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Online Services - Business account creation checklist

We recommend that you choose the “Gain access to all available services” option. To complete the account creation process, you must be an owner or officer of the business, or an employee authorized by the owner or officer.

You will need to know the following information about your business to successfully create an Online Services account. We suggest that you print this checklist for your information.

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Your business's taxpayer identification number (9-11 characters):_______________________
Do not enter the letter "B" before your taxpayer ID or any spaces or special characters.
 
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Which of the following tax types your business has filed returns for in the past 12 months using the business’s taxpayer ID?

Checkbox   Corporation tax
Checkbox   Sales and use tax
Checkbox   Withholding tax

Note: You must check all applicable tax types or you will receive an error message.

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A copy of a return filed within the past 12 months for each tax type selected above. If you filed a return within the past three weeks it may not be on our records yet; try an older return. You must provide specific line information from your return(s).

To see an image of the line information needed, select the appropriate form(s) below:

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Your contact information (name, address, e-mail, and phone number)
 

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Choose a username (Must be 8 alphanumeric characters): ­______________________

Be sure to save your username in a secure place. We cannot reset usernames.

Choose a temporary password (8-20 characters): ______________________

This is a temporary password only. Be sure to write it down. We cannot retrieve the temporary password for you. You’ll be required to change your temporary password the first time you login.
All passwords must:

  • include at least one number and three letters
  • not use the same character more than three times in a row 

 

Last Modified: February 11, 2010