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POST
/
v2
/
signup
Signup To Create A Legal Entity
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.example.com/v2/signup \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "user_email": "<string>",
  "business_name": "<string>",
  "entity_type": "unset",
  "tax_class": "unset",
  "incorporation_region": "AL",
  "incorporated_date": "2023-12-25",
  "ein": "<string>",
  "llc_managed_type": "member_managed",
  "business_purpose": "<string>",
  "business_phone": "<string>",
  "business_email": "<string>",
  "business_address": {
    "address_line_1": "<string>",
    "city": "<string>",
    "state": "<string>",
    "country": "<string>",
    "postal_code": "<string>",
    "id": "<string>",
    "address_line_2": "<string>"
  },
  "mailing_address": {
    "address_line_1": "<string>",
    "city": "<string>",
    "state": "<string>",
    "country": "<string>",
    "postal_code": "<string>",
    "id": "<string>",
    "address_line_2": "<string>"
  },
  "naics_code": "<string>",
  "accounting_method": "accrual",
  "accounting_period": "fiscal",
  "accounting_year_end": "January",
  "futa_liability_year": "<string>",
  "external_company_id": "<string>",
  "authorization_callback_url": "<string>"
}
'
{
  "legal_entity_id": "<string>",
  "url": "<string>"
}

Headers

​
authorization
string

Body

application/json
​
user_email
string
required
​
business_name
string
required
​
entity_type
enum<string>
required
Available options:
unset,
c_corp,
p_corp,
pllc,
llc,
llp,
lp,
gp
​
tax_class
enum<string>
required

The IRS tax classification for an entity.

In some circumstances, a company can elect to be treated different from the entity type for tax purposes. For example, an LLC can elect to be taxed as a corporation.

  • Corp: taxed as a corporation, the default for C Corps
  • S Corp: election using IRS Form 2553
  • Partnership: taxed as a partnership, the default for LPs
  • Disregarded: taxes pass through to the members, default for LLCs
  • Tax Exempt: an entity that is recognized by the IRS as being exempt from paying federal income taxes on its earnings
Available options:
unset,
corp,
s_corp,
partnership,
disregarded,
tax_exempt
​
incorporation_region
enum<string>
required
Available options:
AL,
AK,
AZ,
AR,
CA,
CO,
CT,
DE,
DC,
FL,
GA,
HI,
ID,
IL,
IN,
IA,
KS,
KY,
LA,
ME,
MD,
MA,
MI,
MN,
MS,
MO,
MT,
NE,
NV,
NH,
NJ,
NM,
NY,
NC,
ND,
OH,
OK,
OR,
PA,
RI,
SC,
SD,
TN,
TX,
UT,
VT,
VA,
WA,
WV,
WI,
WY
​
incorporated_date
string<date>
required
​
ein
string | null
​
llc_managed_type
enum<string> | null
Available options:
member_managed,
manager_managed
​
business_purpose
string | null
​
business_phone
string | null
​
business_email
string | null
​
business_address
Address · object
​
mailing_address
Address · object
​
naics_code
string | null
​
accounting_method
enum<string> | null
Available options:
accrual,
cash
​
accounting_period
enum<string> | null
Available options:
fiscal,
calendar
​
accounting_year_end
enum<string> | null
Available options:
January,
February,
March,
April,
May,
June,
July,
August,
September,
October,
November,
December
​
futa_liability_year
string | null
​
external_company_id
string | null
​
authorization_callback_url
string | null

Response

Successful Response

​
legal_entity_id
string
required
​
url
string | null

This is the next URL to follow to complete the signup process.