File this Name Reservation form to reserve a unique business name for your corporation.
Chicago Illinois Application of Name Reservation
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Illinois
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Chicago
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IL-NAMERESV-INC
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Business Registration electronically register through MyTax Illinois (approximately one to two days to process); complete and mail Form REG-1, Illinois Business Registration Application, to us at the address on the form (Form REG-1 is available on our web site as a fill-in and savable form.visit one of our offices.
Any business that uses a name other than its legal name should take steps to comply with the assumed name statutes in the states in which it does business. An assumed name is also called a DBA (doing business as) name.
If you decide you would like to reserve a corporate name, you will need to complete and submit a Name Reservation form. Alternatively, a preliminary check of corporate name availability may continue to be conducted via telephone by calling 217-782-9521.
You also may email your Corporate Name Availability Request or call 217-782-6961. For LLC availability, please call 217-524-8008.
How do I check to see if a Corporation/LLC name is available? The Illinois Secretary of State Department of Business Services provides a database at where you can do a preliminary search. LLC's - 217-524-8008.
You must register with the Illinois Department of Revenue if you conduct business in Illinois, or with Illinois customers. This includes sole proprietors (individual or husband/wife/civil union), exempt organizations, or government agencies withholding for Illinois employees.
You can file a name reservation with most states to protect your right to that name over a short period of time. A name reservation will also allow you to reserve the name you wish to use for future use if you are not ready to register your corporation or form an LLC.
Name registration is not related to filing a doing business as (DBA) name, but instead acts like an extended name reservation.
Under Illinois law, all businesses are required to register alternative trade names by filing for a DBA if the business seeks to operate under a different name than the name used when it was formed. In the case of a sole proprietorship, any name different than the owner's legal name requires registration.
The Illinois Assumed Business Name Act requires a business to use an assumed name in a business as long as the full legal name of the business (corporation or LLC) is also shown in the name. (805 ILCS 5/4.15) The purpose of this law is to prevent fraud on consumers or other businesses.