# Business account effective date

Source: https://developer.avalara.com/products/excise/integration-guides/excise/njd6862395143358/

Guide: AvaTax Excise

# Business account effective date

Learn about specifying the `EffectiveDate` for a business account in your integration.

**Element type**: Suggested for Core

**Endpoints/models used**: [BusinessAccount](https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/excise/v1/models/Avalara.Excise.Common.Contracts.Services.BusinessAccount_5_37_0/)

Your integration should provide a method for specifying a business account's effective date. This is the date when a business account becomes (or became) valid for use. This is done using the `EffectiveDate` field in the [BusinessAccount](https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/excise/v1/models/Avalara.Excise.Common.Contracts.Services.BusinessAccount_5_37_0/) model. Accepted date formats include:

Date format

Sample

yyyymmdd

20240901

mm/dd/yyyy

09/01/2024

m/d/yyyy

9/1/2024

mm-dd-yyyy

09-01-2024

m-d-yyyy

9-1-2024

yyyy-mm-dd

2024-09-01

yyyy-m-d

2024-9-1

yyyy-mm-ddThh:MM:ss

2024-09-01T13:45:30

yyyy-m-dThh:MM:ss

2024-9-1T13:45:30

## Example

```
{
  "ImportName": "BE_API_TEST",  //--Required
  "UpdateMatchesMode": "INSERT",  //--Required
  "TerminateNewRecords": false,  //--Required
  "CreateAllAccountTypes": true,  //--Required
  "LoadId": "LOAD_GUID_HERE",  //--Required
  "BusinessEntities": [
    {
      "LegalName": "TEST_BE",  //--Required
      "LegalNamePriority": 0,  //--Required
      "TradeName": "TEST_BE",
      "NameControl": "TES",
      "EffectiveDate": "2024-09-01T14:55:52.950Z",  //--Required
      "ObsoleteDate": "2024-09-01T14:55:52.950Z",
      "Address1": "110 Main Street",
      "Address2": "Suite 100",
      "City": "Houston",
      "Jurisdiction": "TX",
      "PostalCode": "77002",
      "CountryCode": "USA",
      "County": "HARRIS",
      "CustomId": "TEST_BE",  //--Required
      "CustomIdPriority": 0,  //--Required
      "IdCodeAndIdTypePriority": 0,  //--Required
      "BusinessEntityMappingId": "BE_GUID_HERE", //--Required
      "BusinessEntityIdCodes": [  //--Required
        {
          "CountryCode": "USA",  //--Required
          "IdType": "FEIN",  //--Required
          "IdCode": "999999999"  //--Required
        }
      ],
      "BusinessAccounts": [
        {
          "CountryCode": "USA",
          "Jurisdiction": "CA",
          "BusinessType": "BUY",
          "BusinessSubType": "TOBMANUF",
          "CustomId": null,
          "EffectiveDate": "2020-01-01T00:00:00",
          "ObsoleteDate": null,
          "LicenseNumber": "123456789",
          "LicensePercentage": null,
          "BusinessAccountMappingId": null
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```