Commonly accepted business documents

Australia

• Proof of registration as a sole trader, company, partnership, or other entity with the ABN  Information and Registration Here

Canada

• Registration as a sole proprietor, partnership, corporation, or cooperative
• Proof of a federal business number and/or tax account
• Business permits
• T1 or T2 income tax return, or Statement of Business or Professional Activities

Denmark
(More on registry)

• CVR-number (Central Business Registration Number)
• Registration as a company, such as Sole Proprietorship (“Enkelmandsvirksomhed”), Partnership (“Interessentskab - I / S”), Entrepreneurial Limited Company (“Iværksætterselskab – IVS”), Limited Company (“Anpartsselskab - ApS”)

Finland
(More on registry)

• Business license
• Evidence of registration for tax purposes as a self-employed individual or company

France

• Proof of organization as a SARL, SA, SAS, or other formal corporate entity Information about entities and registration available here
• Proof of registration as an auto-entrepreneur
• Proof of SIREN/SIRET number
• Declaration of commencement of activity submitted to tax or social security office

Germany
(More on registry)

• Steuernummer (tax # for non-employees)
• Gewerbeanmeldung (registration for a business), such as sole proprietor (“Einzelunternehmen”) or limited liability company (“Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH)”)

Netherlands
(More on registry)

• One-man business (“eenmanszaak”) (obtain here)
• A company, such as private company with limited liability (“besloten vennootschap”) or general partnership w/ 2 or more two or more business partner (“vennootschap onder firma”)

Norway
(More on registry)

• Enkeltpersonforetak (sole proprietorship)
• Aksjeselskap (limited company)
• Other business registration

Poland
(More on registry)

• Registration with CEIDG as an individual entrepreneur
• Registration with KRS as a company (i. sp. z o.o., ii. S.A., iii. sp. J)

Portugal
(More on registry)

• Provide a specific tax number to prove registration as:
• Self-employed for social security
• An Empresário em Nome Individual
• A company, such as Private Single Partner Limited Liability (“Sociedade Unipessoal por Quotas”) or Private Limited Liability Companies (“Sociedade por Quotas, LDA”)

Spain
(More on registry)

• Must register with the public Social Security within a specific regime for independent contractors called “RETA” (more)
• Registration as a company, such as Sociedad limitada or SL (limited company), Sociedad Civil (Partnership), Sociedad Limitada/SL, or Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada/SRL (LLC)

Sweden
(More on registry)

• F-tax certificate (Företagare skattebevis or F-skatt) (obtain here)
• Registration as a business entity, such as sole trader (enskild firma), trading partnership or limited partnership (handelsbolag/kommanditbolag), limited company (aktiebolag), economic association/cooperative (ekonomisk förening)

United Kingdom
(More on registry)

• Status as a self-employed sole trader with a Unique Tax Registration (UTR)
• Registration as a private limited company (Companies House) or other entity

United States
(More on registry).

• Articles of Incorporation (for corporations), Articles of Organizations (for limited liability companies)
• Partnership or Operating Agreements, or Corporate By-Laws
• Registration of a trade name with a state or local government
• Confirmation of Employer Identification Number from the Internal Revenue Service (Form CP 575 letters)
• The following tax filings (redacted at your discretion to remove sensitive information): Schedule C, Profit or Loss from Business, Form 1065 (Schedule K-1) 1120-S or 1120,or other tax filing to the Internal Revenue Service

Argentina

• Proof of registration as a Montrotriuto
• CUIT Number

Brazil

• Proof of registration as Profissional Autônomos (self-employed workers); Microempreendedor Individual (MEI); Empresa Individual de Responsabilidade
• Limitada; Registration number issued by CNPJ

Hong Kong

• Proof of registration as a SEP with the Inland Revenue Department’s Business Registration Office
• Certificate of incorporation issued by the Companies Registry

South Korea

• Business ID Number