{"title":"Requirements for your live account application","category":"default","creationDate":1735812120,"content":"<p>Because Adyen is a payment provider and acquirer, we are legally obliged to do detailed checks on your company, its shareholders, and your business model. We do these checks before granting live accounts, and during periodic reviews of your existing accounts.<\/p>\n<p>When you <a href=\"\/pt\/get-started-with-adyen#apply-for-your-live-account\">apply for a live account<\/a>, you need to upload digital copies of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#company-registration-document\">Company registration document<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#tax-info\">Proof of tax information<\/a> or <a href=\"#vat-status\">VAT information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#bank-statement\">Merchant bank statement (optional)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#proof-identity\">Proof of identity<\/a> and <a href=\"#proof-residency\">proof of residency<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you want to accept payments online, you must also show that your integration satisfies <a href=\"#website-and-app-requirements\">website and app requirements<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"company-registration-document\">Company registration document<\/h2>\n<p>Your company registration document must be issued by one of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A public authority<\/li>\n<li>A government agency<\/li>\n<li>A judicial authority<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The company registration document must either:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be issued within the last 12 months and show the corresponding issuance date<\/li>\n<li>Be signed and dated by the entity's authorized signatory within the last 12 months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The company registration document needs to show the legal entity name and the registration number of your company.<\/p>\n<div class=\"notices green\">\n<p>The \"doing business as\" or \"trading as\" name is not acceptable as the legal entity name of your company.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>For the required format for registration numbers in a particular country\/region, see the following list.<\/p>\n<div class=\"accordion-shortcode adl-accordion adl-accordion--max-height-transition\" data-expand=\"true\" data-ignore=\"anchorjs-link\">\n    \n    <div class=\"adl-accordion__item\" style=\"\">\n        <div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"item\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"adl-accordion__header\">\n            <i class=\"adl-accordion__toggle adl-icon-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n            <div class=\"adl-accordion__title-wrapper\" data-accordion=\"#registration-numbers\">\n                                    <h4 class=\"adl-accordion__title\">Registration numbers<\/h4>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div role=\"region\" class=\"adl-accordion__content\">\n            \n<div class=\"sticky-table-container\">\n    \n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\">Country\/region<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\">Registration Number<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\">Format<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\">Example<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Australia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Australia Business Number (ABN) or Australia Company Number (ACN)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">ABN: 11 digits or ACN: 9 digits<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">ABN: 51 064 874 531 or ACN: 064 874 531<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Austria<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Firmenbuchnummer<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>T<\/code> or <code>FN<\/code> + 3-6 digits + 1 lower case letter<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">FN123456m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Belgium<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Company number or Num\u00e9ro d'Entreprise<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">10 digits<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">1234567890<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Brazil<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Cadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jur\u00eddica (CNPJ)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">14 digits<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">42.318.949\/0001-84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Canada<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Business Number<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">9 digits<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">123456789<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Czech Republic<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Identifikac\u030cni\u0301 c\u030ci\u0301slo (IC\u030cO)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">8-10 digits<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">123 45 678<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Denmark<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">CVR-nummer<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">8 digits<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">22756214<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Estonia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Registrikood<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">8 digits<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">10345833<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Finland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Y-TUNNUS<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">8 digits with optional dash <code>-<\/code> that precedes the last digit<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">1234567-8 or 12345678<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">France<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">SIRET number or SIREN number<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">SIRET: 14 digits with optional character <code>-<\/code> or SIREN: 9 digits<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">SIRET: 542051180-00066 or SIREN: 542051180<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Germany<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Handelsregisternummer<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">2-3 letters + 1-6 digits + 0-5 letters<br>Optional: <code>-<\/code> + 1 letter + 4 digits<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">HRB 100484<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Greece<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">GEMI number or \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 style=\"text-align: left;\">12 digits<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">757001000000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Hungary<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Ce\u0301gjegyze\u0301ksza\u0301m<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">2-digit number + <code>-<\/code> + 2-digits + <code>-<\/code> + 6-digits<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">01-17-000705<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Ireland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Company number<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Up to 7 digits<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">1012345<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Italy<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Codice fiscale or CCIAA number<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Codice fiscale: 11 digits or CCIAA number: 2 letters + 6-7 digits<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Codice fiscale: 00470400011 or CCIAA number: TO0091712<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Latvia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Re\u0123istr\u0101cijas numurs<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">11 digits<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">50003251661<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Lithuania<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">\u012emon\u0117s kodas<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">6-9 digits<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">210316340<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Luxembourg<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">RCS number, Registernummer, or Num\u00e9ro RCS<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">1 letter + number of variable length<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">B123456 or B12345<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Netherlands<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Kamer van Koophandel nummer (KvK)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">8 digits<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">34179503<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Norway<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Organisasjonsnummer<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">9 digits<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">923609016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Poland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Numer KRS or Numer identyfikacyjny REGON<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Numer KRS: 10 digits or REGON: 9 digits<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Numer KRS: 0000123456 or REGON: 610188201<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Portugal<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">N\u00famero de Identifica\u00e7\u00e3o de Pessoa Colectiva (NIPC)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Spain<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">N\u00famero de Identificaci\u00f3n Fiscal (NIF)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">9 digits<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">123456789<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Slovakia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Identifikac\u030cne\u0301 c\u030ci\u0301slo (I\u010cO)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">8 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Slovenia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Mati\u010dna \u0161tevilka<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">10 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Sweden<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Organisationsnummer<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">10 digits<br>Optional character <code>-<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Switzerland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Unternehmens-Identifikationsnummer (UID), Num\u00e9ro d'identification des entreprises (IDE), Numero d'identificazione delle imprese (IDI), or CH-number<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Company Number<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">8 characters<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">04366849<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">United States<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Employer Identification Number (EIN)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">9 digits<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">101002749<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3>Public companies<\/h3>\n<p>Publicly listed companies, or companies that are wholly owned by a publicly listed company, can submit their published annual report as a registration document. The annual report must include the following information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The name of the legal entity<\/li>\n<li>The country\/region of registration<\/li>\n<li>The national ID (i.e. registration number)<\/li>\n<li>The name of the independent auditor's firm<\/li>\n<li>The date of signing by the firm\/auditor. The date must be within the past one year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"company-types\">Company types<\/h3>\n<p>As part of your application for a live account with Adyen, you must provide information about the type of your company.<\/p>\n<p>The following lists show local names for different company types in selected countries\/regions and maps them to the corresponding Adyen legal entity types.<\/p>\n<div class=\"accordion-shortcode adl-accordion adl-accordion--max-height-transition\" data-expand=\"true\" data-ignore=\"anchorjs-link\">\n    \n    <div class=\"adl-accordion__item\" style=\"\">\n        <div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"item\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"adl-accordion__header\">\n            <i class=\"adl-accordion__toggle adl-icon-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n            <div class=\"adl-accordion__title-wrapper\" data-accordion=\"#business\">\n                                    <h4 class=\"adl-accordion__title\">Business<\/h4>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div role=\"region\" class=\"adl-accordion__content\">\n            \n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\">Country\/region<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\">Local names<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Austria<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Gesellschaft mit beschr\u00e4nkter Haftung (GmbH)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Aktiengesellschaft (AG)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Australia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Proprietary limited company (Pty. Ltd)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Unlimited proprietary (Pty.)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Belgium<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Besloten vennootschap (BV) \/ Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 responsabilit\u00e9 limit\u00e9e (SRL)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Co\u00f6peratieve vennootschap (CV) \/ Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 cooperative (SC)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Naamloze vennootschap (NV) \/ Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 anonyme (SA)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Brazil<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Sociedade limitada (Ltda.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Sociedade simples<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Sociedade an\u00f4nima (S.A.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Empresa Individual de Responsabilidade Limitada (EIRELI)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Canada<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Corporation (Ltd. \/ Inc. \/ Corp.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Unlimited company (Co. \/ Corp. \/ ULC)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Limited Liability Corporation<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Croatia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Dru\u0161tvo s ograni\u010denom odgovorno\u0161\u0107u (d.o.o.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Jednostavno dru\u0161tvo s ograni\u010denom odgovorno\u0161\u0107u (j.d.o.o.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Dioni\u010dko dru\u0161tvo (d.d.)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Czech Republic<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Spolecnost s rucenim omezenym (s.r.o.\/spol. s r.o.)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Denmark<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Iv\u00e6rks\u00e6tterselskab (IVS)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Anpartsselskab (ApS)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Selskab med begr\u00e6nset ansvar (SMBA)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Finland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Osakeyhti\u00f6 (Oy) \/ Aktiebolag (Ab)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">France<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 responsabilit\u00e9 limit\u00e9e (SARL)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 par actions simplifi\u00e9e (SAS)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Entreprise unipersonnelle \u00e0 responsabilit\u00e9 limit\u00e9e (EURL)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Entreprise individuelle \u00e0 responsabilit\u00e9 limit\u00e9e (EIRL)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 anonyme (SA)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 par actions simplifi\u00e9e unipersonnelle (SASU)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 d'investissement \u00e0 capital fixe (SICAF)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 coop\u00e9rative (SCOP)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Germany<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Gesellschaft mit beschr\u00e4nkter Haftung (GmbH)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Unternehmergesellschaft (UG)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Aktiengesellschaft (AG)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Hong Kong<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Private company limited by shares (Ltd)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Public unlimited company with share capital (Unltd)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Private unlimited company with share capital (Unltd)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Hungary<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Korl\u00e1tolt felel\u0151ss\u00e9g\u0171 t\u00e1rsas\u00e1g (kft.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Z\u00e1rtk\u00f6r\u0171en m\u0171k\u00f6d\u0151 r\u00e9szv\u00e9nyt\u00e1rsas\u00e1g, (Zrt.)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Ireland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Limited company (Ltd)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Company limited by guarantee<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Private company limited by shares<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Private unlimited company<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Designated Activity Company Limited by Guarantee<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Designated Activity Company Limited (DAC)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Unlimited Company (UC)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Italy<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Societ\u00e0 per azioni (S.p.A \/ SpA)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Societ\u00e0 a responsabilit\u00e0 limitata (S.r.L.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Societ\u00e0 a responsabilit\u00e0 limitata semplificata (S.r.l.s.)