DBA Filing Tips

Here are some answers to the questions that we have been asked regarding fictitious business name (DBA) filing-

Q: What is DBA or Fictitious Business Name?
Ans: 

• According to Civil Code 2466 Every person or partnership transacting business in this State under a fictitious business name must file with the clerk of the county in which his or its principal place of business is situated*
• According to Section 17924 Business & Professions Code, Fictitious business name statements must be published in a newspaper within 30 days after the statement has been filed with the county clerk recorder. The statement should be published in a County's adjudicated newspaper*

Q: Why file DBA or Fictitious Business Name statement?
Ans: 

• To open a business account with a bank.
• To protect your business name from being used by someone else.

Q: Who need to file a DBA or Fictitious Business Name?
Ans: Persons who want to start a business other than their own name OR the Corporations, LLC's operating business on other names need to file doing business as statement with County Clerk.

Example: "Jacobsen and Co. Gardening" would require filing doing business as.

Q: When Fictitious Business Name is required?
Ans: Any person who regularly transacts business for profit, under a fictitious business name, is required to file a fictitious business name statement with the Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious business names are filed in the same county where the business is located.

Q: What if I have changed address or owner's name?
Ans: You will need to re-file and re-publish your dba exactly like a new filing.

Q: How much time it take you to file?
Ans: We will send you the prepared pdf application within few minutes of receiving your order.  Filing time depends how quickly you mail signed application back to us.  Once received, we file you business name within 24 hrs.  Usually it takes about 3 to 5 business days.

Q: When does a filed fictitious name statement expire?
Ans:

• A fictitious business name statement expires five (5) years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk Recorder.
• The statement expires upon the filing of a statement of abandonment.

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* Disclaimer
Biznizbay.com assumes no responsibility for the above interpretations. See Business & Professions code, commencing with Section 17900 for complete text.