# Create & Manage Your Legal Entities

Legal entities are where your payment-related and tax-related information is housed. Here you can create a new legal entity or edit existing legal entities.

#### Create a Legal Entity

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This feature is on accessible to specific impact.com editions or add-ons. [Contact us](https://app.impact.com/support/portal.ihtml?createTicket=true) to upgrade your account and get access.
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1. From the top navigation bar, select **your balance** → **Settings**.
2. From the left navigation menu, under *Settings*, select [Legal Entities](https://app.impact.com/secure/advertiser/finance/fr/legal-entities-view.ihtml?).
3. In the top right corner, select **Create Legal Entity**.
4. Fill out the relevant information and select **Save**.
   * See the *Legal Entities form reference* below for more information on the fields.

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<summary>Legal Entities form reference</summary>

|                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| ------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Field**                | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Name                     | Enter your legal entity name into the field.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Billing Address          | <p><strong>Note</strong>: Your billing address should match the information in your tax forms.</p><p>• <em>Address Line 1</em>: Enter the Street name and unit/house/building number.</p><p>• <em>Address Line 2</em>: Enter any additional information regarding the location (2nd floor, etc.).</p><p>• <em>City</em>: Enter the name of the city in which your account is located.</p><p>• <em>Country</em>: Select the country in which your account is located from the drop down list.</p><p>• <em>Postal code</em>: Enter the postal code that relates to the city and country you provided above.</p>                                                                            |
| Organization Type        | Select the type of business model from the drop list of options, e.g. Non-profit, Individual etc..                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| EIN/SSN/Foreign Tax Id   | <p>If you are US-based and your organization is registered in the US, enter your <a href="https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/employer-id-numbers">Employer Identification Number</a> <img src="/files/e3FwUW5oG480VtHrxoCf" alt=""> (EIN) or your Social Security Number (SSN).</p><p>If you are US-based and your organization is registered outside of the US, enter your <a href="https://www.irs.gov/individuals/individual-taxpayer-identification-number">Foreign Tax ID</a> <img src="/files/e3FwUW5oG480VtHrxoCf" alt="">.</p><p>If you are not US-based, enter "n/a" and our financial team will reach out to you if more information is needed.</p> |
| Indirect Tax             | <p><img src="/files/OoA2qxPalfCYKZvmxuU6" alt=""> <strong>\[Toggle on]</strong> this section if you are operating your impact.com program in a country that levies an <a href="/pages/9GpIyRCcztuoUl4LPHv4">indirect tax</a> and provide the following information:</p><p>• Country of Indirect Tax</p><p>Select the country you are registered in for indirect tax from the drop-down list.</p><p>• Indirect Tax Number</p><p>The indirect tax number associated with your account.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Funding Account Currency | <p>Select the currency for the default funding account associated with this legal entity from the drop-down list.</p><p>This option is only available when creating a legal entity and cannot be edited thereafter.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

<div data-with-frame="true"><figure><img src="/files/D9ClAMc2FDo7u0v1HxHM" alt="" width="375"><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

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#### Manage your existing legal entities

1. From the top navigation bar, select **your balance** → **Settings**.
2. From the left navigation menu, under *Settings*, select [Legal Entities](https://app.impact.com/secure/advertiser/finance/fr/legal-entities-view.ihtml?).
3. Hover over the relevant legal entity and select **Edit**.

   <div data-with-frame="true"><figure><img src="/files/t1Y2h0FFdhtEz4TjP2AQ" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>
4. You can now edit the tax information and billing address information and select **Save** once done.

   <div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style="warning" class="hint hint-warning"><p><strong>Warning:</strong> Changing these values can affect your account funding and invoicing. If you need to make a change, then <a href="https://app.impact.com/support/portal.ihtml?createTicket=true">contact support</a>.</p></div>


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