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DUNS is not a government thing. The US government does have a unique number, it is your tax ID number. Typically called an EIN, but it is not farmed out to a th
by chrismcb 4y ago
DUNS is not a government thing.
The US government does have a unique number, it is your tax ID number. Typically called an EIN, but it is not farmed out to a third party
What you are referring to is a private company trying to create a global id. It sounds like most banking institutions what you to have it. But it isn't required.
I've never heard of it, and I've established companies in America.
- tempestn 4y agoYeah, I realize it isn't a government thing, guess I phrased that poorly. What I'm saying is that it's something that one would expect to be a government thing: a unique corporate identifier than can be shared with third parties. In Canada that's the "business number". But in the US everyone uses this thing created by a random company instead. (Presumably because the IRS doesn't provide some kind of verification system attached to the EIN.)