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A fictitious business name statement (known as Doing Business As or DBA) must be registered with the city and/or county clerk in the county of the registrant's principal place of business if the business is: A sole proprietorship doing business under a name not containing the owner's surname.
A fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it is filed in the County Clerk. A refile 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.
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.
Up to 5 workdays to process your application. Publish the statement if required. For a list of newspapers, view for more information.
What is the difference between an FBN and a DBA? It is the same thing. A fictitious business name is just another name for doing business as.
Alphabetize single letters in business names separately, ignoring any punctuation that may appear between them. A company named "J & J Consulting" should be filed before one named "JM Auto Body." Use the last name to alphabetize businesses that include an individual's name.
How to do a business name search in California: Visit the California Business Search. Scroll down and enter all or part of your business name in the Search bar. Click the down arrow for Advanced Search. Filter by keyword, exact match, or “begins with.” Click “Search.”
Choosing a Structure As a general rule, most property management companies choose to either establish a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) or an unincorporated business entity (often called an S-Corp or C-Corp).
The status of the LLC can be checked online on the Secretary of State's Business Search at BusinessSearch.sos.ca.
Some states, such as California, only publish limited information about LLCs online to protect the privacy of LLC owners. For those states, you can only get this information through a formal request.