Hi, I'm Elizabeth Potts Weinstein, an attorney with Potts Weinstein, and today we're discussing whether your LLC needs a DBA (Doing Business As). Understanding DBAs: A DBA, also known as a trade name or fictitious business name registration, allows you to operate your business under a name different from its legal name. This is common for sole proprietorships that use a different name for marketing purposes. For example, if my life coaching business operated under "Awesome Life Coaching" instead of my legal name, I would need to register that name as a DBA. DBAs for LLCs: If you have an LLC and the name you use in your business doesn't match the legal name of your LLC, you need to register a DBA. The necessity of this registration depends on state laws, as some states may not require DBAs at all. State-Specific Requirements: California: If you use your full legal name in your business (e.g., "Weinstein Life Coaching"), a DBA is not legally r
Hi, I'm Elizabeth Potts Weinstein, an attorney with Potts Weinstein, and today we're discussing whether your LLC needs a DBA (Doing Business As). Understanding DBAs: A DBA, also known as a trade name or fictitious business name registration, allows you to operate your business under a name different from its legal name. This is common for sole proprietorships that use a different name for marketing purposes. For example, if my life coaching business operated under "Awesome Life Coaching" instead of my legal name, I would need to register that name as a DBA. DBAs for LLCs: If you have an LLC and the name you use in your business doesn't match the legal name of your LLC, you need to register a DBA. The necessity of this registration depends on state laws, as some states may not require DBAs at all. State-Specific Requirements: California: If you use your full legal name in your business (e.g., "Weinstein Life Coaching"), a DBA is not legally r
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