Fictitious Name | Registration | California
A fictitious name (also known as a “doing business as” or “dba”) is different from your personal name, if doing business as a sole proprietor or different from your legal name if you are a Corporation, LLC, Partnership or Trust. The California Fictitious Name Act requires any person, which, by definition, includes an individual, as well as a Corporation, LLC, Partnership or Trust, to register their “fictitious name” or “dba” name with the State of California prior to conducting business in California.
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California Fictitious Name Registration
If you are planning to start your own business, especially if you are
interested in a sole proprietorship, you may want Spiegel & Utrera,
P.A. to handle your Fictitious Name / DBA or Assumed Name Registration.
Registering a fictitious name, dba or assumed name is valuable for corporations.
The corporation may always use its name. If, however, the corporation
wishes to use any name other than its name, it must file a fictitious
name, dba or assumed name. One advantage of registering a fictitious
name, dba or assumed name is that you can obtain a Federal Identification
Number for the fictitious name, dba or assumed name to enable you to
open a bank account for the business under that name.
California Fictitious Name Registration
In California, failure to file a fictitious name registration is a misdemeanor of the second degree and punishable by law.At AmeriLawyer.com we don’t want you to violate the law and be subject to penalty. Allow us to file your California Fictitious Name for you and help you obtain any business license you may require. Also, we can help you do a preliminary name search included when you incorporate with us.
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