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Lithuania<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">U\u017edarosios akcin\u0117s bendrov\u0117s (UAB)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Akcin\u0117s bendrov\u0117s (AB)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Individuali \u012fmon\u0117 (I\u012e) - Personal enterprise<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Netherlands<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Besloten vennootschap (BV)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Naamloze venootschap (nv)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Norway<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Aksjeselskap (AS)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Selskap med begrenset ansvar (BA)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Norskregistrert utenlandsk foretak (NUF)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Poland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Sp\u00f3\u0142ka z ograniczon\u0105 odpowiedzialno\u015bci\u0105 (Sp. z.o.o.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Prosta sp\u00f3\u0142ka akcyjna (PSA)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">przedsi\u0119biorstwa pa\u0144stwowe (SOE)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Portugal<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Sociedade An\u00f3nima (SA)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Sociedade por Quotas (Unipessoal Lda)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Estabelecimento Individual de Responsabilidade Limitada (EIRL)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Romania<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Societate cu Raspundere Limitata (SRL)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Singapore<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Private limited company (Pte Ltd)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Exempt private company (EPC)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Slovakia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Spolo\u010dnos\u0165 s ru\u010den\u00edm obmedzen\u00fdm (s.r.o.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Jednoduch\u00e1 spolo\u010dnos\u0165 na akcie<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Slovenia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Dru\u017eba z omejeno odgovornostjo d.o.o. (d.o.o.)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Spain<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Sociedad Limitada Unipersonal (SLU)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada (SRL)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Sociedad An\u00f3nima (S.A.)(cotizada o no cotizada)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Sweden<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Aktiebolag (Ab)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Private limited company (Ltd)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Private limited by guarantee<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Private unlimited company<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Limited liability company (LLC)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">United States<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Limited Liability Company (LLC)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Professional limited liability company (PLLC)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Corporation (Corp.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Incorporation (Inc.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Professional corporation (PC)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">C-Corporation<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">S-Corporation<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Benefit corporation (PBC)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"accordion-shortcode adl-accordion adl-accordion--max-height-transition\" data-expand=\"true\" data-ignore=\"anchorjs-link\">\n    \n    <div class=\"adl-accordion__item\" style=\"\">\n        <div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"item\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"adl-accordion__header\">\n            <i class=\"adl-accordion__toggle adl-icon-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n            <div class=\"adl-accordion__title-wrapper\" data-accordion=\"#non-profit\">\n                                    <h4 class=\"adl-accordion__title\">Non-profit<\/h4>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div role=\"region\" class=\"adl-accordion__content\">\n            \n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\">Country\/region<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\">Local names<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Austria<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Vereine<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Gemeinn\u00fctzige Stiftung<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Privatstiftung<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Australia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Incorporated association<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Not-for-profit (NFP)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Charities (incl. public benevolent institutions (PBIs), health promotion charities (HPCs)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Companies limited by guarantee<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Non-distributing co-operatives<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Belgium<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Vereniging zonder winstoogmerk (VZW) \/ Association sans but lucratif (ASBL)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Internationale vereniging zonder winstoogmerk (IVZW)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Association internationale sans but lucratif (AISBL)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Private stichting \/ Fondation priv\u00e9e (FONDPRIV)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Stichting van openbaar nut \/ Fondation d'utilit\u00e9 publique (FUP)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Brazil<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Associa\u00e7\u00e3o em sentido estrito (sem finalidade lucrativa)Funda\u00e7\u00e3o privada<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Funda\u00e7\u00e3o p\u00fablica<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Canada<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Non-profit corporations<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Public non-profit company<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Private non-profit company<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Charity<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Cooperative association<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Croatia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Udrgua<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Czech Republic<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Spolek<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Nadace (foundation)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">\u00dastav<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Nada\u010dn\u00ed fond (fund without endowment)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Neziskov\u00e1 organiz\u00e1cia poskytuj\u00faca v\u0161eobecne prospe\u0161n\u00e9 slu\u017eby<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Nadace (foundation)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Soci\u00e1ln\u00ed dru\u017estvo (social cooperative)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Obecn\u011b prosp\u011b\u0161n\u00e1 spole\u010dnost (o.p.s.)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Denmark<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Businesses, partnerships, and sole proprietors can all be non-profits<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Erhvervsdrivende fond (foundation)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Finland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Aatteellinen yhdistys (unincorporated association)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Ideell f\u00f6rening<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">France<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Association<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Fondation<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Germany<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Eingetragener Verein (e.V.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Unternehmergesellschaft (gUG)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Stiftung<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Gesellschaft mit beschr\u00e4nkter Haftung (gGmbH)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Hong Kong<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Public Company limited by guarantee (Ltd)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Hungary<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">K\u00f6zhaszn\u00fa T\u00e1rsas\u00e1g (Kht.)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Ireland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Company limited by guarantee (CLG)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Unincorporated association<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Charitable trust<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Italy<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Associazione<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Fondazione<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Cooperativa Sociale<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Ente Ecclesiastico<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Lithuania<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Vie\u0161oji \u012fstaiga (V\u0161\u012e)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Netherlands<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Stichting<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Norway<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Stiftelse<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Poland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Fundacja<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Stowarzyszenie i zwi\u0105zki stowarzysze\u0144<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Sp\u00f3\u0142ka z ograniczon\u0105 odpowiedzialno\u015bci\u0105<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">organizacje spo\u0142eczne i zawodowe<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Portugal<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Associa\u00e7\u00e3o<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Romania<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Organiza\u021bie non-guvernamental\u0103 (ONG)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Singapore<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Society<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Charitable trust<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Incorporate as company limited by guarantee<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Slovakia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Neziskov\u00e1 organiz\u00e1cia (N.O.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Fondy (fund)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Neinvesti\u010dn\u00fd fond (non-investment funds)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Slovenia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Dru\u0161tvo<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Spain<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Fundaci\u00f3n<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Non-profit asociaci\u00f3n<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Congregaciones e instituciones religiosas<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Sweden<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Ideell f\u00f6rening<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Switzerland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Stiftung\/Fondation\/Fondazione<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Association politique, religieuse, scientifique, etc<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Verein\/association\/associazione<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Limited company<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Charitable incorporated organization (CIO)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Community interest company (CIC)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Charitable Incorporated Association (CIO)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">United States<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Non-Profit corporation<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Unincorporated non-profit association<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Limited liability company (non-profit)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Domestic non-profit corporation<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"accordion-shortcode adl-accordion adl-accordion--max-height-transition\" data-expand=\"true\" data-ignore=\"anchorjs-link\">\n    \n    <div class=\"adl-accordion__item\" style=\"\">\n        <div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"item\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"adl-accordion__header\">\n            <i class=\"adl-accordion__toggle adl-icon-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n            <div class=\"adl-accordion__title-wrapper\" data-accordion=\"#listed-public-company\">\n                                    <h4 class=\"adl-accordion__title\">Listed public company<\/h4>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div role=\"region\" class=\"adl-accordion__content\">\n            \n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\">Country\/region<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\">Local names<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Austria<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Aktiengesellschaft (AG)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Australia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Public companies limited by shares<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Public company limited by guarantee<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Unlimited public companies with a share capital<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">No liability companies<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Belgium<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Naamloze vennootschap (NV)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Societ\u00e9 anonyme (SA)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Brazil<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Sociedade an\u00f4nima (S.A.)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Canada<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Corporation<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Croatia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Dioni\u010dko dru\u0161tvo (d.d.)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Czech Republic<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Akciov\u00e1 spole\u010dnost (a.s.)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Denmark<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Aktieselskab (A\/S)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Finland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Julkinen osakeyhti\u00f6 (Oyj)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Publikt aktiebolag (Abp)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">France<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 anonyme (SA)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Germany<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Aktiengesellschaft (AG)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Societas Europaea\/ European Company (SE)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Hong Kong<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Public Company limited by guarantee (Ltd)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Hungary<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Z\u00e1rtk\u00f6r\u0171en m\u0171k\u00f6d\u0151 r\u00e9szv\u00e9nyt\u00e1rsas\u00e1g (nyrt.)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Ireland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Public limited company (PLC)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Italy<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Societ\u00e0 per azioni (S.p.A \/ Spa)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Lithuania<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Akcin\u0117s bendrov\u0117s (AB)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Netherlands<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Naamloze venootschap (nv)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Norway<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Allmennaksjeselskap (ASA)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Poland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Sp\u00f3\u0142ka akcyjna (S.A.)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Portugal<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Sociedade An\u00f3nima (SA)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Sociedade An\u00f3nima Desportiva<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Romania<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Societate pe Actiuni (SA)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Singapore<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Public Limited Company (Ltd)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Public Company Limited by Guarantee<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Public Company Limited by Shares<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Slovakia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Akciov\u00e1 spolo\u010dnos\u0165 (a.s.)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Slovenia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Delni\u0161ka dru\u017eba d.d. (d.d.)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Spain<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Sociedad An\u00f3nima (SA) (cotizada)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Sweden<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Publikt aktiebolag (AB publ)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Switzerland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Aktiengesellschaft (AG)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 anonyme (SA)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Societ\u00e0 anonima (SA)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Public limited company (PLC)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">United States<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Corporation (Corp.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Incorporation (Inc.