How to Hide My Personal Address on My Corp Information
When starting a business in the United States, you must disclose many details about yourself and the company. For example, you will provide your personal address when filing federal and state taxes if you are self-employed. You can minimize the amount of personal information that is available by proactively completing the following steps.
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Select a strategic location for your company. If you are based at home, rent a mailbox at a retail franchise like Mail Boxes Etc. or the UPS Store. Although the U.S. Postal Service also sells mailboxes, you must identify the address as a post office box. A commercial retail franchise will allow you to have an actual mailing address.
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Hire a registered agent to accept service of process which is notification about a lawsuit. If your company gets sued and you are listed as the registered agent, you might get served or notified (perhaps by a police officer) at the office or your home. Businesses like National Registered Agents (nrai.com) or Corporation Service Company (cscglobal.com) accept and record service for other companies so that business owners do not have to disclose additional information.
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Register your company as a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or partnership. Contact your State secretary or Department of State for information about different business entities. Most states provide basic applications and request filing fees in order to recognize new businesses.
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Request a federal tax identification number (FTIN) or employer identification number (EIN) from the IRS. After providing information about the business, such as the location and legal name, you will receive a nine-digit number. Avoid using your Social Security number on any document that is related to your company.
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Apply for business loans, checking accounts, and credit cards using your company's mailing address and EIN. You will be unable to hide your residential address if you provide personal real estate or assets as collateral.
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Tips & Warnings
It is difficult to hide personal information if you operate as a sole proprietor or default entity.
Although you can conceal information about yourself and personal assets, real estate records are available to the public. For example, if your company's website identifies your full name, any person can search county property records to determine where you live (unless you rent or your home is listed under another name).
