What the account application asks for

Business

• Legal business name, exactly as shown on your registration documents.
• Website. Optional. If you enter one, use the full address, such as https://example.com.
• Country of incorporation.
• State or region of incorporation. It is optional only where addresses in that country have no state or region.
• Business type. The list shows only the types offered for your country.
• Business tax ID, such as an EIN or local equivalent. It can stay empty only for a sole proprietorship.

Registered address

• Street address.
• Address line 2. Optional.
• City.
• State or region. It is optional only where addresses in that country have none.
• Postal code. It is optional only where the country has no postal codes.

For the United States, Canada and Australia you pick the state, province or territory from a list. In other countries you type it. If you change the country, you may need to choose the business type and regions again.

Representative

• First name and last name.
• Date of birth, as MM / DD / YYYY. The representative must be at least 18.
• Personal tax ID, such as an SSN or local equivalent. It is always required.

How tax IDs are handled

Tax IDs are used only for the check and are never stored by Sling. The Review screen shows them masked, and they are cleared from the page once they are sent.

Countries you can choose

United States, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom.

Japan is offered as a sole proprietorship only.