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">C-Corporation<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"accordion-shortcode adl-accordion adl-accordion--max-height-transition\" data-expand=\"true\" data-ignore=\"anchorjs-link\">\n    \n    <div class=\"adl-accordion__item\" style=\"\">\n        <div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"item\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"adl-accordion__header\">\n            <i class=\"adl-accordion__toggle adl-icon-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n            <div class=\"adl-accordion__title-wrapper\" data-accordion=\"#partnership\">\n                                    <h4 class=\"adl-accordion__title\">Partnership<\/h4>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div role=\"region\" class=\"adl-accordion__content\">\n            \n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\">Country\/region<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\">Local names<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Austria<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Offene Gesellschaft (OG)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Kommanditgesellschaft (KG)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">KG in which a GmbH is the general partner (GmbH &amp; Co. KG)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Australia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Incorporated Limited Partnership (ILP)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Belgium<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Commanditaire vennootschap op aandelen (Comm.VA)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 en commandite par actions (SCA)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Gewone commanditaire vennootschap (Comm.V)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 en commandite simple (SCS)CooperatieveVennootschap met BeperkteAansprakelijkheid (CVBA)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Coop\u00e9rative \u00e0 Responsabilit\u00e9 Limit\u00e9e (SCRL)Vennootschap onder firma (VOF)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 en nom collectif (SNC)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Brazil<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Sociedade em Comandita por A\u00e7\u00f5es (SCA)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Canada<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Non-profit corporations<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Public non-profit company<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Private non-profit company<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Croatia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Dru\u0161tvo s ograni\u010denom odgovorno\u0161\u0107u (d.o.o.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Jednostavno dru\u0161tvo s ograni\u010denom odgovorno\u0161\u0107u (j.d.o.o.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Dioni\u010dko dru\u0161tvo (d.d.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Spole\u010dnost komanditn\u00ed (K.S.)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Czech Republic<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Spole\u010dnost komanditn\u00ed (k.s.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Dru\u017estvo(cooperative)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Ve\u0159ejn\u00e1 obchodn\u00ed spole\u010dnost (v.o.s)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Ve\u0159ejn\u00e1 obchodn\u00ed spole\u010dnost (v.o.s)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Denmark<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Partnerselskab (P\/S)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Kommanditselskab (K\/S)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Finland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Kommandiittiyhti\u00f6<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Kommanditbolag (Ky\/kb) (limited partnership)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Avoin yhti\u00f6 (General partnership)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">\u00d6ppet bolag (\"open company\")<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">France<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 en commandite par actions (SCA)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 en commandite simple (SCS) (limited partnership)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 en nom collectif (SNC) (general partnership)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Germany<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Kommanditgesellschaft (KG)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">GmbH &amp; Co. KG<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (KGaA)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Offene Handelsgesellschaft (OHG)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Hong Kong<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Limited Liability Partnership (LLLP)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Limited Partnership (LP)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Hungary<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Z\u00e1rtk\u00f6r\u0171en m\u0171k\u00f6d\u0151 r\u00e9szv\u00e9nyt\u00e1rsas\u00e1g (nyrt.)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Ireland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Investment Limited Partnership<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Italy<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Societ\u00e0 consortile a responsabilit\u00e0 limitata (S.c.a.r.l.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Societ\u00e0 cooperativa a responsabilit\u00e0 limitata (S.c.r.l.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Societ\u00e0 in accomandita per azioni (S.a.p.a.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Societ\u00e0 in accomandita semplice (S.a.s.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Societ\u00e0 in nome collettivo (S.n.c.)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Lithuania<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Ma\u017eoji bendrija (MB)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">New Zealand<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Charitable trust<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Incorporated society<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Norway<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Forening<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Ideell organisasjon<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Poland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Sp\u00f3\u0142ka jawna (General partnership) (s.j.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Sp\u00f3\u0142ka komandytowa (Sp.k.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Sp\u00f3\u0142ka komandytowo-akcyjna<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Portugal<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Sociedade em Nome Coletivo (SNC)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Sociedade em Comandita Simples (SC)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Sociedade em Comandita por A\u00e7\u00f5es (SCA)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Associa\u00e7\u00e3o em participa\u00e7\u00e3o<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Romania<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Societate \u00een comandit\u0103 pe ac\u0163iuni (SCA)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Singapore<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Private Company Limited by Shares (Pte Ltd)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Exempt Private Company (Pte Ltd)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Unlimited Private Company<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Unlimited Exempt Private company<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Slovakia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Komanditn\u00e1 spolo\u010dnos (k.s) (limited partnership)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Verejn\u00e1 obchodn\u00e1 spolo\u010dnos\u0165 (general partnership)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Slovenia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Dru\u017eba z neomejeno odgovornostjo d.n.o. (d.n.o.) general partnership<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Gospodarsko interesno zdru\u017eenje (g.i.z)- commercial interest organization<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Komanditna dru\u017eba (k.d.) (limited partnership)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Spain<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Sociedad comanditaria por acciones (SCA)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Sociedad Comanditaria Simple (SCS)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Sociedad Colectiva (SC)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Comunidad de bienes<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Herencia yacante<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Comunidad de propietarios en r\u00e9gimen de propiedad horizontal<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Sweden<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Kommanditbolag (KB) (limited partnership)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Handelsbolag (HB) General Partnership<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Switzerland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Kommanditgesellschaft fuer kollektive Kapitalanlagen<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 en commandite de placements collectifs<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Societ\u00e0 in accomandita per investimenti collettivi di capitale<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 en commandite par action (SCmA)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Kommanditaktiengesellschaft<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Societ\u00e0 in accomandita per azioni (SAcA)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Kommanditgesellschaft (KG) \/ Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 en commandite \/ Societ\u00e0 in accomandita<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Kollektivgesellschaft \/ Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 en nom collectif (SNC) \/ Societ\u00e0 in nome collettivo<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Genossenschaft (Gen) \/ Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Coop\u00e9rative (Scoop) \/ Societ\u00e0 Cooperativa (SC)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Limited liability partnership (LLP)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Scottish Limited Partnership (SLP)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Private Fund Limited Partnership (PFLP)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Business partnership<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">United States<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"accordion-shortcode adl-accordion adl-accordion--max-height-transition\" data-expand=\"true\" data-ignore=\"anchorjs-link\">\n    \n    <div class=\"adl-accordion__item\" style=\"\">\n        <div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"item\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"adl-accordion__header\">\n            <i class=\"adl-accordion__toggle adl-icon-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n            <div class=\"adl-accordion__title-wrapper\" data-accordion=\"#unincorporated-partnership\">\n                                    <h4 class=\"adl-accordion__title\">Unincorporated partnership<\/h4>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div role=\"region\" class=\"adl-accordion__content\">\n            \n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\">Country\/region<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\">Local names<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Australia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">General Partnership (GP)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Limited Partnership (LP)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Austria<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Gesellschaft des b\u00fcrgerlichen Rechts (GesbR)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Belgium<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Maatschap \/ Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 simple<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Canada<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Limited Partnership (LP)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">General Partnership (GP)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Czech Republic<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Druzstvo (cooperative)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">France<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 en participation (SEP)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile immobili\u00e8re (SCI)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Germany<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Gesellschaft des b\u00fcrgerlichen Rechts (GbR)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Partnerschaftsgesellschaft (PartG)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Hong Kong<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">General Partnership<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Ireland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Limited Partnership (LP)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">General Partnership<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Italy<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Societa' Semplice (S.S.)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Netherlands<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Vennootschap onder firma (VOF)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Maatschap<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Commanditaire vennootschap (CV)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">New Zealand<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">General Partnership<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Poland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Sp\u00f3\u0142ka partnerska Sp\u00f3\u0142ka cywilna (S.C.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Sp\u00f3\u0142ka partnerska (s.p p.)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Singapore<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Limited Partnership (LP)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Partnership<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Spain<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Sociedad Civil<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Comunidad de bienes<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Switzerland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Einfache Gesellschaft (eG) \/ Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 simple \/ Societ\u00e0 semplice<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Limited partnership (LP)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">General Partnership (GP)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">United States<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Limited Partnership (LP)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">General Partnership(GP)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"accordion-shortcode adl-accordion adl-accordion--max-height-transition\" data-expand=\"true\" data-ignore=\"anchorjs-link\">\n    \n    <div class=\"adl-accordion__item\" style=\"\">\n        <div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"item\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"adl-accordion__header\">\n            <i class=\"adl-accordion__toggle adl-icon-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n            <div class=\"adl-accordion__title-wrapper\" data-accordion=\"#sole-proprietorship\">\n                                    <h4 class=\"adl-accordion__title\">Sole proprietorship<\/h4>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div role=\"region\" class=\"adl-accordion__content\">\n            \n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\">Country\/region<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\">Local names<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Austria<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Einzelunternehmer (e.U.)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Australia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Sole trader<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Belgium<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Eenmanszaak<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Entreprise individuelle<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Brazil<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Micro Empreendedor Individual (MEI)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Empresa Individual (EI)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Sociedade Limitada Unipessoal (SLU)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Canada<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Sole proprietorship<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Croatia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Obrt<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Czech Republic<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">\u017divnost<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Denmark<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Enkeltmandsvirksomhed<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Finland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Yksityinen elinkeinonharjoittaja<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Enskild n\u00e4ringsidkare<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">France<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Entreprise individuelle (EI)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Profession lib\u00e9rale<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Entrepreneur individuel<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Germany<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Einzelunternehmen (e.K.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Eingetragener Kaufmann (e. Kfm)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Eingetragene Kauffrau (e. Kffr)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Hong Kong<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Sole proprietorship<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Hungary<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Egy\u00e9ni v\u00e1llalkoz\u00f3 (sole trader)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Ireland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Sole trader<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Italy<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Impresa Individuale<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Lithuania<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Individuali \u012fmon\u0117 (I\u012e) (individual enterprise - legal entity)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Individuali veikla (sole proprietorship - no legal entity on its own)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Netherlands<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Eenmanszaak<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Norway<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Enkeltpersonforetak (ENK)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Poland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Jednoosobowa dzia\u0142alno\u015b\u0107 gospodarcza<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Osoby fizyczne prowadz\u0105ce dzia\u0142alno\u015b\u0107 gospodarcz\u0105<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Portugal<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Empres\u00e1rio em Nome Individual (ENI)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Sociedade Unipessoal por Quotas (Limitada \/ Lda)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Romania<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Persoana fizicaautorizata (PFA)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Singapore<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Sole proprietorship<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Slovakia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">\u017divnostn\u00edk<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Slovenia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Samostojni podjetnik (s.p.)