How do I update my legal business details?

The part Your legal details holds your registered facts. Many of them come from government records. You can add or fix the ones that you know.

Steps

1. In the left menu, click My Business.
2. Click Your legal details.
3. Find the row that you want. Click its Add button, or click Change if it has an answer.
4. Enter your answer. If you do not know, click I am not sure.
5. Click Save.

The rows in this part

• Add your business name, Add your other trading name and Add what kind of business it is.
• Add your government ID number. This is the UEI, the Unique Entity ID that SAM.gov gives you.
• Add your supplier code. This is the CAGE code, a code for suppliers to the government.
• Add your tax number and Add the year you started.
• Add your government registration. It says if you are registered on SAM.gov.
• Add the lists you are on. These are state and county vendor lists.
• Add who owns the business and Add whether the owners are US citizens.
• Add how many people work with you and Add what the business made each year.
• Add programs you qualify for.

One row, about whether you count as a small business for this kind of work, has no Add button. The system works it out from your income and your staff count.

What you see next

Each row shows your answer and a line that says where it came from. Facts here can change your set-asides. See Understand set-asides, certifications, and registration checks.

If the Roadmap checks your SAM.gov registration, read How do I check my SAM.gov registration in the Roadmap?.

⚠️ If this does not work: If a row does not save, read Why did my business answer fail to save?.

Related articles

• What is in my Success Center business record?
• Understand set-asides, certifications, and registration checks
• How do I check my SAM.gov registration in the Roadmap?