File a DBA Name for Your Business

We currently offer DBA services in the following states: Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, and Utah.

Getting a DBA (doing business as) name with ZenBusiness is easy. Start by selecting our DBA service and providing your desired business name and state of registration. We’ll handle the paperwork and file your DBA with the appropriate state or local authorities. Once approved, you can legally operate your business under your new name.

The cost of filing a DBA varies by state, but ZenBusiness charges a fee of $95 plus state fees.

If you want to operate your business under a name other than its legal name, the vast majority of states require you to file a DBA. If you’re a sole proprietor or partnership, you’re required to use the owners’ name(s) for your business unless you have a DBA. For example, without a DBA, a sole proprietor named John Smith would have to use the name “John Smith” for his landscaping business. But with a DBA name, he could call it something like “Smith Landscaping” or “Evergreen Lawns.”

The turnaround time for filing a DBA varies by state, but ZenBusiness typically takes 2-3 business days to process a DBA.

Yes, you can use a DBA to operate in multiple states, but you will need to file a DBA in each state where you operate.

Yes, you can change your DBA name. How you do so will vary depending on whether your state requires state or local filings and the associated laws.

Yes, you can cancel your DBA, but you will need to contact the state or your local government directly to cancel the filing.

A DBA is a business name that a company operates under, while an LLC is a type of business structure. A DBA provides no liability protection, but an LLC does.

A DBA and a trade name are different names for the same thing. In some states, DBAs are also known as assumed names or fictitious names.

Yes, you can have a DBA in a state where you don’t have an LLC. DBAs are frequently used by sole proprietorships and partnerships as well as other business types, such as corporations.

You’re only required to use a DBA if you want your LLC to operate under a name different than its legal name. For example, if your catering business’s legal name is Sherry’s Bakery, LLC, you could get a DBA and operate under the name “Sherry’s Custom Cakes.”