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# TaxID and Business Verification
This endpoint performs an advance company check and a business tax ID lookup for a Nigerian company, returning a merged result in a single record.
## TaxID and Business Verification
`POST` `{{baseurl}}/v2/api/verifications/ng/advance-check-with-tax`
#### Headers
| Name | Type | Description |
| --------------------------------------- | ------ | ---------------- |
| token\* | String | API secret token |
#### Request Body
| Field | Type | Description |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| registrationNumber\* | String | Company registration number with prefix (e.g., RC1234567, BN12345, IT67890, LP12345, LLP12345) |
| isConsent\* | Boolean | Indicate subject has given consent. `Must be true` |
| registeredName | String | Registered name of company, used to refine the search for older companies. |
| premium | Boolean | Perform premium checks. Defaults to `false`. |
| classificationId | String | Business classification ID. |
| entityId | String | Optional entity ID to link the verification to an existing entity. |
{% tabs %}
{% tab title="TaxID and Business Verification Sample Request" %}
```json
{
"registrationNumber": "RC00000000",
"isConsent": true
}
```
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}
{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Found Response" %}
```json
{
"success": true,
"statusCode": 200,
"message": "success",
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"parentId": null,
"type": "advance_company_check",
"searchTerm": "RC00000000",
"searchBusinessName": null,
"name": "John Doe Inc",
"formerName": null,
"brandName": null,
"registrationNumber": "RC00000000",
"registryNumber": "00000000",
"vatNumber": "00000000-0001",
"premium": false,
"registrationDate": "2017-06-09T01:00:00.000+01:00",
"registrationSubmissionDate": "2017-05-31T11:22:07.713+00:00",
"dateDisolved": null,
"taxId": "0000000000000",
"email": "johnfakedoe@gmail.com",
"phone": "+1 000 000 0000",
"typeOfEntity": "PRIVATE COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES",
"natureOfBusiness": null,
"activity": "Information service activities",
"address": "1ST FLOOR,SUM HOUSE,Fake Street",
"branchAddress": "1ST FLOOR,SUM HOUSE,Fake Street, YABA, LAGOS STATE ",
"headOfficeAddress": null,
"status": "found",
"companyStatus": "ACTIVE",
"companyContactPersons": [
{
"name": "Eboikpomwen Eki ",
"contacts": {
"email": [
"jeneki2000@yahoo.co.uk"
],
"phone": [
"08034926354"
]
}
}
],
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"requestedAt": "2026-03-12T09:57:18.384Z",
"requestedById": "65114a8eed14f64d2d4e6b35",
"lastUpdatedAt": "2022-03-30T14:19:35.571+00:00",
"shareCapitalInWords": "TEN MILLION NAIRA",
"paidShareCapital": "10000000",
"subscribedShareCapital": "10000000",
"sharesValue": "0.01 NGN",
"imageReport": null,
"activityDescription": "Information service activities",
"sharesIssued": "10000000",
"country": "Nigeria",
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"batchSerialNumber": null,
"amlReport": null,
"adverseMediaReport": null,
"countryCode": "NG",
"keyPersonnel": [
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"name": "PETER DOE",
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"occupation": "LAWYER",
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},
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"address": "11, NONE CRESCENT",
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},
{
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"companies": []
},
{
"name": "JANE DOE INC",
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{
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"legalAddressCity": "CAMBRIDGE",
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"legalAddressCountry": "GB",
"legalAddressPostalCode": "CB2 0AA",
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}
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"name": "John Doe, Inc.",
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"tickers": [
"JDL"
],
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"phone": "000-000-0000",
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{
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}
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"id": "69b28dfda0abed50a12224b8",
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},
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},
"links": []
}
```
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}
{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Error Response" %}
```json
{
"success": false,
"statusCode": 404,
"message": "You have attempted to get a resource that does not exist.",
"name": "ResourceNotFoundError",
"data": {}
}
```
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}
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