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Spain<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Empresario individual<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Sweden<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Enskild firma<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Switzerland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Einzelunternehmen<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Entreprise individuelle<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Ditta individuale<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Sole trader<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">United States<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Sole proprietorship<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"accordion-shortcode adl-accordion adl-accordion--max-height-transition\" data-expand=\"true\" data-ignore=\"anchorjs-link\">\n    \n    <div class=\"adl-accordion__item\" style=\"\">\n        <div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"item\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"adl-accordion__header\">\n            <i class=\"adl-accordion__toggle adl-icon-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n            <div class=\"adl-accordion__title-wrapper\" data-accordion=\"#association-incorporated\">\n                                    <h4 class=\"adl-accordion__title\">Association incorporated<\/h4>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div role=\"region\" class=\"adl-accordion__content\">\n            \n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\">Country\/region<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\">Local names<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Austria<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Vereine<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Gemeinn\u00fctzige Stiftung<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Privatstiftung<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Australia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Incorporated association (Inc)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Belgium<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Vereniging zonder winstoogmerk (VZW)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Association sans but lucratif (ASBL)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Association internationale sans but lucratif (AISBL)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Brazil<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Associa\u00e7\u00e3o<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Cooperativas(SLU)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Canada<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Incorporated Association<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Croatia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Udruga<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Gospodarsko interesno udru\u017eenje (economic interest association)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Udruge vi\u0161e razine (higher-level associations)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Czech Republic<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Spolek<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Zahrani\u010dn\u00ed spolek<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Pobo\u010dn\u00fd spolek<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Zahrani\u010dn\u00ed pobo\u010dn\u00fd spolek<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Denmark<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Forening med begr\u00e6nset ansvar<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Forening med begr\u00e6nset ansvar (FMBA)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Andelsselskab med begr\u00e6nset ansvar (AMBA)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Finland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Osuuskunta (Osk)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Andelslag (Anl) (cooperatives)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Rekister\u00f6ity yhdistys (RY)\/ f\u00f6rening (RF)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">France<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Association d\u00e9clar\u00e9e<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Germany<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Eingetragener Verein (e.V.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Eingetragene Genossenschaft (eG)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Eingetragener Verein (e.V.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Wirtschaftlicher Verein<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Hong Kong<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Hungary<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Egyes\u00fcl\u00e9s<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Ireland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Italy<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Associazione<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Lithuania<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Netherlands<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Vereniging<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Co\u00f6peratie<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Norway<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Poland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Sp\u00f3\u0142dzielnia<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Zrzeszenie<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Portugal<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Associa\u00e7\u00e3o<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Cooperativa<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Romania<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Singapore<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Society<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Slovakia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Spolek<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Dru\u017estvo (cooperative)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Slovenia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Dru\u0161tvo<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Spain<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Asociaci\u00f3n<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Sweden<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Ekonomisk f\u00f6rening (Ek. f\u00f6r.)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Kooperativ hyresr\u00e4ttsf\u00f6rening (KHF)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Switzerland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Verein<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Association<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Associazione<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Co-operative Society (Co-op)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">United States<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"accordion-shortcode adl-accordion adl-accordion--max-height-transition\" data-expand=\"true\" data-ignore=\"anchorjs-link\">\n    \n    <div class=\"adl-accordion__item\" style=\"\">\n        <div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"item\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"adl-accordion__header\">\n            <i class=\"adl-accordion__toggle adl-icon-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n            <div class=\"adl-accordion__title-wrapper\" data-accordion=\"#governmental-organization\">\n                                    <h4 class=\"adl-accordion__title\">Governmental organization<\/h4>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div role=\"region\" class=\"adl-accordion__content\">\n            \n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\">Country\/region<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\">Local names<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Austria<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">\u00d6ffentlich rechtliche K\u00f6rperschaften<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">\u00d6ffentlich rechtliche Stiftungen (foundation under public law)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Australia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Principal Australian Government Body - corporate commonwealth entity \/ commonwealth company<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Belgium<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Co\u00f6peratieve vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid van publiek recht<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 coop\u00e9rative \u00e0 responsabilit\u00e9 limit\u00e9e de droit public<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Naamloze vennootschap van publiek recht\/ Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 anonyme de droit public<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Openbare instelling \/ Etablissement public(public institution)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Brazil<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Empresa p\u00fablica<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Sociedade de economia mista(SLU)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Canada<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Ontario Crown Corporation<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Croatia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Czech Republic<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">St\u00e1tn\u00ed podnik (s.p)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">St\u00e1tn\u00ed p\u0159\u00edsp\u011bvkov\u00e1 organizace ostatn\u00ed<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Denmark<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Finland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Valtion liikelaitos<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Statlig aff\u00e4rsinr\u00e4ttning<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Kunnallinen liikelaitos<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Kommunal aff\u00e4rsinr\u00e4ttning<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">France<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 d'\u00e9conomie mixte (SEM) - form of SA<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">\u00c9tablissement public local \u00e0 caract\u00e8re industriel ou commercial (Local or commercial public undertaking)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Germany<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Stiftung des \u00f6ffentlichen Rechts (foundation under public law)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Anstalt des \u00f6ffentlichen Rechts<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Hong Kong<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Hungary<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Ireland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Publicly-owned company<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Italy<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Lithuania<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Valstyb\u0117s \u012fmon\u0117 (VI)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Netherlands<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Publiekrechtelijke rechtspersonen op basis van artikel 2:1 lid 1 BW (public legal entities under Dutch public law)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Norway<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Statsforetak (SF)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Fylkeskommunalt foretak (FKF) (Country Enterprise)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Poland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Portugal<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Empresas p\u00fablicas<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Romania<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Singapore<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Slovakia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">\u0160t\u00e1tny podnik (\u0161.p.)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Slovenia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Podjetje v dr\u017eavni lasti<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Spain<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Corporaciones Locales<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Organismos Publicos<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">\u00d3rganos de la Administraci\u00f3n del Estado y de las Comunidades Aut\u00f3nomas<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Sweden<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Aktiebolag (Ab) Legal form, but state owned<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Switzerland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 coop\u00e9rative \u00e0 responsabilit\u00e9 limit\u00e9e de droit public<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Executive Agency<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Non Departmental Public Body<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Non Ministerial Department<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Public Corporations<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">United States<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Government Entity<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Governmental Units<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><img alt=\"Visual examples of the registration documents described in this section\" src=\"\/user\/pages\/reuse\/pfs-verification\/verification-requirements\/doc-registration-infographic\/company-document.svg?decoding=auto&amp;fetchpriority=auto\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"tax-info\">Proof of tax information<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>The tax ID document needs to<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be issued by a public authority, government agency or judicial authority.<\/li>\n<li>State the legal entity name and the tax ID number.<\/li>\n<li>State the country\/region where the business is registered.<\/li>\n<li>Contain an issuance date within the last 12 months, or be signed and dated by a legal representative within the last 12 months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The \u201cdoing business as\u201d \/ \u201ctrading as\u201d name cannot be accepted as the legal name of your company. Please make sure to fill in the correct legal entity name.<\/li>\n<li>For some countries\/regions, the VAT number is not the same as the tax ID number. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The uploaded document must meet the following file format and size requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Formats: JPEG, JPG, PNG, or PDF (maximum 1 file)<\/li>\n<li>Size for PDFs: minimum 1 KB, maximum 15 MB<\/li>\n<li>Size for other formats: minimum 100 KB, maximum 15 MB<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"vat-status\">VAT information<\/h3>\n<p>As part of the verification requirements for legal entities, you need to submit one of the following VAT (value-added tax) documents:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tax registration form<\/li>\n<li>Residence certificate issued by local tax authority<\/li>\n<li>Confirmation of tax position issued by local tax authority<\/li>\n<li>Copy of a recent corporate income tax return in local country\/region<\/li>\n<li>Copy of a recent VAT, GST (goods and service tax) or similar tax return in local country\/region<\/li>\n<li>Copy of a tax assessment in local country\/region<\/li>\n<li>Deed or statement by a notary, lawyer, regulated\/qualified tax advisor, or other comparable official legal service provider<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If your company does not have a valid VAT number, you need to generate a VAT exemption form in your Customer Area. An authorized signatory must complete this form and submit it to Adyen.<\/p>\n<p>The VAT document must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be issued by a public authority, government agency or judicial authority. If your company registration number and VAT number are the same, you must provide confirmation from your local tax authority that the VAT number is active.<\/li>\n<li>State the name of the legal entity and the VAT number.<\/li>\n<li>State the country\/region where the business is registered.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"notices green\">\n<p>The \"doing business as\" or \"trading as\" name is not acceptable as the legal entity name of your company.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The VAT document must also either:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be issued within the last 12 months and show the corresponding issuance date<\/li>\n<li>Be signed and dated by the entity's authorized signatory within the last 12 months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The list below shows the format for VAT numbers in selected countries\/regions. Note that in some countries\/regions, the VAT number and tax ID number are different.<\/p>\n<div class=\"accordion-shortcode adl-accordion adl-accordion--max-height-transition\" data-expand=\"true\" data-ignore=\"anchorjs-link\">\n    \n    <div class=\"adl-accordion__item\" style=\"\">\n        <div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"item\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"adl-accordion__header\">\n            <i class=\"adl-accordion__toggle adl-icon-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n            <div class=\"adl-accordion__title-wrapper\" data-accordion=\"#vat-numbers\">\n                                    <h4 class=\"adl-accordion__title\">VAT numbers<\/h4>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div role=\"region\" class=\"adl-accordion__content\">\n            \n<div class=\"sticky-table-container\">\n    \n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\">Country\/region<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\">Format<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Albania<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>ALJ<\/code> + 8 letters or digits + 1 letter or <code>ALK<\/code> + 8 letters or digits + 1 letter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Argentina<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>AR<\/code> + 11 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Australia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">11 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Austria<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>ATU<\/code> + 8 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Belarus<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>BY<\/code> + 9 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Belgium<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>BEO<\/code> + 9 digits or <code>BE1<\/code> + 9 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Bolivia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>BO<\/code> + any amount of letters or digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Bulgaria<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>BG<\/code> + 9 digits or <code>BG<\/code> + 10 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Brazil<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">14 digits or 2 digits + <code>.