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Business Name / DBA

Overview

What is a DBA & a Federal/Tax ID number
Why establish a business name
Choosing a business name
Where to register

What is a DBA & a Federal/Tax ID number

DBA stands for Doing Business As. In order for your business to be set up legally, you must get a business name, or DBA, registered with your state. In registering a business name, you will also want to get a federal/tax ID number so that you can completely legalize your business. Some states don't require this, but you'll want to check with your state locally.

Why establish a business name

The main reason that you will want to get a business name and federal/tax ID number is for tax reasons. In order to legally take any type of home business tax deductions, you must have a properly registered business. And there are many tax deductions that you will want to take advantage of, which are discussed in the Accounting & Tax Tips area.

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Many manufacturing companies also require a business name and tax/federal ID numbers in order to do business with them. Therefore, you will want to legally establish your business.

Choosing a business name

In selecting a business name, you will want to choose one that is specific to your particular business. The online directories, like Yahoo.com, that you will list your business under will ask you for your business name, and if it doesn't relate to what your business is about, then you won't be listed. Therefore, choose a business name that has a keyword that describes your business in it.

You may have a general DBA set up that is an umbrella for all of your particular websites that you can file your taxes under, but you will want separate DBA's for each particular website you've got.
Before you register your DBA, you must first check to see if it is available. You can do that with your local county clerk's office or the state tax commission office (see below).

Also, as part of registering your business, you'll need to have chosen a legal structure for your business, see the Business Structure article.

Where to register

You can register your business name and get your tax/federal ID number at your local county clerk's office or the state tax commission office for your individual state. At www.sba.gov, you can find where to register your business for your individual state. Go there directly by clicking here.