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ME 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 Maine DBA BUSINESS NAME CERTIFICATE

Get Your ME DBA, Doing Business as, Fictitious Business Name Statement, Certificate of Assumed Business Name, Fictitious Firm Name, Doing Business As, DBA business certificate.

Maine 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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GETTING A Maine DBA VS. INCORPORATING OR FORMING AN LLC

 

WHAT IS A ME 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 Maine 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 ME 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
    DBA
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    Whatever name a company chooses to do business as, it requires a fictitious business name registration, which also requires a fee to be registered. Registering a fictitious business name does not protect that name nor does it protect the business owner from personal liability related to business actions as setting up a corporation does. It is perhaps a better choice to just incorporate for the same or a little higher fee because you will also have corporate protection for the business name and personal vs business liabilities.

    Registering a trade name allows you to create stationary and open a business bank account but you are not protected from liability. E.g. if your business has debts the lender can sue you personally to obtain a judgment vs your personal assets as opposed in the case you were a corporation where the lender could only sue the corporation directly and if the corporation had no assets the lender could get nothing.
    Maine business License and an
    Maine Assumed Business Name DBA.
  • 2. All retailers and wholesalers of taxable items must obtain a Sales State Tax ID Number, also called a Maine resellers, resale or wholesale number ID.
  • 3. All employers, must get a ME federal tax employer number and a
    ME state employer number ID.
  • 4. Optionally, to protect your personal assets, such as your home or automobile, from business related lawsuits or creditors, by Maine forming an LLC
  • If you want to protect your personal assets, you might consider incorporating in
    Maine , or better yet form a
    ME LLC .
  • ME Form LLC or
    ME Incorporating
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