<\/code> + 3 digits + <code>.<\/code> + 3 digits + <code>\/<\/code> + 4 digits + <code>-<\/code> + 2 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Canada<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">9 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Chile<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>CL<\/code> + 8 digits + <code>-<\/code> + 1 digit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Colombia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>CO<\/code> + 10 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Costa Rica<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>CR<\/code> + 9-12 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Croatia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>HR<\/code> + 11 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Cyprus<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>CA<\/code> + 9 letters or digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Czech Republic<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>CZ<\/code> + 8-10 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Denmark<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>DK<\/code> + 8 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Dominican Republic<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>DO<\/code> + any amount of letters or digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Ecuador<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>EC<\/code> + 12 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">El Salvador<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>SV<\/code> + any amount of letters or digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Estonia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>EE<\/code> + 9 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Finland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>FI<\/code> + 8 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">France<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>FR<\/code> + 11 digits or <code>FR<\/code> + 2 digits + SIREN number (9 digits total)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Germany<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>DE<\/code> + 9 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Greece<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>EL<\/code> + 9 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Guatemala<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>GT<\/code> + 7 digits + <code>-<\/code> + 1 digit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Honduras<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>HN<\/code> + any amount of letters or digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Hungary<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>HU<\/code> + 8 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">India<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>IN<\/code> + 11 digits + <code>V<\/code> or <code>C<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Ireland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>IE<\/code> + 8-9 characters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Isle of Man<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>GB<\/code> + 9-12 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Italy<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>IT<\/code> + 11 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Japan<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">13 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Latvia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>LV<\/code> + 11 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Lithuania<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>LT<\/code> + 9-12 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Luxembourg<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>LT<\/code> + 8 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Malta<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>MT<\/code> + 8 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Mexico<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">3 letter + 6 digits + 3 letters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Netherlands<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>NL<\/code> + 9 digits + <code>B<\/code> + 2 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Nicaragua<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>NI<\/code> + any amount of letters or digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Norway<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>NO<\/code> + 9 digits + <code>MVA<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">New Zealand<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">8-9 letters or numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Panama<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>PA<\/code> + any amount of letters or digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Peru<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>PE<\/code> + 11 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Philippines<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">12 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Poland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>PL<\/code> + 10 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Portugal<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>PT<\/code> + 9 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Paraguay<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>PY<\/code> + any amount of letters or digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Romania<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>RO<\/code> + 2-10 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Russia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>RU<\/code> + 10-12 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">San Marino<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>SM<\/code> + 5 numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Serbia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>RS<\/code> + 9 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Singapore<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">9-10 digits or letters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Spain<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>ES<\/code> + 9 digits or letters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Slovakia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>SK<\/code> + 10 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Slovenia<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>SI<\/code> + 8 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Sweden<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>SE<\/code> + 10 digits + <strong>01<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Switzerland<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>CH<\/code> + 6 digits or <code>CHE<\/code> + 9 digits + 3-4 letters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Turkey<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>TR<\/code> + 10 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Ukraine<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>UA<\/code> + 12 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>GB<\/code> + 9-12 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">United States<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">SSN (9 digits) or EIN (9 digits)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Uruguay<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>UY<\/code> + any amount of letters or digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">Venezuela<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><code>VEE<\/code> + 8-9 digits or <code>VEJ<\/code> + 8-9 digits or <code>VEG<\/code> + 8-9 digits or <code>VEV<\/code> + 8-9 digits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><img alt=\"Visual examples of the VAT documents described in this section\" src=\"\/user\/pages\/reuse\/pfs-verification\/verification-requirements\/doc-vat-infographic\/vat-document.svg?decoding=auto&amp;fetchpriority=auto\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"bank-statement\">Payout account (Merchant bank statement)<\/h2>\n<p>Adyen must verify the existence of your bank account and confirm it is linked to your legal entity.<\/p>\n<p>The proof of bank account can be any of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bank statements<\/li>\n<li>Deposit tickets or deposit forms<\/li>\n<li>Screenshots of  your  online banking environment<\/li>\n<li>Official letters issued by a bank<\/li>\n<li>Cheques<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Location-specific documents:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Relev\u00e9 d'Identit\u00e9 Bancaire (RIB): bank document in France<\/li>\n<li>TAMIEYTHPIO: bank document in Greece<\/li>\n<li>Singaporian bank passbooks: bank document in Singapore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"notices red\">\n<p>Do not upload photos of bank-issued cards, such as credit or debit cards. These contain sensitive information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Requirements for all documents<\/h3>\n<p>The document must show:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your name. This must match your legal entity name or trading name. This must match your legal entity name.<\/li>\n<li>The account number or IBAN needs to be visible.<\/li>\n<li>The date of issuance needs to be visible and needs to be dated less than 12 months ago. This requirement applies to all types of documents except for RIBs, cheques, online banking environment or TAMIEYTHPIO.\n<div class=\"notices yellow\">\n<p>Some RIBs and online banking environments contain a date of issuance. The date of issuance for these must also be less than 12 months ago.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li>The country\/region where the bank account is located. For EU bank statements, Adyen infers the country\/region from the IBAN.<\/li>\n<li>An indicator that the document was issued by a bank, such as the bank logo or the bank name in its bank-specific font.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We do not accept:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Photos of bank-issued cards, such as credit or debit cards.<\/li>\n<li>Edited or personalized documents.<\/li>\n<li>Documents issued more than 12 months ago.<\/li>\n<li>Documents where required data points are missing.<\/li>\n<li>Documents with cut-off, blurry, or low-quality images.<\/li>\n<li>Documents issued by third party software platforms or programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Requirements for specific document types<\/h4>\n<p>Direct deposit tickets and forms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Must contain a bank logo or bank letterhead.<\/li>\n<li>Can only be accepted with a stamp or signature from the bank.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cheques:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The name of the account holder, account number, and name of the financial institution or logo need to be printed (not handwritten).<\/li>\n<li>Security features need to be visible for cheques in US and CA.<\/li>\n<li>The account number and routing number need to be fully visible.<\/li>\n<li>We can only accept electronic cheques issued by banks in CA.<\/li>\n<li>We cannot accept any cheques issued by banks in AU.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Letters from bank or bank account agreements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Must contain a bank logo or a bank letterhead.<\/li>\n<li>All letters must have a stamp or signature from the bank.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The uploaded document must meet the following file format and size requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Formats: JPEG, JPG, PNG, or PDF (maximum 1 file)<\/li>\n<li>Size for PDFs: minimum 1 KB, maximum 15 MB<\/li>\n<li>Size for other formats: minimum 100 KB, maximum 15 MB<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img alt=\"Visual examples of the bank statements described in this section\" src=\"\/user\/pages\/reuse\/pfs-verification\/verification-requirements\/bank-document-infographic\/bank-document.svg?decoding=auto&amp;fetchpriority=auto\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"proof-identity\">Proof of identity<\/h2>\n<p>You need to provide proof of identity for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The person who signs the contract with Adyen.<\/li>\n<li>Shareholders who have 25% or more of the shares or voting rights (in India, 10% or more).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The proof of identity can be any of the following photo IDs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Passport: Make a copy of the data page, with your picture, details, and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Machine-readable_passport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" class=\"external-link no-image\">machine-readable zone<\/a> clearly visible.<\/li>\n<li>ID card: Make a copy of both the front and back, and save them to separate files.<\/li>\n<li>Driving license: Make a copy of both the front and back, and save them to separate files.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Proof of identity requirements<\/h3>\n<p>The photo ID must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be non-expired.<\/li>\n<li>Have the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Machine-readable_passport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" class=\"external-link no-image\">machine-readable zone<\/a> visible (if available).<\/li>\n<li>Be a physical photo ID document, not digital.<\/li>\n<li>If there is an available field for a signature in the document, it must be signed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The uploaded document must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have separate files for front and back of the ID document (only when providing an ID card or driver's license).<\/li>\n<li>Be a full color and straightened image. The corners and edges of the ID must be fully visible.<\/li>\n<li>Be a photo or a scan of the physical photo ID document.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We do not accept:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Digital IDs.<\/li>\n<li>Secondary copies of IDs. These include screenshots of photos, a photo pasted onto another document, a photo of a screen, or a photo of a printout.<\/li>\n<li>Low-quality images.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"notices green\">\n<p>The uploaded document can be a maximum of 15 pages.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Additional information for specific countries\/regions<\/h4>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<th>Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<td>The validity of French national ID cards issued between 2 January 2004 and 31 December 2013 has been extended for 5 years beyond the original expiration date. The original period of validity of these cards was set at 10 years. Following the extension, they are now valid for 15 years from the year of issue. Note that f the card holder was under the age of 18 when the ID was issued, this extension does not apply. The extension does not apply to any other document types.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Poland<\/td>\n<td>Polish driving licenses do not show an expiration date. Any licenses issued before 2013\/19\/01 are valid until 2033. They must be exchanged for a new license prior to this date.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ukraine<\/td>\n<td>Ukrainian passports are considered valid for 5 years from the original submission date for the extension of its validity period. A signed and stamped passport page must be included.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The uploaded document must meet the following file format and size requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Formats: JPEG, JPG, PNG, or PDF (maximum 1 file)<\/li>\n<li>Size for PDFs: minimum 1 KB, maximum 15 MB<\/li>\n<li>Size for other formats: minimum 100 KB, maximum 15 MB<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We cannot accept uploaded documents that are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Expired.<\/li>\n<li>Broken or damaged.<\/li>\n<li>Dirty, illegible, or with a watermark.<\/li>\n<li>Blurry or overexposed.<\/li>\n<li>Black and white.<\/li>\n<li>Multiple sides or documents in the same file.<\/li>\n<li>Not cropped, or have a white background.<\/li>\n<li>Angled, rotated, sideways, or upside down.<\/li>\n<li>Overcropped or cut off.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img alt=\"Visual examples of the photo IDs described in this section\" src=\"\/user\/pages\/reuse\/pfs-verification\/verification-requirements\/photo-id-infographic\/id-document.svg?decoding=auto&amp;fetchpriority=auto\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"proof-residency\">Proof of residency requirements<\/h3>\n<p>The following sources can be used as proof of residence documentation. These documents must not be older than the period specified below.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Cannot be older than...<\/th>\n<th>Type of document<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>3 months<\/td>\n<td><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Bank statement<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Utility Bill (gas, water, electric, cable TV (no satellite TV companies), internet (landline))<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Taxation Document<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Extract from Municipal Personal Records Database<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Salary slip (containing the company letterhead)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Contract of Employment (containing the company letterhead)<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Government-issued correspondence <br>(receipt of benefits such as pension, unemployment benefits, housing benefits, or healthcare)<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12 months<\/td>\n<td><ul><li markdown=\"1\">Mortgage statement<\/li><li markdown=\"1\">Certificate of voter registration<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The proof of residency must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have the name of the individual.<\/li>\n<li>Have the full residence address, residence country\/region, and residence state (when applicable).<\/li>\n<li>Have a date within the last 3 or 12 months depending on the document type.