How Do I Verify a Business Name with the IRS?

You can verify a business name with the IRS when you apply for an Employer Identification Number (EIN).
The IRS checks their records to ensure your chosen business name is available.
You can also search business names on a state’s Secretary of State website.
If Stripe can’t verify your legal name and tax ID with IRS records, request Letter 147C showing how your entity is filed with the IRS.
The IRS provides an Online TIN Matching program allowing payers to compare beneficiary TINs with IRS records before submitting information returns.
An IRS business name search verifies a new business name hasn’t been adopted.

The IRS can issue printouts of tax information filed.
Request a tax transcript to see if you have IRS tax history.
To find if a corporation is still active, search the Secretary of State website for its state of registration.

In most states, the website of the state business filing agency includes an online entity name check tool.
You can use the online tool to search business names and find out whether another business is already using the name you have chosen.

To check if a business name is taken, just go to the website and enter the desired business name into the search bar.
If the name isn’t taken, you’re good to go!
These databases have information on registered trademarks and trademarks that are pending.