Setting and Choosing Your Account Type

When you register on Lano as a contractor, you choose an account type - for example, working as an individual ("on my own") or through your own registered company. This choice affects how your details, invoices and payments are handled, so it's worth getting right - but it is not permanent, and a wrong pick doesn't require a new account.

Choosing at registration

• Individual / on my own: you contract in your own name, with your personal tax details and bank account.

• Company: you contract through a legal entity you own, with the company's registration details, tax ID and business bank account. Invoices are issued in the company's name.

If you're unsure, the practical test is: whose name will be on the invoice and whose bank account receives the money? If that's a registered business, choose company.

Picked the wrong type during registration?

Don't abandon the registration or create a second account — duplicate accounts cause verification-email problems later and are the harder thing to untangle. Instead:

• Complete the registration flow with the type you selected.

• Once inside the platform, go to Settings.

• In the General tab, click Edit (the yellow button in the top-right corner).

• Change your account type and save.

Complete your profile before invoicing

An incomplete profile is the most common cause of invoice errors and blocked features. Before you submit your first invoice, make sure your account has:

• Your full name exactly as it should appear (a missing name blocks features and causes system errors)

• All required fields filled — no blank required fields, and no required values left at zero

• No unsupported special characters in names or references

• Your correct bank details and tax information