If you’ve been asked to provide a document to verify your business, please submit an official document that shows your name and, if applicable, your business name. It’s important that your name on this document exactly matches your name as you entered it on your Found account.
This is not an exhaustive list of allowed documents. The names of these documents may vary depending on your location (state, county, or city).
Sole proprietors
If you conduct business under your own name, without a separate name for your business, one of the following documents may be used to verify your business:
State, county, or city business license
Seller’s permit
Certificate of Insurance
If you use a separate Doing Business As (DBA) name, please provide a document that lists both your name and your business name. These may include:
Assumed Name Certificate
Fictitious Name Certificate
Trade Name Certificate
Other business structures
If you’re a single-member LLC or you’ve incorporated your business, you’ll likely have one of these documents:
Articles of Organization
Certificate of Formation
Articles of Incorporation
IRS EIN Verification Letter
