Do US based companies get given something like an "American Business Number" or "American Company Number" that uniquely identifies them to the American government?
This would be a number that they can publicly identify themselves with, to differentiate themselves from other companies that have a similar name.
Its not a private number like a social security number that individuals get, its publicly available to search for.
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is ther a publlic database to look at company accounts?
This would be a number that they can publicly identify themselves with, to differentiate themselves from other companies that have a similar name.
is ther a publlic database to look at company accounts?
Not sure how it is in the US but I would assume it's similar to what we have here in Canada. Any business registered with the government (ie: any business that pays taxes and doesn't risk their owners going to jail for tax evasion) is assigned a Business Number. In most cases you can find a company's business number by searching the government's corporate registries as long as you know the province the company was registered in.
I'm sure similar is implemented in the United States.
Most companies require an Employer ID Number mainly for tax purposes. States and local governments also have uses for that number.
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