Attribute: Registered Entity
Description
Businesses which have become legal entities by registering with a U.S. Secretary of State (SoS).
Data sources
Each state's SoS is the ultimate source of truth for these records.
Methodology
A business may form in one state ("domestic registration"), and register with other states to conduct business there ("foreign registration"). We join these records together to represent the single entity they constitute.
Data Fields
| Field Name | Description | Data Type |
|---|---|---|
| name | This is the standardized name of the entity, derived from the name as listed on the entity's registration. | string |
| registeredEntityType | The standardized legal form of the entity, e.g. "Corporation", "LLC", etc. | string |
| formationDate | The earliest non-null issue_date from the entity's registrations, formatted YYYY-MM-DD. | date |
| formationYear | The year (YYYY) of the earliest non-null issue_date from the entity's registrations. | integer |