A Business is Layer’s representation of an end business on your platform. The Business object contains all the information about the business needed for Layer’s embedded accounting logic.

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Attributes

id
string

Unique identifier for the business.

type
string

Resource type. Value will be “Business”.

external_id
string

Unique ID of the business in your system for linking purposes. Idempotency key.

legal_name
string

Legal name of the business as it has been registered.

tin
string

Tax identification number of the business.

us_state
enum

Two letter state abbreviation. (AK, AL, AR, etc.)

entity_type
enum

Entity type of the business. Used to determine tax filing status. Values can be: SOLE_PROP, C_CORP, LLC, S_CORP, PARTNERSHIP

phone_number
string

Phone number used for SMS based categorization.

naics_code
string

6-digit NAICS code used to identify the business’s industry.

unit_accounts
array containing UnitAccount objects

List of unit accounts associated with this business.

plaid_items
PlaidItem Object

Plaid items linked to this account.

imported_at
ISO8601 timestamp

Time when the business entity was created in Layer. Eligible sort key.

updated_at
ISO8601 timestamp

Time when the business’s information was last updated in Layer. Eligible sort key.

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