Employer Identification Numbers (EIN) are a unique Federal ID assigned to each registered business entity. An EIN should be matched against a legal entity name as a baseline business verification process.
{
"object": "tin",
"name": "Middesk, Inc.",
"tin": "27-1883160",
"verified": false,
"verified_by": "business",
"mismatch": false,
"unknown": true,
"error": null,
"business_id": "32e7fb2c-60ca-4ddc-add2-694475b73f2b",
"created_at": "2019-01-21T06:43:23.313Z",
"updated_at": "2019-01-21T06:44:07.184Z"
}
Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
name |
| The legal entity name that is associated with that TIN |
tin |
| TIN that was provided during Business creation |
verified |
| Details on whether the TIN that was provided belongs to the entity name that was provided. |
verified_by |
| If the TIN is verified using the business name, this field will be populated with “business”. If the TIN is verified using the person’s name, this field will be populated with “person”. This is an optional feature, please contact sales if you would like access to this field. |
mismatch |
| If the TIN is not verified against the submitted name, Middesk may return a recommended entity name which will be flagged as a mismatch. |
unknown |
| If the TIN is not verified against the submitted name and no potential name is found, the TIN will be flagged as unknown. |
error |
| If there is an error on the TIN Matching request such as the IRS being unavailable, this field will be populated with the error string (e.g. irs_unavailable) |
business_id |
| The id of the Business this TIN belongs to |
created_at |
| The timestamp when this TIN was created |
updated_at |
| The timestamp when this TIN was last updated |