INSTRUCTIONS TO COMPLETE A
POWER OF ATTORNEY
IRS Number:
o Corporations, LLCs, Partnerships - indicate your Federal Tax ID Number
o Individuals, Sole Proprietorships – indicate your Social Security Number (some sole
proprietorships may have an EIN#)
o Foreign Companies – if available, indicate your Customs Assigned Number
Check the Appropriate Box:
o Check the box that describes your status: Individual, Partnership, Corporation, LLC,
or Sole Proprietorship. Foreign Companies please mark ‘Corporation’ box.
Line 1: Name
o Corporations, LLCs, Foreign Companies – indicate the full legal name of your
company.
o Individuals, Sole Proprietorships – indicate the owner’s full legal name.
o Partnership – indicate the full legal name of the partnership, along with the full legal
name of all partners. For Limited Partnerships or Limited Liability Partnerships,
indicate the full legal name of the partnership, along with the full legal name of the
General Partner.
Line 2: U.S. State or Country
o Corporations, LLCs – indicate the US state of incorporation/organization.
o Foreign Companies – indicate the Country of registration of your company.
o Individuals, Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships – leave blank.
Line 3: For business entities that are not a Corporation:
o An Individual POA will show “Individual”
o A Partnership POA will show “Partnership”
o A Limited Partnership (LP) POA will show “LP”
o A Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) POA will show “LLP”
o A Sole Proprietorship POA will show “Sole Proprietorship”
Line 4: For unregistered trade names (i.e.: DBA, AKA, assumed names and aliases):
o Corporations, LLCs, Individuals, Sole Proprietorships – indicate the unregistered
trade name that business is transacted under.
o If this is a division of a corporation, the division name should be on line 1 after the
corporate name.
Line 5: Residential address
o Individuals, Sole Proprietorships – indicate your primary residential address.
Line 6: Business address
o For Corporations, LLCs, and Partnerships: indicate the full street address of the
business.
o For Sole Proprietorships: indicate the full street address of the business, if different
from residential address.