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img alt=\"Visual examples of the residential address documents described in this section\" src=\"\/user\/pages\/reuse\/pfs-verification\/verification-requirements\/doc-proof-of-residential-address-infographic\/residency-document.svg?decoding=auto&amp;fetchpriority=auto\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Website and app requirements<\/h2>\n<p>If you want to do online payments, there are strict requirements about content that must be clearly visible on your website or app.<\/p>\n<p>To show that your website or app satisfies the requirements below, you'll need to share URLs to either your live website or a test deployment that we can check.<\/p>\n<h3>Terms and conditions<\/h3>\n<p>The terms and conditions must include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your company's legal entity name.<\/li>\n<li>A description of the product or service that you sell.<\/li>\n<li>An explanation of how payments happen, for example instantly or through a subscription.<\/li>\n<li>Delivery information.<\/li>\n<li>The refund and cancellation policy.<\/li>\n<li>Mention of third parties involved in providing the service or product.<\/li>\n<li>Mention of relevant governing law.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Subscriptions and free trials<\/h3>\n<p>If you are offering subscriptions or free trials, follow these requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>During the order process, make sure that the cardholder gives their consent to enter a subscription service.<\/li>\n<li>Send an electronic reminder notification, such as an email or SMS, and a link to online cancellation at least 7 days before initiating a recurring transaction if:\n<ul>\n<li>A trial period, promotional period or introductory offer has expired.<\/li>\n<li>The recurring agreement has changed. For example, the price or the billing period.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li>Transaction receipts must include:\n<ul>\n<li>The length of a trial period, introductory offer, or promotional period.<\/li>\n<li>The amount and date of the initial transaction even if no amount is due.<\/li>\n<li>The amount for subsequent recurring transactions.<\/li>\n<li>A way to allow the cardholder to easily cancel any subsequent transactions, for example a link or using an SMS.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li>The cancellation of subscription payments must be easily accessible for online shoppers. For example, provide a link to a cancellation page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Privacy policy<\/h3>\n<p>The privacy policy must describe:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What data you are storing.<\/li>\n<li>What data you are sharing with third parties.<\/li>\n<li>Your cookie policy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Delivery information<\/h3>\n<p>The delivery information must include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How long it takes for the shopper to receive the product or service.<\/li>\n<li>Which countries\/regions you deliver your product to, if applicable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Refund policy<\/h3>\n<p>The refund policy must explain:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If the shopper can get their money back for a product or service they bought from you.<\/li>\n<li>The ways in which the shopper can return the product or cancel the service.<\/li>\n<li>The process of returning a product or canceling the service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Contact information<\/h3>\n<p>Shoppers must be able to contact you if they have questions, so the contact information shown on your website or app must include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Legal entity name.<\/li>\n<li>Email address.<\/li>\n<li>Phone number.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Checkout and payment process information<\/h3>\n<p>During the checkout and payment process, your website must clearly show your company's:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Legal entity name.<\/li>\n<li>Trading name, if applicable.<\/li>\n<li>Company registration number.<\/li>\n<li>Company location.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You must have a checkbox with the statement <strong>I agree to the Terms and Conditions and the Refund and Cancellation policy<\/strong>. The statement must have hyperlinks to the documents mentioned. Shoppers must select the checkbox to accept the statement before continuing to making their payment.<\/p>\n<h2>Ownership and control document<\/h2>\n<p>In some cases, we need to ask you for additional documents to verify the ownership and control structure of your company.<\/p>\n<h3>Ownership and control chart<\/h3>\n<p>The ownership and control chart is a visual diagram of the ownership and control structure of the entity or entities involved in your company, and states the ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs).<\/p>\n<p>The ownership and control chart must include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The full ownership and control structure of all entities and UBOs under review, including all intermediate companies.<\/li>\n<li>Official legal entity name, legal form, and registered country\/region for every entity on the chart.<\/li>\n<li>Ownership and control relation between the entities, including ownership percentages.<\/li>\n<li>Indication of how the <a href=\"#identify-ubos\">criteria for identifying UBOs<\/a> are fulfilled, for example an individual owning 25% of the total shares (in India, for any individual owning 10% or more).<\/li>\n<li>A signature confirming the organizational chart's content, the name and job title of the signing person, and the date when the signature was given (not older than 6 months).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If the person signing the organizational chart is one of the following, you do not need to send additional documents:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>An internal person who is a qualified professional such as a lawyer, accountant or auditor, and whose qualification can be checked through the official website of the professional body. The professional body must be either in the registered country\/region of your company, or in the same country\/region as another entity in the ownership and control chart.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>An external person or a professional body, certified by a consultancy firm, notary, lawyer, auditor, or other comparable official legal service provider from the registered country\/region of the legal entity or entities under review.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br><br \/>\n<img alt=\"Visual example of an ownership and control chart\" src=\"\/user\/pages\/docs\/00.get-started-with-adyen\/01.application-requirements\/ownership-and-control-chart.svg?decoding=auto&amp;fetchpriority=auto\" \/><br \/>\n<br><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"identify-ubos\">Criteria for identifying UBOs<\/h4>\n<p>As part of the checks for an organization, Adyen also verifies the identity of <em>all<\/em> individuals that are associated with the organization. We refer to these individuals as <em>ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs)<\/em> through ownership or control, <em>directors<\/em>, and <em>signatories<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The table below describes the criteria for identifying them, and the minimum required number for each.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Who<\/th>\n<th>Criteria<\/th>\n<th>Required number of individuals<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>UBOs&nbsp;through&nbsp;ownership<\/td>\n<td>Individuals who directly or indirectly own 25% or more of the total shares, voting rights or other equity in the organization.<\/td>\n<td>Between <em>zero to four<\/em>. Adyen requires information about all individuals that fit the criteria.<br><br> If no one owns 25% or more of the organization, then information must be provided about UBOs through control.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>UBOs through control<\/td>\n<td>Any individuals who exercise ultimate effective control in making decisions for the whole organization. If such an individual cannot be identified, then members of senior management must be identified as UBOs through control.<\/td>\n<td><em>At least one<\/em>. Required if no one fits the criteria of UBO through ownership, or if the organization is operating in the United States.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Signatories<\/td>\n<td>Officers or representatives who legally represent the organization towards Adyen and are authorised to enter a binding agreement with Adyen on behalf of their organization.<\/td>\n<td><em>At least one<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Directors<\/td>\n<td>Only applicable if the legal entity of the organization is located in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, or the United Kingdom. A natural person responsible, individually or collectively as part of a board, for the overall governance and strategic direction of an organization.<\/td>\n<td>Canada: At least one director. <br><br> Other applicable countries: Every director of the company.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>If required during onboarding, ID numbers can be provided for UBOs in the following countries\/regions:<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-columns\" style=\"columns:4 auto;-moz-columns:4 auto;column-gap:normal;-moz-column-gap:normal;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Australia<\/li>\n<li>Brazil<\/li>\n<li>Canada<\/li>\n<li>Denmark<\/li>\n<li>Indonesia<\/li>\n<li>Italy<\/li>\n<li>Malaysia<\/li>\n<li>Netherlands<\/li>\n<li>New Zealand<\/li>\n<li>Philippines<\/li>\n<li>Poland<\/li>\n<li>Puerto Rico<\/li>\n<li>Romania<\/li>\n<li>Singapore<\/li>\n<li>Spain<\/li>\n<li>Sweden<\/li>\n<li>Thailand<\/li>\n<li>Turkey<\/li>\n<li>United States\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>External official documents<\/h3>\n<p>If the internal person signing the ownership and control chart is not a qualified professional as described above, you must send official documents that support the submitted ownership and control information.<br \/>\nSome examples of official documents are: a business registry extract, shareholder register, articles of incorporation including shareholders.<\/p>\n<p>The official document must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>State the information about the UBOs behind the legal entity under review, including all intermediate entities involved in the ownership structure.<\/li>\n<li>Not be older than 6 months.<\/li>\n<li>Be external. If you have an external document that is older than 6 months, you can submit it if an internal person who is a qualified professional (as descried above) has signed it within the last 6 months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","url":"https:\/\/docs.adyen.com\/pt\/get-started-with-adyen\/application-requirements","articleFields":{"description":"Find out what you need for your live account application.","feedback_component":true,"last_edit_on":"02-01-2025 11:03","cache_enable":false,"parameters":{"integrationType":"payments","pageType":"liveAccount"},"page_id":"cd9d89a4-fec4-46b2-a028-99849e0112aa","filters_component":false,"decision_tree":"[]"},"algolia":{"url":"https:\/\/docs.adyen.com\/pt\/get-started-with-adyen\/application-requirements","title":"Requirements for your live account application","content":"Because Adyen is a payment provider and acquirer, we are legally obliged to do detailed checks on your company, its shareholders, and your business model. We do these checks before granting live accounts, and during periodic reviews of your existing accounts.\nWhen you apply for a live account, you need to upload digital copies of:\n\nCompany registration document\nProof of tax information or VAT information\nMerchant bank statement (optional)\nProof of identity and proof of residency\n\nIf you want to accept payments online, you must also show that your integration satisfies website and app requirements.\nCompany registration document\nYour company registration document must be issued by one of the following:\n\nA public authority\nA government agency\nA judicial authority\n\nThe company registration document must either:\n\nBe issued within the last 12 months and show the corresponding issuance date\nBe signed and dated by the entity's authorized signatory within the last 12 months\n\nThe company registration document needs to show the legal entity name and the registration number of your company.\n\nThe \"doing business as\" or \"trading as\" name is not acceptable as the legal entity name of your company.\n\nFor the required format for registration numbers in a particular country\/region, see the following list.\n\n    \n    \n        \n            \n            \n                                    Registration numbers\n                            \n        \n        \n            \n\n    \n\n\n\nCountry\/region\nRegistration Number\nFormat\nExample\n\n\n\n\nAustralia\nAustralia Business Number (ABN) or Australia Company Number (ACN)\nABN: 11 digits or ACN: 9 digits\nABN: 51 064 874 531 or ACN: 064 874 531\n\n\nAustria\nFirmenbuchnummer\nT or FN + 3-6 digits + 1 lower case letter\nFN123456m\n\n\nBelgium\nCompany number or Num\u00e9ro d'Entreprise\n10 digits\n1234567890\n\n\nBrazil\nCadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jur\u00eddica (CNPJ)\n14 digits\n42.318.949\/0001-84\n\n\nCanada\nBusiness Number\n9 digits\n123456789\n\n\nCzech Republic\nIdentifikac\u030cni\u0301 c\u030ci\u0301slo (IC\u030cO)\n8-10 digits\n123 45 678\n\n\nDenmark\nCVR-nummer\n8 digits\n22756214\n\n\nEstonia\nRegistrikood\n8 digits\n10345833\n\n\nFinland\nY-TUNNUS\n8 digits with optional dash - that precedes the last digit\n1234567-8 or 12345678\n\n\nFrance\nSIRET number or SIREN number\nSIRET: 14 digits with optional character - or SIREN: 9 digits\nSIRET: 542051180-00066 or SIREN: 542051180\n\n\nGermany\nHandelsregisternummer\n2-3 letters + 1-6 digits + 0-5 lettersOptional: - + 1 letter + 4 digits\nHRB 100484\n\n\nGreece\nGEMI number or \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)\n12 digits\n757001000000\n\n\nHungary\nCe\u0301gjegyze\u0301ksza\u0301m\n2-digit number + - + 2-digits + - + 6-digits\n01-17-000705\n\n\nIreland\nCompany number\nUp to 7 digits\n1012345\n\n\nItaly\nCodice fiscale or CCIAA number\nCodice fiscale: 11 digits or CCIAA number: 2 letters + 6-7 digits\nCodice fiscale: 00470400011 or CCIAA number: TO0091712\n\n\nLatvia\nRe\u0123istr\u0101cijas numurs\n11 digits\n50003251661\n\n\nLithuania\n\u012emon\u0117s kodas\n6-9 digits\n210316340\n\n\nLuxembourg\nRCS number, Registernummer, or Num\u00e9ro RCS\n1 letter + number of variable length\nB123456 or B12345\n\n\nNetherlands\nKamer van Koophandel nummer (KvK)\n8 digits\n34179503\n\n\nNorway\nOrganisasjonsnummer\n9 digits\n923609016\n\n\nPoland\nNumer KRS or Numer identyfikacyjny REGON\nNumer KRS: 10 digits or REGON: 9 digits\nNumer KRS: 0000123456 or REGON: 610188201\n\n\nPortugal\nN\u00famero de Identifica\u00e7\u00e3o de Pessoa Colectiva (NIPC)\n\n\n\nSpain\nN\u00famero de Identificaci\u00f3n Fiscal (NIF)\n9 digits\n123456789\n\n\nSlovakia\nIdentifikac\u030cne\u0301 c\u030ci\u0301slo (I\u010cO)\n8 digits\n\n\nSlovenia\nMati\u010dna \u0161tevilka\n10 digits\n\n\nSweden\nOrganisationsnummer\n10 digitsOptional character -\n\n\nSwitzerland\nUnternehmens-Identifikationsnummer (UID), Num\u00e9ro d'identification des entreprises (IDE), Numero d'identificazione delle imprese (IDI), or CH-number\n\n\n\nUnited Kingdom\nCompany Number\n8 characters\n04366849\n\n\nUnited States\nEmployer Identification Number (EIN)\n9 digits\n101002749\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        \n    \n\n\nPublic companies\nPublicly listed companies, or companies that are wholly owned by a publicly listed company, can submit their published annual report as a registration document. The annual report must include the following information:\n\nThe name of the legal entity\nThe country\/region of registration\nThe national ID (i.e. registration number)\nThe name of the independent auditor's firm\nThe date of signing by the firm\/auditor. The date must be within the past one year.\n\nCompany types\nAs part of your application for a live account with Adyen, you must provide information about the type of your company.\nThe following lists show local names for different company types in selected countries\/regions and maps them to the corresponding Adyen legal entity types.\n\n    \n    \n        \n            \n            \n                                    Business\n                            \n        \n        \n            \n\n\n\nCountry\/region\nLocal names\n\n\n\n\nAustria\nGesellschaft mit beschr\u00e4nkter Haftung (GmbH)Aktiengesellschaft (AG)\n\n\nAustralia\nProprietary limited company (Pty. Ltd)Unlimited proprietary (Pty.)\n\n\nBelgium\nBesloten vennootschap (BV) \/ Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 responsabilit\u00e9 limit\u00e9e (SRL)Co\u00f6peratieve vennootschap (CV) \/ Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 cooperative (SC)Naamloze vennootschap (NV) \/ Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 anonyme (SA)\n\n\nBrazil\nSociedade limitada (Ltda.)Sociedade simplesSociedade an\u00f4nima (S.A.)Empresa Individual de Responsabilidade Limitada (EIRELI)\n\n\nCanada\nCorporation (Ltd. \/ Inc. \/ Corp.)Unlimited company (Co. \/ Corp. \/ ULC)Limited Liability Corporation\n\n\nCroatia\nDru\u0161tvo s ograni\u010denom odgovorno\u0161\u0107u (d.o.o.)Jednostavno dru\u0161tvo s ograni\u010denom odgovorno\u0161\u0107u (j.d.o.o.)Dioni\u010dko dru\u0161tvo (d.d.)\n\n\nCzech Republic\nSpolecnost s rucenim omezenym (s.r.o.\/spol. s r.o.)\n\n\nDenmark\nIv\u00e6rks\u00e6tterselskab (IVS)Anpartsselskab (ApS)Selskab med begr\u00e6nset ansvar (SMBA)\n\n\nFinland\nOsakeyhti\u00f6 (Oy) \/ Aktiebolag (Ab)\n\n\nFrance\nSoci\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 responsabilit\u00e9 limit\u00e9e (SARL)Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 par actions simplifi\u00e9e (SAS)Entreprise unipersonnelle \u00e0 responsabilit\u00e9 limit\u00e9e (EURL)Entreprise individuelle \u00e0 responsabilit\u00e9 limit\u00e9e (EIRL)Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 anonyme (SA)Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 par actions simplifi\u00e9e unipersonnelle (SASU)Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 d'investissement \u00e0 capital fixe (SICAF)Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 coop\u00e9rative (SCOP)\n\n\nGermany\nGesellschaft mit beschr\u00e4nkter Haftung (GmbH)Unternehmergesellschaft (UG)Aktiengesellschaft (AG)\n\n\nHong Kong\nPrivate company limited by shares (Ltd)Public unlimited company with share capital (Unltd)Private unlimited company with share capital (Unltd)\n\n\nHungary\nKorl\u00e1tolt felel\u0151ss\u00e9g\u0171 t\u00e1rsas\u00e1g (kft.)Z\u00e1rtk\u00f6r\u0171en m\u0171k\u00f6d\u0151 r\u00e9szv\u00e9nyt\u00e1rsas\u00e1g, (Zrt.)\n\n\nIreland\nLimited company (Ltd)Company limited by guaranteePrivate company limited by sharesPrivate unlimited companyDesignated Activity Company Limited by GuaranteeDesignated Activity Company Limited (DAC)Unlimited Company (UC)\n\n\nItaly\nSociet\u00e0 per azioni (S.p.A \/ SpA)Societ\u00e0 a responsabilit\u00e0 limitata (S.r.L.)Societ\u00e0 a responsabilit\u00e0 limitata semplificata (S.r.l.s.)