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,
"mismatch": false,
"unknown": true,
"error": null,
}
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. |
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) |