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CT DBA BUSINESS NAME
If you are the shareholder / owner of a corporation, LLC, or other
state registered limited entity, the legal name is the name on the face of the
filed articles / certificate. Other than corporate state created entities,
the legal name of the owner is the personal name of the business owner or
owners. Starting business operations in () and even opening a bank account
under any name other than your legal name requires a DBA filing.
GET YOUR Connecticut DBA BUSINESS NAME CERTIFICATE
Get Your
CT DBA, Doing Business as, Fictitious Business Name Statement,
Certificate of Assumed Business Name, Fictitious Firm Name, Doing Business As,
DBA business
certificate.
Connecticut DBA stands for "doing business as."
Depending on the state,
governments may also use the terms fictitious business name, trade name or
assumed name. You are required to register Augusta DBA if your business
operates under a name other than its legal name.
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Order Your CT DBA Certificate !!
GETTING A
Connecticut DBA VS. INCORPORATING OR FORMING AN LLC
WHAT IS A CT DBA
A dba "Doing Business As" is just a business name certificate you are
legally required to file - i.e, you need to register your Connecticut business
name and obtain a business name certificate, also called a DBA.
A DBA helps you open a bank account and be legal but it does not protect
your personal assets because the business entity is still a sole owner
or partnership. A sole owner and all partners are liable for all
civil or financial liability that the business incurs.
WHAT IS A
CT CORPORATION OR LLC
A corporation or LLC is a separate and distinct state created legal
business entity - separate from its shareholders / owners. Thus, a
shareholder's / owner's assets, such as a home, personal bank account,
or automobile, are not at stake if the corporation or LLC is sued and a
court judgment is entered against it for civil or financial liability.
Only the corporate or LLC assets are at stake. If the
corporation has one computer and $1,000 in a corporate bank account,
that is all that can be seized. If you register a dba and you are
sued, you are liable for all business liability and creditors can go
after your personal assets.
Here is an example:
Business Licenses You Need to Legally Start Your Business
In a Nutshell -- Here's what you need to start:
All businesses must obtain:
- 1. A
Connecticut business License and an
Connecticut Assumed Business Name DBA.
- 2. All retailers and wholesalers of taxable items must obtain a
Sales State Tax ID Number, also called a Connecticut resellers, resale or
wholesale number ID.
- 3. All employers, must get a
CT federal tax employer number
and a
CT state employer number ID.
- 4. Optionally, to protect your personal assets, such as your home or
automobile, from business related lawsuits or creditors, by Connecticut forming
an LLC
- If you want to protect your personal assets, you might consider
incorporating in
Connecticut , or better yet form a
CT LLC .
- CT Form LLC
or
CT Incorporating.
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