> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://v2.docs.conduit.financial/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Dominica > How to collect KYB documents from business customers in Dominica (DMA) when onboarding through the Conduit API. ## Overview | Field | Value | | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Region | Latin America | | ISO 3166-1 | DM / DMA | | Registry | [Companies and Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)](https://www.cipo.gov.dm/) | | Last updated | 2026-06-10 | ## Identifiers Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Dominica and submit them as strings on the application body. | API field | Local name | Issuer | | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | | `businessInfo.taxId` | **TIN** | Inland Revenue Division (IRD) | | `businessInfo.businessEntityId` | **Company Registration Number** | Companies and Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) | *Tax ID:* Taxpayer Identification Number issued by the Inland Revenue Division after business registration for tax purposes; businesses must register with IRD before commencing operations. *Registration number:* Issued by CIPO upon incorporation, external-company registration, or business-name registration; appears on the CIPO certificate or registry extract. Operating under an unregistered business name is an offence. ## Sector regulators `FSU` · `ECCB` · `ECSRC` ## Legal structures | Local name | Abbreviation | Description | | ---------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Private Company Limited by Shares | Ltd. | Privately held share-capital company; liability generally limited to unpaid amounts on shares. Comparable to a privately held corporation, not a US LLC. | | Public Company Limited by Shares | PLC | Share-capital company that may offer shares to the public subject to corporate and securities requirements; not necessarily listed on an exchange. | | Company Limited by Guarantee | Ltd. | Company without share capital, typically for non-profit, association, club, charitable, or member-based purposes; members' liability limited by guarantee. | | Registered Business Name (Sole Trader) | — | Natural person operating under a business name registered at CIPO; no separate legal personality from the owner. | | Registered Business Name (Firm or Partnership) | — | Firm or partnership operating under a registered business name; CIPO provides the BN2 form for registration by a firm or partnership. | | External Company | — | Company incorporated outside Dominica but registered with CIPO to carry on business in Dominica; foreign-incorporated companies operating locally must register. | ## How documents combine For each evidence area, this table shows whether the listed documents are alternatives (any one of) or a bundle (all required). The artifact-by-artifact lookup follows below. | Evidence area | Documents needed | | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Legal Registration | *Any one of:* Certificate of Incorporation · Certificate of Registration of Business Name · Certificate of Registration of External Company · CIPO Registry Extract | | Constitutive Documents | Articles of Incorporation *(optional: By-Laws)* | | Tax Registration | *Any one of:* TIN Certificate · IRD Registration Letter · IRD Tax Document | | Operating Permit | Business Licence | | Ownership Records | *Any one of:* Register of Members · Register of Substantial Shareholders · Annual Return *(optional: Share Allotment or Transfer Records)* | | Governance Records | *Any one of:* Register of Directors · CIPO Director Filing | | Signing Authority | *Any one of:* Board Resolution · Power of Attorney · Account Mandate | | Address | *Any one of:* Lease Agreement · Utility Bill · Bank Statement | | Good Standing | *Any one of:* Certificate of Good Standing · CIPO Registry Extract | ## Documents to collect The physical documents you'll collect from your customer, with the evidence area each one proves. One document can prove multiple areas — for example, Brazil's Cartão CNPJ covers both tax and business-registration proof, so it appears once with both areas listed. | Document | Proves | | --------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Certificate of Incorporation** | Legal Registration | | **Certificate of Registration of Business Name** | Legal Registration | | **Certificate of Registration of External Company** | Legal Registration | | **CIPO Registry Extract / Company Search** | Legal Registration, Good Standing | | **Articles of Incorporation** | Constitutive Documents | | **By-Laws** | Constitutive Documents | | **TIN Certificate** | Tax Registration | | **IRD Registration Letter** | Tax Registration | | **Official IRD tax document showing TIN** | Tax Registration | | **Business / Trade / Professional Licence** | Operating Permit | | **Register of Members / Share Register** | Ownership Records | | **Register of Substantial Shareholders** | Ownership Records | | **Annual Return** | Ownership Records | | **Share Allotment or Transfer Records** | Ownership Records | | **Register of Directors** | Governance Records | | **CIPO director filing (Form 9A per director)** | Governance Records | | **Board Resolution** | Signing Authority | | **Power of Attorney** | Signing Authority | | **Account mandate / authorized signatory list** | Signing Authority | | **Lease Agreement** | Address | | **Utility bill (dated within 90 days)** | Address | | **Bank statement (dated within 90 days)** | Address | | **Certificate of Good Standing** | Good Standing | | **Sector-Specific License** | Financial Services Unit Licence / Registration (incl. virtual asset business), Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Licence (banking), Eastern Caribbean Securities Regulatory Commission Licence | ### Collection notes * **Legal Registration:** Issued by CIPO on incorporation, business-name registration, or external-company registration. A current CIPO registry extract is an accepted alternative. * **Constitutive Documents:** Filed at CIPO on incorporation; By-Laws collected where applicable/available. * **Tax Registration:** Any official IRD evidence showing the TIN is accepted. Do not require VAT registration unless the business is VAT-registered or required to be. * **Operating Permit:** Conditional — IRD or the local authority determines after registration whether the activity requires a licence (e.g. store/parlour, huckster, liquor, professional). Collect only where required. * **Sector-Specific License:** FSU regulates financial entities including virtual asset businesses; ECCB is the central monetary authority for the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union; ECSRC regulates securities-market participants. * **Ownership Records:** Prefer the Register of Members; Register of Substantial Shareholders or Annual Return accepted where available. * **Governance Records:** CIPO's current director filing is Form 9A (one per director); older references to a "Notice of Directors / Form 9" may be outdated. * **Signing Authority:** A company secretary is not automatically a legal representative; require resolution, mandate, articles, or other local authority to bind the company. * **Address:** Collect evidence of the registered office and, if different, the operating address. Utility bills and bank statements must be dated within 90 days; a current lease does not need to be. * **Good Standing:** Risk-based; recommended for regulated, higher-risk, foreign-owned, or older entities. Prefer a certificate or current CIPO registry extract issued within the last 3-6 months. ## Person roles When you submit a person on the application body, set their `role` to one of Conduit's canonical `BusinessPersonRole` values. Use this table to map a local corporate-governance title onto the right canonical role. | Local role | Canonical API role | Description | | ----------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Director | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Appointed board member responsible for company management or oversight; evidenced by the Register of Directors or CIPO filing (Form 9A). | | Managing Director / CEO / General Manager | `LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE` | Responsible for day-to-day management and/or authorized representation of the company. | | Company Secretary | `LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE` | Treat as legal representative only if authorized to bind the company via resolution, mandate, articles, or other local authority. | | Authorized Signatory | `LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE` | Authorized by board resolution, power of attorney, mandate, or equivalent to act for the business. | | Partner | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Partner in a firm or partnership operating under a registered business name; may also hold an ownership or controlling interest. | ## Notes * Dominica's IBC regime has been closed/repealed; legacy IBCs are not a current standard entity type. If a customer presents legacy IBC documents, escalate for enhanced review and request evidence of transition, continuation, dissolution, or current CIPO status. * All business names must be registered with CIPO; operating under an unregistered business name is an offence. * A company incorporated in another jurisdiction that intends to carry on business in Dominica must register with CIPO as an external company. * IRD informs a business after registration whether its activity requires a licence and of what type — do not require a trade or business licence for every customer by default. * For any customer in financial services, money services, virtual assets, securities, banking, insurance, trust services, or gaming, collect the applicable FSU / ECCB / ECSRC licence or registration evidence in addition to standard KYB documents.