# Business formation

Forming a business entity and getting the numbers it needs: the state filing, the federal tax number, and what the state asks for after.

## At a glance

| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Kind | Vertical |
| Where it applies | us |
| Version | 1 |

## Where this sits

**Level 0.** This is a top of the map.

**Inside it:** Corporation formation, DBA filing, [Get an employer identification number (EIN)](/a/ein-application), LLC formation, Registered agent change

A vertical is a family of procedures. The map lists every one of them; the linked ones have been read from their sources and carry their rules word for word, the grey ones are named and not researched yet. Each procedure below sits one level down, and its own page says what sits under it.