Business Account Requirements Checklist

Congratulations! You’re about to make a great financial decision for your business! In order to open your new business account(s), follow our Business Account Requirements Checklist to be prepared with the following information.

Identification (for each individual to be authorized on the business account)

• Current US Government-Issued Photo ID (state driver’s license, passport, state ID card)
• Social Security Number
• Date of Birth
• Physical Address (for business or authorized signers)

Existing Account Number(s)

If you will be transferring funds to your new business account, you will need to provide your existing bank or credit union account number(s).

Business Verification

Listed below are the required documents necessary for each business type:

Sole Proprietorship

• Driver’s license for each signer
• EIN certificate (may use social security number)
• Fictitious name registration**

Limited Liability Company (LLC)

• Driver’s license for each signer
• EIN certificate (may use social security number)
• Articles of Organization
• Operating Agreement
• Fictitious name registration**

Partnerships

General Partnership (GP), Limited Partnership (LP), and Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)

• Driver’s license for each signer
• EIN certificate
• Partnership agreement
• Bylaws*
• Fictitious name registration**

Corporation

• Driver’s license for each signer
• EIN certificate
• Articles of Incorporation
• Bylaws*
• Fictitious name registration**

Non-Profit Corporate

• EIN certificate
• Articles of Incorporation
• Bylaws*
• Fictitious name registration**

Non-Profit Private

• EIN certificate
• Bylaws*
• Fictitious name registration**
• Minutes

*Depending on complexity of organization.
**Any type entity may establish a d/b/a.

How To Get A Copy Of An EIN Certificate

1. Contact the IRS Business & Specialty Division @ 1-800-829-4933 and follow the prompts to speak to an agent in the Business Tax Department.  They will mail the certificate to the address you initially used to register your business.*
2. Ask the IRS agent to fax a copy of the certificate.  Having your EIN certificate faxed will not be the original letter you received when you first obtained your tax ID number.  However, it will be an interim letter on IRS letterhead informing of the request made for a copy of your EIN number.

*PLEASE NOTE: If you have moved your business since you formed it & HAVE NOT specifically completed a change of address with IRS Business division, the certificate will be mailed to the original address.

How To Get A Copy Of The Certificate Of Organization/Incorporation

1. If you misplace the stamped/receipted Certificate of Organization/Incorporation for your business, you can contact the state by phone or mail.
2. PA Department of State
   Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
   401 North Street, Room 206
   Harrisburg, PA 17120
3. Phone:  717-787-1057
   Fax:  717-783-2244

We look forward to helping your business grow!