Our comprehensive validation suite is designed to ensure the accuracy and integrity of your data while maintaining robust regulatory compliance. We offer IRS TIN/Name Matching, Company Name and EIN lookups, and thorough verification of company details and addresses, along with screening against over 250 sanctions and lists, plus FATCA GIIN and Legal Entity Identifier validation—all aimed at streamlining your reporting and minimizing risk.
IRS TIN Matching enables businesses and other payers to verify that the taxpayer name and TIN they have on file (Social Security Number or Employer Identification Number) match the data in the IRS’s records. TIN Matching is a critical step in ensuring accurate information reporting and upholding compliance. By proactively verifying name-TIN combinations, businesses reduce errors, mitigate IRS penalties, streamline operations, and maintain high data integrity in their financial and tax reporting. These are official results from the Internal Revenue Service.
Required Fields: IRS Taxpayer Identification Number Legal Name
Returns: The real-time results of the IRS TIN/Name matching system.
Use a company's EIN to ensures you have the correct legal name tied to that EIN, minimizing errors in vendor and payee records. Mitigate potential fraud, identity misrepresentation, or simple mistakes by verifying a company’s legal name against its EIN.
Required Fields: IRS Taxpayer Identification Number (EIN)
Returns: The possible name of the company associated with the entered EIN.
Note 1 - Individual Names Represent EINs, Not SSNs If an individual’s name appears in the search results, it indicates a company EIN (Employer Identification Number) issued to a sole proprietor—this is a public business identifier and not a Social Security Number. Many sole proprietors apply for and use their EIN to protect their personal SSN while enabling compliance with reporting requirements.
Use a company's name to ensure you have the correct EIN tied to that company, minimizing errors in vendor and payee records. Mitigate potential fraud, identity misrepresentation, or simple mistakes by verifying a company’s legal name against its EIN.
Required Fields: Legal Name
Returns: The possible EIN of the company associated with the entered name.
Note 1 - EIN Reveal Process Our system permits you to reveal one EIN per search/validation, even if multiple companies match the provided name. Please note that this EIN reveal feature is available exclusively for paid, non-trial accounts.Note 2 - Multiple Matches for a Company Name When you search by company name, you may receive many matching results—especially for well-known names. For example, a lookup for "Subway" could return hundreds of companies with the same name, each with a distinct EIN. Please review carefully to select the correct entity.
Note 3 - Individual Names Represent EINs, Not SSNs If an individual’s name appears in the search results, it indicates a company EIN (Employer Identification Number) issued to a sole proprietor—this is a public business identifier and not a Social Security Number. Many sole proprietors apply for and use their EIN to protect their personal SSN while enabling compliance with reporting requirements.
Verify individuals and companies against 250+ sanction lists. Screening against lists like the US Treasury OFAC SDN list and other national and global sanction lists are indispensable to safeguarding your organization’s legal and ethical standing. Failure to comply can lead to severe penalties and fines, including criminal charges. Verifying against sanction lists protects organizations from inadvertent legal violations. Specialty lists for gaming enterprises, health care, insurance, and financial institutions are provided. These results are from the official list of the publishing organization.
Required Fields: Legal Name
Returns: The details from each list are provided. Details very by list as each organization provides different data elements.
Select a region for a comprehensive list.Look up and verify a company by name to help ensure accurate data and reduce risks associated with fraud or misrepresentation. Verifying a business name can also help ensure compliance with industry regulations, reducing the risk of penalties and fines.
Required Fields: Legal Name
Returns: The company details associated with the entered company name. These can include the following:
Looking up a company via address helps detect fraudulent entities using fake or non-existent addresses. Verifying a company by its address is vital for preventing fraud, enhancing compliance, improving logistics, and instilling trust among customers and partners. Our system uses USPS guidelines to verify that addresses are recognized and correctly formatted. If addresses don't match, we'll flag them for user review.
Required Fields: Address
Returns: The company details associated with the entered company address. These can include the following:
A correct and validated business address is fundamental to compliance and operational efficiency. Verifying a business address can help detect fraudulent or non-existent entities. These results are from the official USPS database.
Required Fields: Address
Returns: Details and/or corrections of the provided address. These can include the following:
Having the correct FATCA Foreign Financial Institution GIIN is critical for meeting U.S. tax reporting obligations, minimizing the risk of hefty penalties, and fostering trust with regulators, partners, and clients alike. It not only supports accurate cross-border data sharing but also promotes operational efficiency and bolsters the institution’s credibility in international financial markets. These results are from the official Internal Revenue Service GIIN database.
Required Fields: FATCA Foreign Financial Institution GIIN
Returns: The following details about the GIIN:
A correct and active Legal Entity Identifier is vital for any organization that participates in the global financial system. It ensures compliance with ever-tightening regulatory demands, fosters greater transparency in financial markets, and streamlines operational processes by providing a single, trusted source of entity identification. These results are from the official GLEIF database.
Required Fields: Legal Entity Identifier
Returns: The following details about the LEI:
Some validations can't be completed due to missing information. Providing as much data as possible ensures greater accuracy, but don’t worry if you don’t have everything—we’ll process what we can with the details available. Below, you’ll see what couldn’t be processed and why. If needed, you can update any missing fields to complete the validation.