration number is required. If multiple registration numbers are given for a country\/region, you can choose which one to provide.\n\n\n\nCountry\/region\nRegistration number\nExample\n\n\n\n\nAustralia\nAustralian Business Number (ABN) or  Australian Company Number (ACN)\nABN: 51 064 874 531  ACN: 064 874 531\n\n\nAustria\nFirmenbuchnummer\nFN123456m\n\n\nBelgium\nCompany Number\/Num\u00e9ro d'entreprise\n1234567890\n\n\nBrazil\nCNPJ\n42.318.949\/0001-84\n\n\nCanada\nBusiness Number\n123456789\n\n\nCzech Republic\nI\u010cO\n123 45 678\n\n\nDenmark\nCVR-nummer\n22756214\n\n\nEstonia\nRegistrikood\n10345833\n\n\nFinland\nY-TUNNUS\n1234567-8\n\n\nFrance\nSIRET number  or  SIREN number\nSIRET: 542051180-00066  SIREN: 542051180\n\n\nGermany\nHandelsregisternummer\nHRB 100484\n\n\nGreece\nGEMI number  \u0391\u03a1\u0399\u0398\u039c\u039f\u03a3 \u0393.\u0395.\u039c\u0397 ( \u0393\u03b5\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u0301 \u0395\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u0301 \u039c\u03b7\u03c4\u03c1\u03c9\u0301\u03bf\u03c5)\n757001000000\n\n\nHungary\nCe\u0301gjegyze\u0301ksza\u0301m\n01-17-000705\n\n\nIreland\nCompany Number\n123456\n\n\nItaly\nCodice fiscale or  CCIAA number\nCodice fiscale: 00470400011  CCIAA number: TO0091712\n\n\nLatvia\nRe\u0123istr\u0101cijas numurs\n50003251661\n\n\nLithuania\n\u012emon\u0117s kodas\n210316340\n\n\nLuxembourg\nRCS number  Registernummer  Num\u00e9ro RCS\n9999999999999\n\n\nNetherlands\nKamer van Koophandel (KvK)\n34179503\n\n\nNorway\nOrganisasjonsnummer\n923 609 016\n\n\nPoland\nNumer KRS  or  Numer identyfikacyjny REGON\nNumer KRS: 0000123456  Numer identyfikacyjny REGON: 610188201\n\n\nPortugal\nNIPC\n123456789\n\n\nSpain\nN\u00famero de Identificaci\u00f3n Fiscal (NIF)\nA39000013\n\n\nSlovakia\nIdentifikac\u030cne\u0301 c\u030ci\u0301slo (I\u010cO)\n12345679\n\n\nSlovenia\nMati\u010dna \u0161tevilka\n0101006500006\n\n\nSweden\nOrganisationsnummer\n202100-5489\n\n\nSwitzerland\nUID\/IDE\/IDI  or  CH-number\nUID\/IDE\/IDI: CHE123456789  CH-number: CH-550.0.067.293-5\n\n\nUnited Kingdom\nCompany Number\n04366849\n\n\nUnited States\nEmployer Identification Number (EIN)\n101002749\n\n\n\nVAT numbers\nUse the following table to identify what format of VAT number is required. For some countries\/regions, you can choose which format to provide.\n\n\n\nCountry\/region\nAccepted formats\n\n\n\n\nAlbania\nALJ + 8 letters or numbers + 1 letter\n\n\n\nALK + 8 letters or numbers + 1 letter\n\n\nArgentina\nAR + 11 numbers\n\n\nAustria\nATU + 8 numbers\n\n\nAustralia\n11 numbers\n\n\nBelgium\nBE0 + 9 numbers\n\n\n\nBE1 + 9 numbers\n\n\nBulgaria\nBG + 9 numbers\n\n\n\nBG + 10 numbers\n\n\nBolivia\nBO + any amount of characters or symbols\n\n\nBrazil\n14 numbers\n\n\n\n2 numbers + . + 3 numbers + . + 3 numbers + \/ + 4 numbers + - + 2 numbers: 22.333.333\/4444-22\n\n\nBelarus\nBY + 9 numbers\n\n\nCanada\n9 numbers\n\n\nSwitzerland\nCH + 6 numbers\n\n\n\nCHE + 9 numbers + TVA\n\n\n\nCHE + 9 numbers + MWST\n\n\n\nCHE + 9 numbers + IVA\n\n\nChile\nCL + 8 numbers + - + 1 number\n\n\nColombia\nCO + 10 numbers\n\n\nCosta Rica\nCR + 9 numbers\n\n\n\nCR + 10 numbers\n\n\n\nCR + 11 numbers\n\n\n\nCR + 12 numbers\n\n\nCyprus\nCA + 9 letters or numbers\n\n\nCzech Republic\nCZ + 8 numbers\n\n\n\nCZ + 9 numbers\n\n\n\nCZ + 10 numbers\n\n\nGermany\nDE + 9 numbers\n\n\nDenmark\nDK + 8 numbers\n\n\nDominican Republic\nDO + any amount of characters or symbols\n\n\nDefault\nAny sequence of letters, numbers, _, ., &lt;space&gt; and\/or-`\n\n\nEcuador\nEC + 12 numbers\n\n\nEstonia\nEE + 9 numbers\n\n\nGreece\nEL + 9 numbers\n\n\nSpain\nES + 1 letter or number + 7 numbers + 1 letter or number\n\n\nFinland\nFI + 8 numbers\n\n\nFrance\nFR + 2 uppercase letters or numbers + 9 numbers\n\n\nGreat Britain\nGB + 9 numbers\n\n\n\nGB + 9 numbers in 3 blocks: GB333 4444 22\n\n\n\nGB + 12 numbers\n\n\n\nGB + 12 numbers in 4 blocks: GB333 4444 22 333\n\n\n\nGBGD + 3 digit number between 000 and 499: GBGD000 - GBGD499\n\n\n\nGBHA + 3 digit number between 500 and 999: GBHA500 - GBHA999\n\n\nGuatemala\nGT + 7 numbers + - + 1 number\n\n\nHonduras\nHN + any amount of characters or symbols\n\n\nCroatia\nHR + 11 numbers\n\n\nHungary\nHU + 8 numbers\n\n\nIreland\nIE + 7 numbers + one uppercase letter\n\n\n\nIE + 7 numbers + two uppercase letters\n\n\n\nIE + one number + one uppercase letter + 5 numbers + one uppercase letter\n\n\n\nIE + one number + + + 5 numbers + one uppercase letter\n\n\n\nIE + one number + * + 5 numbers + one uppercase letter\n\n\nIsle of Man\nGB + 9 numbers (starting with 00): GB003456789\n\n\n\nGB + 9 numbers in blocks (333 4444 22, first block starting with 00): GB003 4444 22\n\n\n\nGB + 12 numbers (starting with 00): GB003456789012\n\n\n\nGB + 12 numbers in blocks (333 4444 22 333, first block starting with 00): GB003 4444 22 333\n\n\nIndia\nIN + 11 numbers + V\n\n\n\nIN + 11 numbers + C\n\n\nItaly\nIT + 11 numbers\n\n\nJapan\n13 numbers\n\n\nLithuania\nLT + 9 numbers\n\n\n\nLT + 12 numbers\n\n\nLuxembourg\nLU + 8 numbers\n\n\nLatvia\nLV + 11 numbers\n\n\nMalta\nMT + 8 numbers\n\n\nMexico\n3 letters + 6 numbers + 3 letters\n\n\nNicaragua\nNI + any amount of characters or symbols\n\n\nNetherlands\nNL + 9 numbers + B + 2 numbers\n\n\nNorway\nNO + 9 numbers + MVA\n\n\nNew Zealand\n8 or 9 letters or numbers mixed\n\n\nPanama\nPA + any amount of characters or symbols\n\n\nPeru\nPE + 11 numbers\n\n\nPhilippines\n12 numbers\n\n\nPoland\nPL + 10 numbers (optionally separated by - characters)\n\n\nPortugal\nPT + 9 numbers\n\n\nParaguay\nPY + any amount of characters or symbols\n\n\nRomania\nRO + 2 numbers\n\n\n\nRO + 3 numbers\n\n\n\nRO + 4 numbers\n\n\n\nRO + 5 numbers\n\n\n\nRO + 6 numbers\n\n\n\nRO + 7 numbers\n\n\n\nRO + 8 