DBA

A DBA (doing business as) filing is an official and public registration of a business name with either the state or local jurisdiction. A DBA name is also called an assumed name, trade name, or fictitious business name. DBAs enable sole proprietors to conduct business under a name other than their own personal name and enable corporations or LLCs to do business under a name other than that which is used on the company’s articles of formation.

Once the state and/or county has approved the DBA filing, the business can begin using this name as its official business name by publishing stationery and/or business cards, developing advertisements and/or directories, making transactions on behalf of the company, etc.

The typical completion time for the DBA Filing Service is 4 to 6 weeks.

Advantages of a DBA
Many business owners prefer to use a DBA rather than a personal name or company name for a variety of reasons:

• to develop a business identity
• to create a marketing campaign
• due to requirements imposed by banking organizations
• to notify other businesses that the name is in use as the DBA name becomes part of public record

Pricing
BizFilings can file the necessary paperwork to obtain a DBA for your company. The cost for a DBA Filing is $110 plus state and/or county fees, any publication fees and a $25 name check fee in states where applicable.

If you would like to obtain your DBA online filing sooner, BizFilings offers an Expedited DBA Filing Service for an additional $60. With expedited processing, BizFilings sends you the necessary document(s) for signature via FedEx 2Day delivery. We also ship your approved DBA document(s) via FedEx 2 Day delivery both to the state and/or county and to you after receiving them from the appropriate office. Typical completion time for Expedited DBA Filing orders is 2 to 4 weeks.