LEARN MORE ABOUT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME AND AMENDMENTS
The Business Hatchery LLC of Dallas, TX
Fictitious Business Name fee — $49.99
Amendment fee – $100.00 + state fees
HOW TO CLOSE AN LLC OR CORPORATION
A “Fictitious Business Name” (FBN) is a name you choose to do business under that can be different from the official legal name of your LLC or corporation. Fictitious business names usually need to be filed with the Secretary of State or other entity that governs business formation in your state. If your business operates in multiple states, you’ll likely need to file a fictitious name in any state where you have a presence.
INCORPORATING IN MULTIPLE STATES
You are incorporating multiple states under the same name, but you want your business name to reflect specific locations. For example: “Arizona Natural Resource Survey Reports LLC,” “North Dakota Natural Resource Survey Reports LLC,” etc.
WHY BUSINESSES MAY CHOOSE TO USE A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
Some entrepreneurs will choose to do business using the name they were formed under, but other business owners might want to use different names. Here are some examples of when you might use another name…
CHANGE OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES
The products and services you provide have changed. For example, You own a business called “Johnson’s Auto Parts LLC” but have recently diversified into car repairs, so you may use an assumed business name like “Johnson’s Complete Car Repair Services.”
Privacy purposes
Your legal business name is similar to yours, but you want to do business under a different name for privacy purposes.
OTHER TERMS FOR A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
A fictitious business name may be described in different ways by different states. For example, Maryland uses the term “Trade Name,” and Illinois calls them “Assumed Names,” while other states may call them “Doing Business As” names. Regardless of the specific term, they all do similar things: allow your business to operate under a different name than the one it was formed with.
HAVE THE BUSINESS HATCHERY REGISTER AND FILE ON YOUR BEHALF
Alternatively, here at The Business Hatchery, we can register a business trade name for you. Order our “Fictitious Business Name” service, and we’ll collect all the necessary information. We deal with all the forms, filing, registration, and fees on your behalf. It’s fast, simple, and hassle-free.
Use anytime
You can use our service when you first incorporate your business or at any time.
Fictitious Name Search
You can quickly complete a fictitious business name search to see if specific names are taken on your state authority’s website.
CHANGE YOUR LLC OR CORPORATION NAME, ADDRESS, AND MORE
When you first filed to become a legal business entity, part of the process included creating Articles of Incorporation or Organization. The information that you submitted contained the name of the business, which business structure best suited your needs (such as an LLC, S Corporation, C Corporation, or a Nonprofit Corporation), the appointed registered agent’s name and contact information, the effective date in which you started the business and the names of the current partners or shareholders.
As time passes and businesses evolve, you may find that you are in a situation where your business name no longer fits the services you provide, or perhaps the leadership team of your company is changing. Any significant event that alters the information on your Articles of Incorporation or Articles of Organization needs to be reported to your secretary of state by filing an Articles of Amendment form.
Any significant event that alters the information on your Articles of Incorporation or Articles of Organization needs to be reported to your secretary of state by filing an Articles of Amendment form.
HELP FILE MY AMENDMENT
Save your time. We’ll handle the paperwork.
Articles of Amendment are typically filed to change the following information:
- The addition or removal of a director, officer, or member for LLCs
- To change the business address of the corporation or LLC
- To change the number of authorized shares issued by a corporation
- To alter stated business activities conducted by the corporation or LLC
We’d love to hear from you! Contact us today by calling 972-371-9594 to learn more.