numbers\n\n\n\nRO + 9 numbers\n\n\n\nRO + 10 numbers\n\n\nSerbia\nRS + 9 numbers\n\n\nRussia\nRU + 10 numbers\n\n\n\nRU + 12 numbers\n\n\nSweden\nSE + 10 numbers + 01\n\n\nSingapore\n9 or 10 letters or numbers mixed\n\n\nSlovenia\nSI + 8 numbers\n\n\nSlovakia\nSK + 10 numbers\n\n\nSan Marino\nSM + 5 numbers\n\n\nEl Salvador\nSV + any amount of characters or symbols\n\n\nTurkey\nTR + 10 numbers\n\n\nUkraine\nUA + 12 numbers\n\n\nUnited States\nValid SSN: 9 numbers\n\n\n\nValid SSN: 3 numbers + - + 2 numbers + - + 4 numbers: 333-22-4444\n\n\n\nValid EIN: 2 numbers + - + 7 numbers: 22-7777777\n\n\nUruguay\nUY + any amount of characters or symbols\n\n\nVenezuela\nVEE- + 9 numbers\n\n\n\nVEE- + 8 numbers + - + 1 number\n\n\n\nVEJ- + 9 numbers\n\n\n\nVEJ- + 8 numbers + - + 1 number\n\n\n\nVEG- + 9 numbers\n\n\n\nVEG- + 8 numbers + - + 1 number\n\n\n\nVEV- + 9 numbers\n\n\n\nVEV- + 8 numbers + - + 1 number\n\n\n\nExempted from tax\nIf your company doesn't have a valid VAT number, select the Exempted from tax checkbox, and fill in the reason. Adyen will then ask you to provide either one or both of the following documents:\n\nConfirmation of legal counsel \/ accountant to confirm the reason why a tax number is not present.\nSigned confirmation by Authorized Signatory, to whom your legal entity is paying local taxes.\n\nRegistration document\nProviding the company registration document is optional. We recommend that you provide it, as this will speed up the process of the KYC review, and allow us to give you more accurate feedback in case there is an issue with your application.\nThe company registration document must be:\n\nIssued by a reliable, independent source (RIS) such as the national commercial register of the country\/region where the business is registered.\nIssued within the last year, or contain a signature and a state of affairs with the date not older than one year.\n\nWhen you upload a company registration document, it must meet the following requirements:\n\nAllowed formats: JPEG, JPG, PNG, or PDF (max. 2 pages)\nMinimum allowed size: 1 KB for PDF, 100 KB for other formats\nMaximum allowed size: 4 MB\n","type":"page","locale":"en","boost":18,"hierarchy":{"lvl0":"Home","lvl1":"Franchisees","lvl2":"Legal entity"},"hierarchy_url":{"lvl0":"https:\/\/docs.adyen.com\/","lvl1":"https:\/\/docs.adyen.com\/franchisees","lvl2":"\/franchisees\/legal-entity"},"levels":3,"category":"","category_color":"","tags":["Legal","entity"]},"articleFiles":{"bank-account-check-upload-guidelines.jpg":"<img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.adyen.com\/user\/pages\/docs\/28.franchisees\/04.legal-entity\/bank-account-check-upload-guidelines.jpg\" \/>","photo-id-upload-guidelines.png":"<img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.adyen.com\/user\/pages\/docs\/28.franchisees\/04.legal-entity\/photo-id-upload-guidelines.png\" \/>"}}