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Get ready to open your business checking account

 

Prepare with these two simple steps.

STEP 1

Choose the application path that best suits you

 

You can apply online or in-person.

Apply online on your own schedule

 

If you have a privately held business with the following structures, you can apply online:

 

Sole Proprietorships

Only Sole Proprietorships with one owner are supported online.

 

Please visit a branch to open an account for these types of businesses: Spousal Sole Proprietorships, Sole Proprietorship Living Trusts, and Sole Proprietorships with a Power of Attorney.

 

Limited liability companies (LLCs)

Only single-member and single-manager LLCs with one authorizing representative are supported online.

 

Please visit a branch to open an account for these types of businesses: Multi-member or multi-manager LLCs, LLCs with multiple authorizing representatives. Non-Profit LLCs and LLCs that are owned by another business.

 

Corporations

Only privately held S- and C-Corporations with one authorizing representative are supported online.

 

Please visit a branch to open an account for these types of businesses: Non-Profit Corporations and Corporations that are owned by other another business.

STEP 2

Gather the information and documents you'll need

Ownership info:

For each business owner who owns 10% or more of the business, you'll need their:

  • Legal name
  • Address
  • Date of birth
  • Tax identification number, Social Security number, TIN or EIN
  • Country of citizenship
  • Ownership percentage

 

If you're an existing Chase customer, you'll be prompted to log into your account. If you do, some of your personal information may be pre-filled for you. Make sure to double-check the pre-filled information.

 

Also, we may require a digital scan of your identification to help prevent fraud. If we do, you'll need a copy of your government-issued ID and a mobile device with a working camera. Military IDs cannot be used for this purpose.

 

Business operations info:

To comply with federal regulations, we will also ask you for some basic information on your business's operations, such as:

  • Number of business locations
  • Where products and services are sold
  • Where suppliers and vendors are located
  • Nature of your business
  • Annual sales
  • Number of employees
  • Types of transactions and volumes you expect to process through the new account

You'll need a digital copy of an official government document that confirms your business's existence and legal registration as a business, like:

  • Articles of organization
  • Certificate of formation
  • Assumed Name certificate or Doing Business As (DBA) certificate, if applicable

Ready to get started?

Chase Business Complete Banking®

 

$15 or $0 Monthly Service Fee

 

Chase Performance Business Checking®

 

$30 or $0 Monthly Service Fee

 

Chase Platinum Business Checking℠

 

$95 or $0 Monthly Service Fee

 

Get step-by-step guidance

Watch this helpful video if you need help applying online.