CoinJar supports separate entity accounts - for your company, Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) or trust. Some features and services such as CoinJar Card are not available to use with entity accounts.

If you're setting up a CoinJar for personal use, please instead refer to our article on verifying your identity as an individual.

Requirements

When verifying an entity account, you must be able to provide:

• A completed and signed Customer Identification Form (as provided).
• Your company, trust, or Self Managed Super Fund must be registered in Australia.
• Name and email of Individual CoinJar accounts belonging to all individuals listed on the form.
• A certified Trust Deed as outlined below.

CoinJar can accept digital copies of your verification documents. All individuals listed on the form must also have a seperate individual CoinJar account that has successfully completed identity verification.

How to create an account for an entity

1. Sign-up to CoinJar with an email address dedicated to your company, trust or SMSF.
   
   
2. Log in to CoinJar using a web browser.
   
   
3. Click on ‘Verify your Info’ in the Getting started section.
   
   
   
   
4. Click the Continue button.
   
    
5. Choose your country from the drop down list, then choose the type of account e.g. ‘Company’ or ‘SMSF/Trust’, then click the Submit button.
   
   
   
   
6. Complete the forms on the next several pages to Submit your application.
   
   
7. Once your application is submitted, you will be returned to the Home page and will see an indicator showing that your application is in progress.
   
   

Reviewing your application

Each application is manually processed and reviewed by CoinJar’s Compliance Team. Our Compliance Team aims to resolve any verification issues within five business days, and will be in touch if they require anything further. 

If you have any enquiries regarding the verification process, please reach out to our Support Team.

Certifying documents

In some circumstances, you may be asked to provide certified documents to support your application (such as a Trust Deed or proof of identity document). Your certifier 

A certified copy means a document that has been certified as a true and correct copy of a document by a person in one of the occupations listed below, including all persons described in the Statutory Declarations Regulations 2018.To create a certified copy, one of the persons listed below must write the following on the copy of the document.‘I, [full name], [category of persons as listed below], certify that this [name of document] is a true and correct copy of the original. [signature and date]’Eligible persons who are allowed to certify identification documents:

• A bank, building society, credit union or finance company officer with a minimum of 2 years continuous service*
• A fellow of the National Tax Accountants’ Association*
• A judge of a court, Justice of the Peace or magistrate*
• A legal practitioner*
• A notary public or the local equivalent
• A medical practitioner including dentist, nurse, optometrist, pharmacist, physiotherapist, psychologist or veterinary surgeon*
• A permanent employee or agent of the Australian Postal Corporation with a minimum of 2 years continuous service
• A police officer*
• A teacher employed on a full-time basis at a school or tertiary education institution*
• An accountant who is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, CPA Australia, the National Institute of Accountants or the Association of Taxation and Management Accountants
• An Australian Consulate or Diplomatic Officer
• An Australian Financial Services Licence holder or their authorised representative (includes any licensed financial advisor) with a minimum of 2 years continuous service

* limited to persons licensed or registered to practice these occupations in Australia.

Certifying Trust Deeds

When certifying Trust Deeds, the following pages must be certified:

• Any schedules, or pages outlining any Settlors of the trust
• The front or title page of the trust deed
• Any pages listing the Trustees and Beneficiaries
• Any pages outlining execution of the trust
• Any pages including member/trustee/beneficiary signatures

Please note we're unable to accept uncertified copies of Trust Deeds.

I've been asked to verify my identity via email

We may need to verify your identity during the application process. If you are verifying as an associate of a company, trust or self-managed super fund (SMSF), please choose to begin identity verification as an individual.

Please read through our Knowledge base article on verifying your identity and contact support@coinjar.com if you need assistance.