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# Review task

> Describes the JSON structure and outcomes for business diligence review tasks including name, address, TIN, people, watchlist, SOS filing, industry, and entity type verification.

A business has one or more tasks assigned during the diligence process.
When reviewing a business, tasks help you make informed decisions.

This page describes the JSON structure and outcomes for business review tasks including name, address, TIN, people, watchlist, SOS filing, industry, and entity type verification.

## Task object

**`Example JSON response`**

```json title="Example JSON response"
{
  "key": "address_property_type",
  "category": "address",
  "label": "Office Address",
  "sub_label": "Commercial",
  "status": "success",
  "message": "Submitted Office Address is a Commercial Property"
}
```

## Task attributes

The `task` object has multiple attributes.

| Attribute  | Type      | Description                                                                                                   |
| ---------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| key        | string    | The unique identifier for the task.                                                                           |
| category   | string    | The task category. Used to group similar tasks together.                                                      |
| name       | string    | The name of the task.                                                                                         |
| label      | string    | A prettified version of the task category.                                                                    |
| sub\_label | string    | A brief explanation of the task.                                                                              |
| status     | string    | Used to signal whether or not the task requires review. One of `success`, `warning`, `failure`, or `neutral`. |
| message    | string    | The detailed reasoning behind why the task is surfaced.                                                       |
| sources    | object\[] | An array of source references associated with the task.                                                       |

## Review task outcomes

Refer to the documentation for each review task to understand the possible outcomes.

| documentation                                                                                     | key                               |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| [Name and address verification review tasks](/verify-business/name-address/review-tasks)          | name                              |
|                                                                                                   | dba\_name                         |
|                                                                                                   | name\_and\_entity\_type           |
|                                                                                                   | entity\_type\_match               |
|                                                                                                   | address\_verification             |
|                                                                                                   | address\_cmra                     |
|                                                                                                   | address\_deliverability           |
|                                                                                                   | location\_frequency               |
|                                                                                                   | address\_property\_type           |
|                                                                                                   | address\_registered\_agent        |
|                                                                                                   | address\_risk                     |
|                                                                                                   | phone                             |
| [TIN match review tasks](/verify-business/tin/review-tasks)                                       | tin                               |
|                                                                                                   | tin\_error                        |
|                                                                                                   | tin\_type                         |
| [Secretary of State registration status review tasks](/verify-business/registration/review-tasks) | sos\_active                       |
|                                                                                                   | sos\_inactive                     |
|                                                                                                   | sos\_not\_found                   |
|                                                                                                   | sos\_unknown                      |
|                                                                                                   | sos\_status                       |
|                                                                                                   | sos\_domestic                     |
|                                                                                                   | sos\_match                        |
|                                                                                                   | sos\_domestic\_sub\_status        |
|                                                                                                   | formation\_state                  |
|                                                                                                   | entity\_type                      |
|                                                                                                   | time\_in\_business                |
| [People verification review tasks](/verify-business/people/review-tasks)                          | person\_verification              |
|                                                                                                   | people\_bankruptcies              |
|                                                                                                   | people\_liens                     |
|                                                                                                   | people\_litigations               |
|                                                                                                   | people\_criminal\_history         |
| [Watchlist reference](/reference/watchlist)                                                       | watchlist                         |
| [Industry classification review tasks](/online-presence/industry-classification/review-tasks)     | industry                          |
| [Web analysis review tasks](/online-presence/web-presence/review-tasks)                           | website\_verification             |
|                                                                                                   | website\_status                   |
|                                                                                                   | website\_parked                   |
|                                                                                                   | web\_presence\_quality            |
|                                                                                                   | web\_business\_name\_verification |
|                                                                                                   | web\_address\_verification        |
|                                                                                                   | web\_person\_verification         |
|                                                                                                   | web\_phone\_number\_verification  |
|                                                                                                   | web\_email\_address\_verification |
|                                                                                                   | website\_url\_discovery           |
|                                                                                                   | website\_url\_domain\_ownership   |
|                                                                                                   | profile\_discovery                |
|                                                                                                   | profile\_status                   |
|                                                                                                   | risky\_keywords                   |
| [Lien search review tasks](/assess-risk/search-liens#review-tasks)                                | liens                             |
| [Legal records review tasks](/assess-risk/legal#review-tasks)                                     | bankruptcies                      |
|                                                                                                   | litigations                       |
| [Adverse media review tasks](/verify-business/adverse-media#review-tasks)                         | adverse\_media                    |
| [KYC review tasks](/verify-business/kyc)                                                          | kyc\_decision                     |
| [PEP screening](/verify-business/politically-exposed-persons)                                     | politically\_exposed\_persons     |

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