\n\n\nLithuania\nU\u017edarosios akcin\u0117s bendrov\u0117s (UAB)Akcin\u0117s bendrov\u0117s (AB)Individuali \u012fmon\u0117 (I\u012e) - Personal enterprise\n\n\nNetherlands\nBesloten vennootschap (BV)Naamloze venootschap (nv)\n\n\nNorway\nAksjeselskap (AS)Selskap med begrenset ansvar (BA)Norskregistrert utenlandsk foretak (NUF)\n\n\nPoland\nSp\u00f3\u0142ka z ograniczon\u0105 odpowiedzialno\u015bci\u0105 (Sp. z.o.o.)Prosta sp\u00f3\u0142ka akcyjna (PSA)przedsi\u0119biorstwa pa\u0144stwowe (SOE)\n\n\nPortugal\nSociedade An\u00f3nima (SA)Sociedade por Quotas (Unipessoal Lda)Estabelecimento Individual de Responsabilidade Limitada (EIRL)\n\n\nRomania\nSocietate cu Raspundere Limitata (SRL)\n\n\nSingapore\nPrivate limited company (Pte Ltd)Exempt private company (EPC)\n\n\nSlovakia\nSpolo\u010dnos\u0165 s ru\u010den\u00edm obmedzen\u00fdm (s.r.o.)Jednoduch\u00e1 spolo\u010dnos\u0165 na akcie\n\n\nSlovenia\nDru\u017eba z omejeno odgovornostjo d.o.o. (d.o.o.)\n\n\nSpain\nSociedad Limitada Unipersonal (SLU)Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada (SRL)Sociedad An\u00f3nima (S.A.)(cotizada o no cotizada)\n\n\nSweden\nAktiebolag (Ab)\n\n\nUnited Kingdom\nPrivate limited company (Ltd)Private limited by guaranteePrivate unlimited companyLimited liability company (LLC)\n\n\nUnited States\nLimited Liability Company (LLC)Professional limited liability company (PLLC)Corporation (Corp.)Incorporation (Inc.)Professional corporation (PC)C-CorporationS-CorporationBenefit corporation (PBC)\n\n\n\n\n        \n    \n\n\n\n    \n    \n        \n            \n            \n                                    Non-profit\n                            \n        \n        \n            \n\n\n\nCountry\/region\nLocal names\n\n\n\n\nAustria\nVereineGemeinn\u00fctzige StiftungPrivatstiftung\n\n\nAustralia\nIncorporated associationNot-for-profit (NFP)Charities (incl. public benevolent institutions (PBIs), health promotion charities (HPCs)Companies limited by guaranteeNon-distributing co-operatives\n\n\nBelgium\nVereniging zonder winstoogmerk (VZW) \/ Association sans but lucratif (ASBL)Internationale vereniging zonder winstoogmerk (IVZW)Association internationale sans but lucratif (AISBL)Private stichting \/ Fondation priv\u00e9e (FONDPRIV)Stichting van openbaar nut \/ Fondation d'utilit\u00e9 publique (FUP)\n\n\nBrazil\nAssocia\u00e7\u00e3o em sentido estrito (sem finalidade lucrativa)Funda\u00e7\u00e3o privadaFunda\u00e7\u00e3o p\u00fablica\n\n\nCanada\nNon-profit corporationsPublic non-profit companyPrivate non-profit companyCharityCooperative association\n\n\nCroatia\nUdrgua\n\n\nCzech Republic\nSpolekNadace (foundation)\u00dastavNada\u010dn\u00ed fond (fund without endowment)Neziskov\u00e1 organiz\u00e1cia poskytuj\u00faca v\u0161eobecne prospe\u0161n\u00e9 slu\u017ebyNadace (foundation)Soci\u00e1ln\u00ed dru\u017estvo (social cooperative)Obecn\u011b prosp\u011b\u0161n\u00e1 spole\u010dnost (o.p.s.)\n\n\nDenmark\nBusinesses, partnerships, and sole proprietors can all be non-profitsErhvervsdrivende fond (foundation)\n\n\nFinland\nAatteellinen yhdistys (unincorporated association)Ideell f\u00f6rening\n\n\nFrance\nAssociationFondation\n\n\nGermany\nEingetragener Verein (e.V.)Unternehmergesellschaft (gUG)StiftungGesellschaft mit beschr\u00e4nkter Haftung (gGmbH)\n\n\nHong Kong\nPublic Company limited by guarantee (Ltd)\n\n\nHungary\nK\u00f6zhaszn\u00fa T\u00e1rsas\u00e1g (Kht.)\n\n\nIreland\nCompany limited by guarantee (CLG)Unincorporated associationCharitable trust\n\n\nItaly\nAssociazioneFondazioneCooperativa SocialeEnte Ecclesiastico\n\n\nLithuania\nVie\u0161oji \u012fstaiga (V\u0161\u012e)\n\n\nNetherlands\nStichting\n\n\nNorway\nStiftelse\n\n\nPoland\nFundacjaStowarzyszenie i zwi\u0105zki stowarzysze\u0144Sp\u00f3\u0142ka z ograniczon\u0105 odpowiedzialno\u015bci\u0105organizacje spo\u0142eczne i zawodowe\n\n\nPortugal\nFunda\u00e7\u00e3o Associa\u00e7\u00e3o\n\n\nRomania\nOrganiza\u021bie non-guvernamental\u0103 (ONG)\n\n\nSingapore\nSocietyCharitable trustIncorporate as company limited by guarantee\n\n\nSlovakia\nNeziskov\u00e1 organiz\u00e1cia (N.O.)Fondy (fund)Neinvesti\u010dn\u00fd fond (non-investment funds)\n\n\nSlovenia\nDru\u0161tvo\n\n\nSpain\nFundaci\u00f3nNon-profit asociaci\u00f3nCongregaciones e instituciones religiosas\n\n\nSweden\nIdeell f\u00f6rening\n\n\nSwitzerland\nStiftung\/Fondation\/FondazioneAssociation politique, religieuse, scientifique, etcVerein\/association\/associazione\n\n\nUnited Kingdom\nLimited companyCharitable incorporated organization (CIO)Community interest company (CIC)Charitable Incorporated Association (CIO)\n\n\nUnited States\nNon-Profit corporationUnincorporated non-profit associationLimited liability company (non-profit)Domestic non-profit corporation\n\n\n\n\n        \n    \n\n\n\n    \n    \n        \n            \n            \n                                    Listed public company\n                            \n        \n        \n            \n\n\n\nCountry\/region\nLocal names\n\n\n\n\nAustria\nAktiengesellschaft (AG)\n\n\nAustralia\nPublic companies limited by sharesPublic company limited by guaranteeUnlimited public companies with a share capitalNo liability companies\n\n\nBelgium\nNaamloze vennootschap (NV)Societ\u00e9 anonyme (SA)\n\n\nBrazil\nSociedade an\u00f4nima (S.A.)\n\n\nCanada\nCorporation\n\n\nCroatia\nDioni\u010dko dru\u0161tvo (d.d.)\n\n\nCzech Republic\nAkciov\u00e1 spole\u010dnost (a.s.)\n\n\nDenmark\nAktieselskab (A\/S)\n\n\nFinland\nJulkinen osakeyhti\u00f6 (Oyj)Publikt aktiebolag (Abp)\n\n\nFrance\nSoci\u00e9t\u00e9 anonyme (SA)\n\n\nGermany\nAktiengesellschaft (AG)Societas Europaea\/ European Company (SE)\n\n\nHong Kong\nPublic Company limited by guarantee (Ltd)\n\n\nHungary\nZ\u00e1rtk\u00f6r\u0171en m\u0171k\u00f6d\u0151 r\u00e9szv\u00e9nyt\u00e1rsas\u00e1g (nyrt.)\n\n\nIreland\nPublic limited company (PLC)\n\n\nItaly\nSociet\u00e0 per azioni (S.p.A \/ Spa)\n\n\nLithuania\nAkcin\u0117s bendrov\u0117s (AB)\n\n\nNetherlands\nNaamloze venootschap (nv)\n\n\nNorway\nAllmennaksjeselskap (ASA)\n\n\nPoland\nSp\u00f3\u0142ka akcyjna (S.A.)\n\n\nPortugal\nSociedade An\u00f3nima (SA)Sociedade An\u00f3nima Desportiva\n\n\nRomania\nSocietate pe Actiuni (SA)\n\n\nSingapore\nPublic Limited Company (Ltd)Public Company Limited by GuaranteePublic Company Limited by Shares\n\n\nSlovakia\nAkciov\u00e1 spolo\u010dnos\u0165 (a.s.)\n\n\nSlovenia\nDelni\u0161ka dru\u017eba d.d. (d.d.)\n\n\nSpain\nSociedad An\u00f3nima (SA) (cotizada)\n\n\nSweden\nPublikt aktiebolag (AB publ)\n\n\nSwitzerland\nAktiengesellschaft (AG)Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 anonyme (SA)Societ\u00e0 anonima (SA)\n\n\nUnited Kingdom\nPublic limited company (PLC)\n\n\nUnited States\nCorporation (Corp.)Incorporation (Inc.)C-Corporation\n\n\n\n\n        \n    \n\n\n\n    \n    \n        \n            \n            \n                                    Partnership\n                            \n        \n        \n            \n\n\n\nCountry\/region\nLocal names\n\n\n\n\nAustria\nOffene Gesellschaft (OG)Kommanditgesellschaft (KG)KG in which a GmbH is the general partner (GmbH &amp; Co. KG)\n\n\nAustralia\nIncorporated Limited Partnership (ILP)Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)\n\n\nBelgium\nCommanditaire vennootschap op aandelen (Comm.VA)Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 en commandite par actions (SCA)Gewone commanditaire vennootschap (Comm.V)Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 en commandite simple (SCS)CooperatieveVennootschap met BeperkteAansprakelijkheid (CVBA)Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Coop\u00e9rative \u00e0 Responsabilit\u00e9 Limit\u00e9e (SCRL)Vennootschap onder firma (VOF)Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 en nom collectif (SNC)\n\n\nBrazil\nSociedade em Comandita por A\u00e7\u00f5es (SCA)\n\n\nCanada\nLimited Liability Partnership (LLP)Non-profit corporationsPublic non-profit companyPrivate non-profit company\n\n\nCroatia\nDru\u0161tvo s ograni\u010denom odgovorno\u0161\u0107u (d.o.o.)Jednostavno dru\u0161tvo s ograni\u010denom odgovorno\u0161\u0107u (j.d.o.o.)Dioni\u010dko dru\u0161tvo (d.d.)Spole\u010dnost komanditn\u00ed (K.S.)\n\n\nCzech Republic\nSpole\u010dnost komanditn\u00ed (k.s.)Dru\u017estvo(cooperative)Ve\u0159ejn\u00e1 obchodn\u00ed spole\u010dnost (v.o.s)Ve\u0159ejn\u00e1 obchodn\u00ed spole\u010dnost (v.o.s)\n\n\nDenmark\nPartnerselskab (P\/S)Kommanditselskab (K\/S)\n\n\nFinland\nKommandiittiyhti\u00f6Kommanditbolag (Ky\/kb) (limited partnership)Avoin yhti\u00f6 (General partnership)\u00d6ppet bolag (\"open company\")\n\n\nFrance\nSoci\u00e9t\u00e9 en commandite par actions (SCA)Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 en commandite simple (SCS) (limited partnership)Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 en nom collectif (SNC) (general partnership)\n\n\nGermany\nKommanditgesellschaft (KG)GmbH &amp; Co. KGKommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (KGaA)Offene Handelsgesellschaft (OHG)\n\n\nHong Kong\nLimited Liability Partnership (LLP)Limited Liability Partnership (LLLP)Limited Partnership (LP)\n\n\nHungary\nZ\u00e1rtk\u00f6r\u0171en m\u0171k\u00f6d\u0151 r\u00e9szv\u00e9nyt\u00e1rsas\u00e1g (nyrt.)\n\n\nIreland\nInvestment Limited PartnershipLimited Liability Partnership (LLP)\n\n\nItaly\nSociet\u00e0 consortile a responsabilit\u00e0 limitata (S.c.a.r.l.)Societ\u00e0 cooperativa a responsabilit\u00e0 limitata (S.c.r.l.)Societ\u00e0 in accomandita per azioni (S.a.p.a.)Societ\u00e0 in accomandita semplice (S.a.s.)Societ\u00e0 in nome collettivo (S.n.c.)\n\n\nLithuania\nMa\u017eoji bendrija (MB)\n\n\nNew Zealand\nCharitable trustIncorporated society\n\n\nNorway\nForeningIdeell organisasjon\n\n\nPoland\nSp\u00f3\u0142ka jawna (General partnership) (s.j.)Sp\u00f3\u0142ka komandytowa (Sp.k.)Sp\u00f3\u0142ka komandytowo-akcyjna\n\n\nPortugal\nSociedade em Nome Coletivo (SNC)Sociedade em Comandita Simples (SC)Sociedade em Comandita por A\u00e7\u00f5es (SCA)Associa\u00e7\u00e3o em participa\u00e7\u00e3o\n\n\nRomania\nSocietate \u00een comandit\u0103 pe ac\u0163iuni (SCA)\n\n\nSingapore\nPrivate Company Limited by Shares (Pte Ltd)Exempt Private Company (Pte Ltd)Unlimited Private CompanyUnlimited Exempt Private company\n\n\nSlovakia\nKomanditn\u00e1 spolo\u010dnos (k.s) (limited partnership)Verejn\u00e1 obchodn\u00e1 spolo\u010dnos\u0165 (general partnership)\n\n\nSlovenia\nDru\u017eba z neomejeno odgovornostjo d.n.o. (d.n.o.) general partnershipGospodarsko interesno zdru\u017eenje (g.i.z)- commercial interest organizationKomanditna dru\u017eba (k.d.) (limited partnership)\n\n\nSpain\nSociedad comanditaria por acciones (SCA)Sociedad Comanditaria Simple (SCS)Sociedad Colectiva (SC)Comunidad de bienesHerencia yacanteComunidad de propietarios en r\u00e9gimen de propiedad horizontal\n\n\nSweden\nKommanditbolag (KB) (limited partnership)Handelsbolag (HB) General Partnership\n\n\nSwitzerland\nKommanditgesellschaft fuer kollektive KapitalanlagenSoci\u00e9t\u00e9 en commandite de placements collectifsSociet\u00e0 in accomandita per investimenti collettivi di capitaleSoci\u00e9t\u00e9 en commandite par action (SCmA)KommanditaktiengesellschaftSociet\u00e0 in accomandita per azioni (SAcA)Kommanditgesellschaft (KG) \/ Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 en commandite \/ Societ\u00e0 in accomanditaKollektivgesellschaft \/ Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 en nom collectif (SNC) \/ Societ\u00e0 in nome collettivoGenossenschaft (Gen) \/ Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Coop\u00e9rative (Scoop) \/ Societ\u00e0 Cooperativa (SC)\n\n\nUnited Kingdom\nLimited liability partnership (LLP)Scottish Limited Partnership (SLP)Private Fund Limited Partnership (PFLP)Business partnership\n\n\nUnited States\nLimited Liability Partnership (LLP)\n\n\n\n\n        \n    \n\n\n\n    \n    \n        \n            \n            \n                                    Unincorporated partnership\n                            \n        \n        \n            \n\n\n\nCountry\/region\nLocal names\n\n\n\n\nAustralia\nGeneral Partnership (GP)Limited Partnership (LP)\n\n\nAustria\nGesellschaft des b\u00fcrgerlichen Rechts (GesbR)\n\n\nBelgium\nMaatschap \/ Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 simple\n\n\nCanada\nLimited Partnership (LP)General Partnership (GP)\n\n\nCzech Republic\nDruzstvo (cooperative)\n\n\nFrance\nSoci\u00e9t\u00e9 en participation (SEP)Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile immobili\u00e8re (SCI)\n\n\nGermany\nGesellschaft des b\u00fcrgerlichen Rechts (GbR)Partnerschaftsgesellschaft (PartG)\n\n\nHong Kong\nGeneral Partnership\n\n\nIreland\nLimited Partnership (LP)General Partnership\n\n\nItaly\nSocieta' Semplice (S.S.)\n\n\nNetherlands\nVennootschap onder firma (VOF)MaatschapCommanditaire vennootschap (CV)\n\n\nNew Zealand\nGeneral Partnership\n\n\nPoland\nSp\u00f3\u0142ka partnerska Sp\u00f3\u0142ka cywilna (S.C.)Sp\u00f3\u0142ka partnerska (s.p p.)\n\n\nSingapore\nLimited Partnership (LP)Partnership\n\n\nSpain\nSociedad CivilComunidad de bienes\n\n\nSwitzerland\nEinfache Gesellschaft (eG) \/ Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 simple \/ Societ\u00e0 semplice\n\n\nUnited Kingdom\nLimited partnership (LP)General Partnership (GP)\n\n\nUnited States\nLimited Partnership (LP)General Partnership(GP)\n\n\n\n\n        \n    \n\n\n\n    \n    \n        \n            \n            \n                                    Sole proprietorship\n                            \n        \n        \n            \n\n\n\nCountry\/region\nLocal names\n\n\n\n\nAustria\nEinzelunternehmer (e.U.)\n\n\nAustralia\nSole trader\n\n\nBelgium\nEenmanszaakEntreprise individuelle\n\n\nBrazil\nMicro Empreendedor Individual (MEI)Empresa Individual (EI)Sociedade Limitada Unipessoal (SLU)\n\n\nCanada\nSole proprietorship\n\n\nCroatia\nObrt\n\n\nCzech Republic\n\u017divnost\n\n\nDenmark\nEnkeltmandsvirksomhed\n\n\nFinland\nYksityinen elinkeinonharjoittajaEnskild n\u00e4ringsidkare\n\n\nFrance\nEntreprise individuelle (EI)Profession lib\u00e9raleEntrepreneur individuel\n\n\nGermany\nEinzelunternehmen (e.K.)Eingetragener Kaufmann (e. Kfm)Eingetragene Kauffrau (e. Kffr)\n\n\nHong Kong\nSole proprietorship\n\n\nHungary\nEgy\u00e9ni v\u00e1llalkoz\u00f3 (sole trader)\n\n\nIreland\nSole trader\n\n\nItaly\nImpresa Individuale\n\n\nLithuania\nIndividuali \u012fmon\u0117 (I\u012e) (individual enterprise - legal entity)Individuali veikla (sole proprietorship - no legal entity on its own)\n\n\nNetherlands\nEenmanszaak\n\n\nNorway\nEnkeltpersonforetak (ENK)\n\n\nPoland\nJednoosobowa dzia\u0142alno\u015b\u0107 gospodarczaOsoby fizyczne prowadz\u0105ce dzia\u0142alno\u015b\u0107 gospodarcz\u0105\n\n\nPortugal\nEmpres\u00e1rio em Nome Individual (ENI)Sociedade Unipessoal por Quotas (Limitada \/ Lda)\n\n\nRomania\nPersoana fizicaautorizata (PFA)\n\n\nSingapore\nSole proprietorship\n\n\nSlovakia\n\u017divnostn\u00edk\n\n\nSlovenia\nSamostojni podjetnik (s.p.)\n\n\nSpain\nEmpresario individual\n\n\nSweden\nEnskild firma\n\n\nSwitzerland\nEinzelunternehmenEntreprise individuelleDitta individuale\n\n\nUnited Kingdom\nSole trader\n\n\nUnited States\nSole proprietorship\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        \n    \n\n\n\n    \n    \n        \n            \n            \n                                    Association incorporated\n                            \n        \n        \n            \n\n\n\nCountry\/region\nLocal names\n\n\n\n\nAustria\nVereineGemeinn\u00fctzige StiftungPrivatstiftung\n\n\nAustralia\nIncorporated association (Inc)\n\n\nBelgium\nVereniging zonder winstoogmerk (VZW)Association sans but lucratif (ASBL)Association internationale sans but lucratif (AISBL)\n\n\nBrazil\nAssocia\u00e7\u00e3oCooperativas(SLU)\n\n\nCanada\nIncorporated Association\n\n\nCroatia\nUdrugaGospodarsko interesno udru\u017eenje (economic interest association)Udruge vi\u0161e razine (higher-level associations)\n\n\nCzech Republic\nSpolekZahrani\u010dn\u00ed spolekPobo\u010dn\u00fd spolekZahrani\u010dn\u00ed pobo\u010dn\u00fd spolek\n\n\nDenmark\nForening med begr\u00e6nset ansvarForening med begr\u00e6nset ansvar (FMBA)Andelsselskab med begr\u00e6nset ansvar (AMBA)\n\n\nFinland\nOsuuskunta (Osk)Andelslag (Anl) (cooperatives)Rekister\u00f6ity yhdistys (RY)\/ f\u00f6rening (RF)\n\n\nFrance\nAssociation d\u00e9clar\u00e9e\n\n\nGermany\nEingetragener Verein (e.V.)Eingetragene Genossenschaft (eG)Eingetragener Verein (e.V.)Wirtschaftlicher Verein\n\n\nHong Kong\n\n\n\nHungary\nEgyes\u00fcl\u00e9s\n\n\nIreland\n\n\n\nItaly\nAssociazione\n\n\nLithuania\n\n\n\nNetherlands\nVerenigingCo\u00f6peratie\n\n\nNorway\n\n\n\nPoland\nSp\u00f3\u0142dzielniaZrzeszenie\n\n\nPortugal\nAssocia\u00e7\u00e3oCooperativa\n\n\nRomania\n\n\n\nSingapore\nSociety\n\n\nSlovakia\nSpolekDru\u017estvo (cooperative)\n\n\nSlovenia\nDru\u0161tvo\n\n\nSpain\nAsociaci\u00f3n\n\n\nSweden\nEkonomisk f\u00f6rening (Ek. f\u00f6r.)Kooperativ hyresr\u00e4ttsf\u00f6rening (KHF)\n\n\nSwitzerland\nVereinAssociationAssociazione\n\n\nUnited Kingdom\nCo-operative Society (Co-op)\n\n\nUnited States\n\n\n\n\n\n        \n    \n\n\n\n    \n    \n        \n            \n            \n                                    Governmental organization\n                            \n        \n        \n            \n\n\n\nCountry\/region\nLocal names\n\n\n\n\nAustria\n\u00d6ffentlich rechtliche K\u00f6rperschaften\u00d6ffentlich rechtliche Stiftungen (foundation under public law)\n\n\nAustralia\nPrincipal Australian Government Body - corporate commonwealth entity \/ commonwealth company\n\n\nBelgium\nCo\u00f6peratieve vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid van publiek rechtSoci\u00e9t\u00e9 coop\u00e9rative \u00e0 responsabilit\u00e9 limit\u00e9e de droit publicNaamloze vennootschap van publiek recht\/ Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 anonyme de droit publicOpenbare instelling \/ Etablissement public(public institution)\n\n\nBrazil\nEmpresa p\u00fablicaSociedade de economia mista(SLU)\n\n\nCanada\nOntario Crown Corporation\n\n\nCroatia\n\n\n\nCzech Republic\nSt\u00e1tn\u00ed podnik (s.p)St\u00e1tn\u00ed p\u0159\u00edsp\u011bvkov\u00e1 organizace ostatn\u00ed\n\n\nDenmark\n\n\n\nFinland\nValtion liikelaitosStatlig aff\u00e4rsinr\u00e4ttningKunnallinen liikelaitosKommunal aff\u00e4rsinr\u00e4ttning\n\n\n\nFrance\nSoci\u00e9t\u00e9 d'\u00e9conomie mixte (SEM) - form of SA\u00c9tablissement public local \u00e0 caract\u00e8re industriel ou commercial (Local or commercial public undertaking)\n\n\nGermany\nStiftung des \u00f6ffentlichen Rechts (foundation under public law)Anstalt des \u00f6ffentlichen Rechts\n\n\nHong Kong\n\n\n\nHungary\n\n\n\nIreland\nPublicly-owned company\n\n\nItaly\n\n\n\nLithuania\nValstyb\u0117s \u012fmon\u0117 (VI)\n\n\nNetherlands\nPubliekrechtelijke rechtspersonen op basis van artikel 2:1 lid 1 BW (public legal entities under Dutch public law)\n\n\nNorway\nStatsforetak (SF)Fylkeskommunalt foretak (FKF) (Country Enterprise)\n\n\nPoland\n\n\n\nPortugal\nEmpresas p\u00fablicas\n\n\nRomania\n\n\n\nSingapore\n\n\n\nSlovakia\n\u0160t\u00e1tny podnik (\u0161.p.)\n\n\nSlovenia\nPodjetje v dr\u017eavni lasti\n\n\nSpain\nCorporaciones LocalesOrganismos Publicos\u00d3rganos de la Administraci\u00f3n del Estado y de las Comunidades Aut\u00f3nomas\n\n\nSweden\nAktiebolag (Ab) Legal form, but state owned\n\n\nSwitzerland\nSoci\u00e9t\u00e9 coop\u00e9rative \u00e0 responsabilit\u00e9 limit\u00e9e de droit public\n\n\nUnited Kingdom\nExecutive AgencyNon Departmental Public BodyNon Ministerial DepartmentPublic Corporations\n\n\nUnited States\nGovernment EntityGovernmental Units\n\n\n\n\n        \n    \n\n\n\nProof of tax information\n\nThe tax ID document needs to\n\nBe issued by a public authority, government agency or judicial authority.