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 county clerks in the Nevada counties where you want to conduct business under the DBA Name.

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 Nevada Secretary of State then you have to Register a DBA Name with the county clerks in the Nevada counties where you want to conduct business under the DBA Name.

Other names for a Nevada DBA Name include:

• Nevada Alternate Name
• Nevada Assumed Business Name
• Nevada Assumed Name
• Nevada Business Name
• Nevada Fictitious Name
• Nevada Trade Name

No.  You CANNOT Register a DBA Name with the Nevada Secretary of State.  In Nevada you are required to register a DBA Name with the Nevada counties in which you want to conduct business under your DBA Name.

Yes. You can register a Nevada DBA Name with the NV Secretary of State for a Nevada Corporation or a Nevada LLC.

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

Yes. You can register a Nevada DBA Name even if you have not formed a Nevada 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 Nevada Secretary of State for an existing Nevada business.

You Reserve a Company Name with the Nevada Secretary of State for use with a Nevada business that will be formed and legally registered with the NV Secretary of State sometime in the future.


When you Register a Corporation or LLC with the Nevada 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 Nevada company by the Nevada Secretary of State.

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

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

You can renew the Nevada DBA Name before the expiration date if you want to retain ownership of the Nevada DBA Name.