Working with Business Details

The Business Details page provides identifying information about the business, such as the legal name, ownership type, tax identification, and more.

For all active businesses, authorized agency users can edit business parent data on the Business Details page. All updates made on the business details page are automatically synced to the current business licenses as well as the in-progress activities for the business.

Here's how to update the Business Details page for a business:

1. Expand the Business Information section in the left-hand navigation panel and click the Business Details link.

2. On the Business Details page, click the Edit button.

   Note:

   This button isn't available if the business is inactive.

3. Review or update the available fields:

   Page Element	Description
   Business	Displays the business code. This field is display-only.
   Status	Displays the three available statuses for a business: Active, Inactive, and Pending Approval. This field is display-only.
   Legal Name	The registered name of the business.
   Hide Business from Public View	By default, this switch is turned off. Turn on the Hide Business from Public View switch to hide the business parent and information from public user view. When the switch is turned on by authorized users, only agency staff can view the business and its associated business licenses. Note: The Hide Business from Public View switch is displayed only when the agency allows a business to be hidden from public view. For more information, see Setting Up Agency-Level Options for Business Licenses.
   Ownership Type	The type of ownership of the business, for example, a corporation or a nonprofit organization.
   Country	The country in which the business is located.
   Address, City, and State	Enter the complete address of the business in the address fields.
   Postal Code	Enter the postal code. If you are in doubt, click the Don't Know link, to enter the full address.
   Federal Tax ID	Enter the federal tax identification number or the Employer Identification Number (EIN) which is used to identify the business entity.
   Fiscal Year Month and Fiscal Year Day	Choose the month and date of the fiscal year end for the business.
   Is this business a nonprofit or an exempt entity?	Turn on the switch to indicate that the business is a nonprofit or an exempt entity. The available exempt types are Governmental Liaison between IRS and federal, state, and local government, and Religious, charitable, scientific, literary, educational.
   Business ownership type options	Select the ownership type options for the business that might qualify for a discount: Veteran Owned Female Owned Small Business Minority Owned Disadvantaged Enterprise

4. Click Update.