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# Business entities

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  ### Definition

  In Zenskar, a **business entity** is a company wholly controlled by another company called a holding company or parent. A business entity is also known as a subsidiary.

  In Zenskar, an **organization** is the holding company or parent that wholly controls all business entities.
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## Organization

An organization is created in Zenskar when you create an account. To view the organization details, do the following:

1. Click on the drop-up menu with your name, as shown below.

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2. Click on the **Settings** option.
3. The organization details are shown in the **General** tab of the **Settings** page, as shown below.

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## Business entities in Zenskar

A default business entity is created for every organization.

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### View business entities

1. On the **Settings** page, move to the **Business Entity** tab.
2. All business entities will be listed, as shown below.

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> 🚧 Note
>
> A newly customer is automatically assigned to the default business entity.

### Add a business entity

1. On the **Settings** page, move to the **Business Entity** tab.
2. Click on the **+ ADD BUSINESS ENTITY** button.

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3. Fill in the following details:
   * Entity name (required)
   * Email of the entity (required)
   * Phone number
   * Address, including city, state, and zip code
   * Country (required): United Sates (USA) is the default
   * Set as default business entity

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4. Click **ADD**.

### Edit a business entity

1. On the **Settings** page, move to the **Business Entity** tab.
2. Click on the kebab menu located at the end of the row containing the business entity you are interested in, as shown below.

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3. Edit any of the following details:
   * Entity name (required)
   * Email of the entity (required)
   * Phone number
   * Address, including city, state, and zip code
   * Country (required): United Sates (USA) is the default
   * Set as default business entity

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## Set up payment instructions for business entities

1. On the **Settings** page, move to the **Payment Instructions** tab.
2. Click on **+ ADD PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS**.
3. Add the following details:
   * **Entity**: from the drop-down menu, select the entity to which you desire to add payment instructions.
   * **Currency**: from the drop-down menu, select the currencies for which you would like to use this payment instruction.
   * **Title**: enter the title of the payment instructions.
   * **Description**  (optional): enter a description for the payment instructions.
   * **Set as default business entity**
   * **Bank details**: add bank details in label–value form. These details will be displayed on the invoice.
     * **Bank name**: enter the bank name.
     * **Account number**: enter the bank account number.
     * Click on **+ ADD FIELDS** to add more

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4. Once added, all payment instructions can be viewed in the **Payment Instructions** tab.

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## Entity details and payment instructions displayed on the invoice

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