Additional Identifiers

Additional Identifiers for Legal Entity Identification  - Company Information

OpenCorporates' is the largest openly available dataset on legal entity existence sourced directly from government registries. The database aggregates information from official registries and reliable sources, covering over 220 million+ companies across 140+ jurisdictions. It includes records from small local businesses to large multinational corporations, making it a crucial tool for diverse use cases such as compliance, investigations, due diligence, market research, and academic studies.

OpenCorporates' **Additional Identifiers** dataset provides supplementary identifiers associated with companies, sourced from multiple jurisdictions and authoritative records. These identifiers enhance the ability to uniquely identify, verify, and cross-reference legal entities across various systems.

**Types of Additional Identifiers:** The dataset includes the following key elements (see data dictionary for all included attributes):

- **Tax Identification Numbers (TINs):** Used for tax purposes in jurisdictions like Russia (INN), Montenegro (PIB), and the US (state-specific TINs).
- **Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs):** Global identifiers for entities participating in financial transactions, based on ISO standards.
- **Charity Numbers:** Specific to jurisdictions like England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland for nonprofit organizations.
- **Government and Business Registers:** Numbers like VAT (European Union), FDIC Institution IDs (United States), and Business Numbers (e.g., Canada, Australia).

**Value and Applications**

- **Entity Resolution:** These identifiers help link a company to its records across different systems and jurisdictions.
- **Enhanced Accuracy:** They improve data quality and reduce ambiguities in corporate and financial analysis.
- **Regulatory and Compliance Use:** Useful in due diligence, Know Your Customer (KYC), and anti-money laundering (AML) processes to ensure precise entity tracking.

**Why It Matters**The inclusion of these identifiers in OpenCorporates’ datasets simplifies the process of integrating and validating company data across international platforms. It is a vital tool for businesses, regulators, and researchers working on global compliance and corporate investigations.

For more details, you can review [here](https://knowledge.opencorporates.com/).