Edit preferences in Apple Business Essentials
In Apple Business Essentials, you can edit your settings and, depending on your role, specific organization preferences. To check whether you’re able to complete these tasks, see Role privileges.
Edit your user account
Complete this task to edit the email address and phone number associated with your user account.
In Apple Business Essentials, sign in with your account.
Select your name at the bottom of the sidebar, select Preferences , then select My Profile .
Select Manage to:
Change your email address
Add or change your phone number used for two-step verification
You’re taken to the Apple Account website.
Change the time zone and language
Complete this task to change the time zone and language for mail messages and PDFs sent to you from Apple Business Essentials.
In Apple Business Essentials, sign in with your account.
Select your name at the bottom of the sidebar, select Preferences , then select Organization Settings .
Select Edit next to Time Zone & Language to change your time zone.
Select Save.
Provide tax information
The tax information that’s entered for your organization is used for both subscription and apps purchases, and can be set or changed by any user with the role of Administrator. If you change your tax status in the middle of a month, this is reflected immediately for any new app purchases, and on your next subscription receipt.
You can update the tax information at any time.
Note: Required tax information may vary depending on where your organization is located. Please consult with your tax advisor for information on the tax type appropriate for your business or organization.
A user with the role of Administrator can enter your tax information as taxable or tax-exempt. If you select tax-exempt, you must provide one of the following:
An Apple Customer Number (ACN)
A new certificate that you create using the Exemption Certificate Wizard
In Apple Business Essentials, sign in with a user that has the role of Administrator.
Select your name at the bottom of the sidebar, select Preferences , then select Organization Settings .
Select Submit Tax Information, select your tax status, then select Continue.
Select Taxable or Tax-Exempt.
If you select Taxable, read the dialog, then select Done.
If you select Tax-Exempt, do one of the following:
If you have an ACN, enter your ACN, select Continue, then select Done.
If you don’t have an ACN, select Exemption Certificate Wizard, select Submit Tax Exemption, then step through the Exemption Certificate Wizard.
When you’re finished, select Done.
Enable Custom Apps
Custom Apps are apps developed to meet your organization’s specific business needs by you or a third-party developer. See Learn about Custom Apps.
In Apple Business Essentials, sign in with a user that has the role of Administrator.
Select your name at the bottom of the sidebar, select Preferences , then select Organization Settings .
Select Enable below Custom Apps.
Give your Organization ID (located in Organization Information ) to the app developer so they can add your organization to their approved list.
You can now buy any additional Custom Apps from the Custom Apps section. Custom Apps are deployed using either redemption codes or managed licenses and have the same management options as App Store apps.
View or save terms and conditions
Depending on your role and privileges, in each license agreement, you may be able to view the license name, the date the license was updated, the date the license was accepted, and the name of the user with the role of Administrator who accepted its terms and conditions.
In Apple Business Essentials, sign in with your account.
Select your name at the bottom of the sidebar, select Preferences , then select Organization Settings .
Select View History under Terms and Conditions to view the current license agreements necessary to use Apple Business Essentials.
If necessary, select each license agreement to view it or download it as a PDF, then select Close.
When you’re done viewing or saving the license agreements, select Done.