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Do US based companies get given something like an "American Business Number" or "American Company Number" that uniquely identifies them to the American government?

This would be a number that they can publicly identify themselves with, to differentiate themselves from other companies that have a similar name.

Its not a private number like a social security number that individuals get, its publicly available to search for.

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