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Entity identifiers: who issues them and how to look them up
This directory lists identifiers used to pin down an organisation in official records. Each row gives the issuer, the format where the issuer states it, and the official way to check a number. Blank cells mean the page read did not state the fact. The LEI, for example, is a 20-character code under ISO 17442 1, and the EU VIES service confirms a VAT number without giving out the trader's name or address 9.
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Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)
- Jurisdiction
- Global
- Issuer
- LEI Issuers, known as Local Operating Units, in the Global LEI System overseen by the Regulatory Oversight Committee 1
- Format
- 20-character alphanumeric code under ISO 17442. GLEIF gives its own LEI 506700GE1G29325QX363 as an example 1
- How to look it up
- GLEIF LEI Search, a free tool 2
Company registered number
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom
- Issuer
- The registrar of companies, who must give every company a registered number under section 1066 of the Companies Act 2006 3
- Format
- Form set by the registrar, one or more sequences of figures or letters 3
- How to look it up
- Find and update company information service at Companies House 4
Australian Business Number (ABN)
Australian Company Number (ACN)
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Issuer
- ASIC company and organisation registers 10
Employer Identification Number (EIN)
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Issuer
- Internal Revenue Service. An EIN is a federal tax ID number for businesses, tax-exempt organisations and other entities 6
- Format
- The first two digits show the IRS campus that assigned it or an online application 7
- How to look it up
- No public search is described. The IRS gives the number by phone only to an authorised person 6
Delaware file number
Business Number (BN)
CNPJ
VAT identification number
German register entry
KVK Business Register entry
Company registration
Company registration
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Notes
- The LEI is the only identifier here built for use across borders. ISO 17442-1:2020 covers legal entities, government bodies, supranationals and individuals acting in a business capacity, and excludes other natural persons 17.
- A tax number such as the EIN is not a public register entry. The IRS says EINs are not intended for other activities such as state tax lien auctions, sales or lotteries 6.
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Sources
- GLEIF: The Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)
- GLEIF: LEI Search
- legislation.gov.uk: Companies Act 2006, section 1066, Company's registered numbers
- Companies House: Find and update company information
- ABN Lookup: Format of the ABN
- Internal Revenue Service: Employer identification number
- Internal Revenue Service: Valid EINs
- Receita Federal: CNPJ Alfanumérico
- European Commission: VIES (VAT Information Exchange System) enquiries
- ASIC: Search ASIC registers
- Delaware Division of Corporations: Entity search
- Canada Revenue Agency: When you need a BN
- Registerportal der Länder: Startseite
- KVK: About the Business Register
- Business Registration Service: Companies Registry
- Corporate Affairs Commission: Home page
- ISO: ISO 17442-1:2020 Financial services, Legal entity identifier (LEI), Part 1: Assignment