DBA means "Doing Business As".  If you are an Individual Sole Proprietor and want to do business under a name which is different from your legal name then you have to Register a DBA Name with the Idaho Secretary of State.

If you are a Corporation or LLC and want to do business under a name which is different from the name which is registered with the Idaho Secretary of State then you have to Register a DBA Name with the Idaho Secretary of State.

In Idaho a DBA Name is called a Assumed Business Name.

In Idaho a DBA Name is called a Assumed Business Name. Other names for an Idaho Assumed Business Name include:

• Idaho Alternate Name
• Idaho Assumed Name
• Idaho Business Name
• Idaho Fictitious Name
• Idaho Trade Name

Yes. You can Register a Assumed Business Name with the Idaho Secretary of State.

Yes. You can register an Idaho Assumed Business Name with the ID Secretary of State for an Idaho Corporation or an Idaho LLC.

Before an Idaho Corporation or LLC can register a DBA Name, the ID Corporation or ID LLC must be in good standing with the Idaho Secretary of State.

Yes. You can register an Idaho Assumed Business Name even if you have not formed an Idaho Corporation or LLC. In fact that's what most skilled craftsman and professionals do when they want to use a business name other their own name.

You Register a DBA Name with the Idaho Secretary of State for an existing Idaho business.  You Reserve a Company Name with the Idaho Secretary of State for use with an Idaho business that will be formed and legally registered with the ID Secretary of State sometime in the future. When you legally Register a Corporation or LLC with the Idaho Secretary of State there are certain tax and administrative obligations which must be met to keep the company in Good Standing.  Failing to keep up with those obligations can result in the administrative dissolution of your Idaho company by the Idaho Secretary of State.

The Idaho state fees for Registering a DBA Name are less than the fees for Registering a Corporation or LLC and there are no tax or reporting obligation for a Registered Idaho DBA Name.

No. The Idaho Secretary of State will not issue a good standing certificate (Certificate of Existence) for a registered Idaho Assumed Business Name. Idaho good standing certificates are issued only for companies which have registered with the Idaho Secretary of State as a Corporation, LLC or LP.

You can renew the Idaho Assumed Business Name before the expiration date if you want to retain ownership of the Idaho Assumed Business Name.

If your Corporation or LLC was formed in a state other than the state of Idaho and your company name is being used by another Idaho Corporation or LLC then you are required to register a Assumed Business Name with the Idaho Secretary of State which is different from the company name in your home state.

If you are ready to Register an Idaho DBA Name now, simply fill in the DBA Name Registration Order Form below and press the Place Order button. If you have any questions you can call us at 855-771-2477 or email us.