\nState the legal entity name and the tax ID number.\nState the country\/region where the business is registered.\nContain an issuance date within the last 12 months, or be signed and dated by a legal representative within the last 12 months.\n\nNote the following:\n\nThe \u201cdoing business as\u201d \/ \u201ctrading as\u201d name cannot be accepted as the legal name of your company. Please make sure to fill in the correct legal entity name.\nFor some countries\/regions, the VAT number is not the same as the tax ID number. \n\nThe uploaded document must meet the following file format and size requirements:\n\nFormats: JPEG, JPG, PNG, or PDF (maximum 1 file)\nSize for PDFs: minimum 1 KB, maximum 15 MB\nSize for other formats: minimum 100 KB, maximum 15 MB\n\nVAT information\nAs part of the verification requirements for legal entities, you need to submit one of the following VAT (value-added tax) documents:\n\nTax registration form\nResidence certificate issued by local tax authority\nConfirmation of tax position issued by local tax authority\nCopy of a recent corporate income tax return in local country\/region\nCopy of a recent VAT, GST (goods and service tax) or similar tax return in local country\/region\nCopy of a tax assessment in local country\/region\nDeed or statement by a notary, lawyer, regulated\/qualified tax advisor, or other comparable official legal service provider\n\nIf your company does not have a valid VAT number, you need to generate a VAT exemption form in your Customer Area. An authorized signatory must complete this form and submit it to Adyen.\nThe VAT document must:\n\nBe issued by a public authority, government agency or judicial authority. If your company registration number and VAT number are the same, you must provide confirmation from your local tax authority that the VAT number is active.\nState the name of the legal entity and the VAT number.\nState the country\/region where the business is registered.\n\n\nThe \"doing business as\" or \"trading as\" name is not acceptable as the legal entity name of your company.\n\nThe VAT document must also either:\n\nBe issued within the last 12 months and show the corresponding issuance date\nBe signed and dated by the entity's authorized signatory within the last 12 months\n\nThe list below shows the format for VAT numbers in selected countries\/regions. Note that in some countries\/regions, the VAT number and tax ID number are different.\n\n    \n    \n        \n            \n            \n                                    VAT numbers\n                            \n        \n        \n            \n\n    \n\n\n\nCountry\/region\nFormat\n\n\n\n\nAlbania\nALJ + 8 letters or digits + 1 letter or ALK + 8 letters or digits + 1 letter\n\n\nArgentina\nAR + 11 digits\n\n\nAustralia\n11 digits\n\n\nAustria\nATU + 8 digits\n\n\nBelarus\nBY + 9 digits\n\n\nBelgium\nBEO + 9 digits or BE1 + 9 digits\n\n\nBolivia\nBO + any amount of letters or digits\n\n\nBulgaria\nBG + 9 digits or BG + 10 digits\n\n\nBrazil\n14 digits or 2 digits + . + 3 digits + . + 3 digits + \/ + 4 digits + - + 2 digits\n\n\nCanada\n9 digits\n\n\nChile\nCL + 8 digits + - + 1 digit\n\n\nColombia\nCO + 10 digits\n\n\nCosta Rica\nCR + 9-12 digits\n\n\nCroatia\nHR + 11 digits\n\n\nCyprus\nCA + 9 letters or digits\n\n\nCzech Republic\nCZ + 8-10 digits\n\n\nDenmark\nDK + 8 digits\n\n\nDominican Republic\nDO + any amount of letters or digits\n\n\nEcuador\nEC + 12 digits\n\n\nEl Salvador\nSV + any amount of letters or digits\n\n\nEstonia\nEE + 9 digits\n\n\nFinland\nFI + 8 digits\n\n\nFrance\nFR + 11 digits or FR + 2 digits + SIREN number (9 digits total)\n\n\nGermany\nDE + 9 digits\n\n\nGreece\nEL + 9 digits\n\n\nGuatemala\nGT + 7 digits + - + 1 digit\n\n\nHonduras\nHN + any amount of letters or digits\n\n\nHungary\nHU + 8 digits\n\n\nIndia\nIN + 11 digits + V or C\n\n\nIreland\nIE + 8-9 characters\n\n\nIsle of Man\nGB + 9-12 digits\n\n\nItaly\nIT + 11 digits\n\n\nJapan\n13 digits\n\n\nLatvia\nLV + 11 digits\n\n\nLithuania\nLT + 9-12 digits\n\n\nLuxembourg\nLT + 8 digits\n\n\nMalta\nMT + 8 digits\n\n\nMexico\n3 letter + 6 digits + 3 letters\n\n\nNetherlands\nNL + 9 digits + B + 2 digits\n\n\nNicaragua\nNI + any amount of letters or digits\n\n\nNorway\nNO + 9 digits + MVA\n\n\nNew Zealand\n8-9 letters or numbers\n\n\nPanama\nPA + any amount of letters or digits\n\n\nPeru\nPE + 11 digits\n\n\nPhilippines\n12 digits\n\n\nPoland\nPL + 10 digits\n\n\nPortugal\nPT + 9 digits\n\n\nParaguay\nPY + any amount of letters or digits\n\n\nRomania\nRO + 2-10 digits\n\n\nRussia\nRU + 10-12 digits\n\n\nSan Marino\nSM + 5 numbers\n\n\nSerbia\nRS + 9 digits\n\n\nSingapore\n9-10 digits or letters\n\n\nSpain\nES + 9 digits or letters\n\n\nSlovakia\nSK + 10 digits\n\n\nSlovenia\nSI + 8 digits\n\n\nSweden\nSE + 10 digits + 01\n\n\nSwitzerland\nCH + 6 digits or CHE + 9 digits + 3-4 letters\n\n\nTurkey\nTR + 10 digits\n\n\nUkraine\nUA + 12 digits\n\n\nUnited Kingdom\nGB + 9-12 digits\n\n\nUnited States\nSSN (9 digits) or EIN (9 digits)\n\n\nUruguay\nUY + any amount of letters or digits\n\n\nVenezuela\nVEE + 8-9 digits or VEJ + 8-9 digits or VEG + 8-9 digits or VEV + 8-9 digits\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        \n    \n\n\n\nPayout account (Merchant bank statement)\nAdyen must verify the existence of your bank account and confirm it is linked to your legal entity.\nThe proof of bank account can be any of the following:\n\nBank statements\nDeposit tickets or deposit forms\nScreenshots of  your  online banking environment\nOfficial letters issued by a bank\nCheques\n\nLocation-specific documents:\n\nRelev\u00e9 d'Identit\u00e9 Bancaire (RIB): bank document in France\nTAMIEYTHPIO: bank document in Greece\nSingaporian bank passbooks: bank document in Singapore\n\n\nDo not upload photos of bank-issued cards, such as credit or debit cards. These contain sensitive information.\n\nRequirements for all documents\nThe document must show:\n\nYour name. This must match your legal entity name or trading name. This must match your legal entity name.\nThe account number or IBAN needs to be visible.\nThe date of issuance needs to be visible and needs to be dated less than 12 months ago. This requirement applies to all types of documents except for RIBs, cheques, online banking environment or TAMIEYTHPIO.\n\nSome RIBs and online banking environments contain a date of issuance. The date of issuance for these must also be less than 12 months ago.\n\nThe country\/region where the bank account is located. For EU bank statements, Adyen infers the country\/region from the IBAN.\nAn indicator that the document was issued by a bank, such as the bank logo or the bank name in its bank-specific font.\n\nWe do not accept:\n\nPhotos of bank-issued cards, such as credit or debit cards.\nEdited or personalized documents.\nDocuments issued more than 12 months ago.\nDocuments where required data points are missing.\nDocuments with cut-off, blurry, or low-quality images.\nDocuments issued by third party software platforms or programs.\n\nRequirements for specific document types\nDirect deposit tickets and forms:\n\nMust contain a bank logo or bank letterhead.\nCan only be accepted with a stamp or signature from the bank.\n\nCheques:\n\nThe name of the account holder, account number, and name of the financial institution or logo need to be printed (not handwritten).\nSecurity features need to be visible for cheques in US and CA.\nThe account number and routing number need to be fully visible.\nWe can only accept electronic cheques issued by banks in CA.\nWe cannot accept any cheques issued by banks in AU.\n\nLetters from bank or bank account agreements:\n\nMust contain a bank logo or a bank letterhead.\nAll letters must have a stamp or signature from the bank.\n\nThe uploaded document must meet the following file format and size requirements:\n\nFormats: JPEG, JPG, PNG, or PDF (maximum 1 file)\nSize for PDFs: minimum 1 KB, maximum 15 MB\nSize for other formats: minimum 100 KB, maximum 15 MB\n\n\nProof of identity\nYou need to provide proof of identity for:\n\nThe person who signs the contract with Adyen.\nShareholders who have 25% or more of the shares or voting rights (in India, 10% or more).\n\nThe proof of identity can be any of the following photo IDs:\n\nPassport: Make a copy of the data page, with your picture, details, and machine-readable zone clearly visible.\nID card: Make a copy of both the front and back, and save them to separate files.\nDriving license: Make a copy of both the front and back, and save them to separate files.\n\nProof of identity requirements\nThe photo ID must:\n\nBe non-expired.\nHave the machine-readable zone visible (if available).\nBe a physical photo ID document, not digital.\nIf there is an available field for a signature in the document, it must be signed.\n\nThe uploaded document must:\n\nHave separate files for front and back of the ID document (only when providing an ID card or driver's license).\nBe a full color and straightened image. The corners and edges of the ID must be fully visible.\nBe a photo or a scan of the physical photo ID document.\n\nWe do not accept:\n\nDigital IDs.\nSecondary copies of IDs. These include screenshots of photos, a photo pasted onto another document, a photo of a screen, or a photo of a printout.\nLow-quality images.\n\n\nThe uploaded document can be a maximum of 15 pages.\n\nAdditional information for specific countries\/regions\n\n\n\nCountry\nNotes\n\n\n\n\nFrance\nThe validity of French national ID cards issued between 2 January 2004 and 31 December 2013 has been extended for 5 years beyond the original expiration date. The original period of validity of these cards was set at 10 years. Following the extension, they are now valid for 15 years from the year of issue. Note that f the card holder was under the age of 18 when the ID was issued, this extension does not apply. The extension does not apply to any other document types.\n\n\nPoland\nPolish driving licenses do not show an expiration date. Any licenses issued before 2013\/19\/01 are valid until 2033. They must be exchanged for a new license prior to this date.\n\n\nUkraine\nUkrainian passports are considered valid for 5 years from the original submission date for the extension of its validity period. A signed and stamped passport page must be included.\n\n\n\nThe uploaded document must meet the following file format and size requirements:\n\nFormats: JPEG, JPG, PNG, or PDF (maximum 1 file)\nSize for PDFs: minimum 1 KB, maximum 15 MB\nSize for other formats: minimum 100 KB, maximum 15 MB\n\nWe cannot accept uploaded documents that are:\n\nExpired.\nBroken or damaged.\nDirty, illegible, or with a watermark.\nBlurry or overexposed.\nBlack and white.\nMultiple sides or documents in the same file.\nNot cropped, or have a white background.\nAngled, rotated, sideways, or upside down.\nOvercropped or cut off.\n\n\nProof of residency requirements\nThe following sources can be used as proof of residence documentation. These documents must not be older than the period specified below.\n\n\n\nCannot be older than...\nType of document\n\n\n\n\n3 months\nBank statementUtility Bill (gas, water, electric, cable TV (no satellite TV companies), internet (landline))Taxation DocumentExtract from Municipal Personal Records DatabaseSalary slip (containing the company letterhead)Contract of Employment (containing the company letterhead)Government-issued correspondence (receipt of benefits such as pension, unemployment benefits, housing benefits, or healthcare)\n\n\n12 months\nMortgage statementCertificate of voter registration\n\n\n\nThe proof of residency must:\n\nHave the name of the individual.\nHave the full residence address, residence country\/region, and residence state (when applicable).\nHave a date within the last 3 or 12 months depending on the document type.\n\n\nWebsite and app requirements\nIf you want to do online payments, there are strict requirements about content that must be clearly visible on your website or app.\nTo show that your website or app satisfies the requirements below, you'll need to share URLs to either your live website or a test deployment that we can check.\nTerms and conditions\nThe terms and conditions must include:\n\nYour company's legal entity name.\nA description of the product or service that you sell.\nAn explanation of how payments happen, for example instantly or through a subscription.\nDelivery information.\nThe refund and cancellation policy.\nMention of third parties involved in providing the service or product.\nMention of relevant governing law.\n\nSubscriptions and free trials\nIf you are offering subscriptions or free trials, follow these requirements:\n\nDuring the order process, make sure that the cardholder gives their consent to enter a subscription service.\nSend an electronic reminder notification, such as an email or SMS, and a link to online cancellation at least 7 days before initiating a recurring transaction if:\n\nA trial period, promotional period or introductory offer has expired.\nThe recurring agreement has changed. For example, the price or the billing period.\n\nTransaction receipts must include:\n\nThe length of a trial period, introductory offer, or promotional period.\nThe amount and date of the initial transaction even if no amount is due.\nThe amount for subsequent recurring transactions.\nA way to allow the cardholder to easily cancel any subsequent transactions, for example a link or using an SMS.\n\nThe cancellation of subscription payments must be easily accessible for online shoppers. For example, provide a link to a cancellation page.\n\nPrivacy policy\nThe privacy policy must describe:\n\nWhat data you are storing.\nWhat data you are sharing with third parties.\nYour cookie policy.\n\nDelivery information\nThe delivery information must include:\n\nHow long it takes for the shopper to receive the product or service.\nWhich countries\/regions you deliver your product to, if applicable.\n\nRefund policy\nThe refund policy must explain:\n\nIf the shopper can get their money back for a product or service they bought from you.\nThe ways in which the shopper can return the product or cancel the service.\nThe process of returning a product or canceling the service.\n\nContact information\nShoppers must be able to contact you if they have questions, so the contact information shown on your website or app must include:\n\nLegal entity name.\nEmail address.\nPhone number.\n\nCheckout and payment process information\nDuring the checkout and payment process, your website must clearly show your company's:\n\nLegal entity name.\nTrading name, if applicable.\nCompany registration number.\nCompany location.\n\nYou must have a checkbox with the statement I agree to the Terms and Conditions and the Refund and Cancellation policy. The statement must have hyperlinks to the documents mentioned. Shoppers must select the checkbox to accept the statement before continuing to making their payment.\nOwnership and control document\nIn some cases, we need to ask you for additional documents to verify the ownership and control structure of your company.\nOwnership and control chart\nThe ownership and control chart is a visual diagram of the ownership and control structure of the entity or entities involved in your company, and states the ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs).\nThe ownership and control chart must include:\n\nThe full ownership and control structure of all entities and UBOs under review, including all intermediate companies.\nOfficial legal entity name, legal form, and registered country\/region for every entity on the chart.\nOwnership and control relation between the entities, including ownership percentages.\nIndication of how the criteria for identifying UBOs are fulfilled, for example an individual owning 25% of the total shares (in India, for any individual owning 10% or more).\nA signature confirming the organizational chart's content, the name and job title of the signing person, and the date when the signature was given (not older than 6 months).\n\nIf the person signing the organizational chart is one of the following, you do not need to send additional documents:\n\n\nAn internal person who is a qualified professional such as a lawyer, accountant or auditor, and whose qualification can be checked through the official website of the professional body. The professional body must be either in the registered country\/region of your company, or in the same country\/region as another entity in the ownership and control chart.\n\n\nAn external person or a professional body, certified by a consultancy firm, notary, lawyer, auditor, or other comparable official legal service provider from the registered country\/region of the legal entity or entities under review.\n\n\n\n\n\nCriteria for identifying UBOs\nAs part of the checks for an organization, Adyen also verifies the identity of all individuals that are associated with the organization. We refer to these individuals as ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) through ownership or control, directors, and signatories.\nThe table below describes the criteria for identifying them, and the minimum required number for each.\n\n\n\nWho\nCriteria\nRequired number of individuals\n\n\n\n\nUBOs&nbsp;through&nbsp;ownership\nIndividuals who directly or indirectly own 25% or more of the total shares, voting rights or other equity in the organization.\nBetween zero to four. Adyen requires information about all individuals that fit the criteria. If no one owns 25% or more of the organization, then information must be provided about UBOs through control.\n\n\nUBOs through control\nAny individuals who exercise ultimate effective control in making decisions for the whole organization. If such an individual cannot be identified, then members of senior management must be identified as UBOs through control.\nAt least one. Required if no one fits the criteria of UBO through ownership, or if the organization is operating in the United States.\n\n\nSignatories\nOfficers or representatives who legally represent the organization towards Adyen and are authorised to enter a binding agreement with Adyen on behalf of their organization.\nAt least one.\n\n\nDirectors\nOnly applicable if the legal entity of the organization is located in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, or the United Kingdom. A natural person responsible, individually or collectively as part of a board, for the overall governance and strategic direction of an organization.\nCanada: At least one director.  Other applicable countries: Every director of the company.\n\n\n\nIf required during onboarding, ID numbers can be provided for UBOs in the following countries\/regions:\n\n\nAustralia\nBrazil\nCanada\nDenmark\nIndonesia\nItaly\nMalaysia\nNetherlands\nNew Zealand\nPhilippines\nPoland\nPuerto Rico\nRomania\nSingapore\nSpain\nSweden\nThailand\nTurkey\nUnited States\n\n\nExternal official documents\nIf the internal person signing the ownership and control chart is not a qualified professional as described above, you must send official documents that support the submitted ownership and control information.\nSome examples of official documents are: a business registry extract, shareholder register, articles of incorporation including shareholders.\nThe official document must:\n\nState the information about the UBOs behind the legal entity under review, including all intermediate entities involved in the ownership structure.\nNot be older than 6 months.\nBe external. 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