This form is an Application for Certificate of Discharge of IRS Lien. Use to obtain certificate of release when lien has been removed or satisfied. Check for compliance with your specific circumstances.
This form is an Application for Certificate of Discharge of IRS Lien. Use to obtain certificate of release when lien has been removed or satisfied. Check for compliance with your specific circumstances.
Filing and publishing your business name can also help prevent others from attempting to use the same or a confusingly similar name. If a dispute arises, having proof of your DBA, LLC, or FBN filing and public notice publication can provide important legal protections for your business.
Facilities for researching official records and maps are available at the Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder's office main office. Note that document contents may only be viewed at the main office, not on-line.
Within 30 days after filing a fictitious business name statement, the registrant must publish the statement in a local newspaper of general circulation near the principal place of business. The notice must appear once a week for four successive weeks.
Once a Fictitious Business Name statement is filed, it must be published in an adjudicated newspaper one day per week for four consecutive weeks. Publication must start within 45 days of filing the statement with the County Clerk's office. Use the above link to search the registry and apply.
For Fictitious Business Names and Abandonments from the Santa Clara County Clerk Recorders Office: Please attach your stamped Fictitious Business Name Statement that you received from the County. This service includes publishing your Fictitious Business Name in The Santa Clara Weekly for 4 weeks.
The filing is valid for five years or until the facts in the statement change, whichever occurs first. A fictitious business name statement usually must be filed within 40 days of starting the business. Along with the original, the county or city may require several copies of the statement for filing.
Letting your DBA expire will typically require you to start the entire process over and file again, rather than renew. Once the DBA expires, it does not exist and you will have to file for a new DBA.
A Fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it is filed with the County Clerk. A renewal of a fictitious business name statement must be filed prior to the date of expiration if you intend to continue doing business under that name and if there are no changes from the original.
California Fictitious Name Registrations Fictitious business names are filed with the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's office in the county of the principal place of business in California. If you do not have a place of business in California, file with the Clerk of Sacramento County.