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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - LOS ANGELES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
Fictitious Business Name Frequently Asked Questions
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General Fictitious Business Name Questions
The Fictitious Business Name Statement Form
The Price and Methods of Payment
check out, the form asks for a company name. Is this the name of my fictitious business name?
How long does it take to file
and publish a non expedited dba / fictitious business name?
How long does it take to file and
publish an expedited dba / fictitious business name?
Can you file my
dba on the same day I purchase your service?
How long does it take to file and publish a fictitious name?
When will I be able to open a bank account?
Yes! After you pay you receive a confirmation email.
The email has all the links to the forms, business name search,
zip code search and instructions on how to complete the form.
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- After Payment, you will receive a confirmation email You
- can use the online form, but since you have to sign it
- ( we need the original signature ) it is better to fill out
- the actual form. After payment, you receive a confirmation
- email with all the links to search for business name availability
- and the downloadable forms.
- No, you just enter your business name, address and signature.
- Then mail it to us. It takes one day to get here.
- After we file it and publish it we send you a receipt for
- payment for publication and an original certified copy
- of the filed dba - that is all you need to open a bank account.
- Yes, if you do business in a name other than your own
- personal name.
- Then you will have to choose another name. AFTER payment, we will sent you a link to go online and search at the local level, and the state, corporate level for availability of your business name.
What if I pay first and my name is not available?
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f you are a small business just starting out, get ANY fictitious business name, then get your bank account, get your merchant account, and start making some money. Don't worry about the name - it is not as important as you think. . . and to be frank with you, If the name of your business is your most important concern, then I guess you should not be in business because you lack creativity: here is why - # 1: In business, you can choose not only any name you want..but hundreds of different names... # 2: if you think the name is what makes a business successful, you are wrong - it is clients / customers that makes a business successful. If you don't have clients, or your product or service is not in demand, is not marketable, or is not priced right, it is better to stay out of business... you will lose your money. # 3 If the name of your business is all that matters to you, don't spend your money in filing anything and keep your day time job. Back to Top
I am planning to form a corporation and the fictitious name will be under the corporation. Do I still need a Fictitious name?
- You probably do because a corporation takes considerably longer to form. A dba is the fastest and least expensive way to start accepting checks in the name of the business. Later when your business is better, you may want to form a corporation and file another fictitious name under it.
Information about a Fictitious Business Name Statement (FBN) or a "Doing Business As" (DBA)
By the way there is no difference between a Fictitious Business Name Statement (FBN) or a "Doing Business As" (DBA)
A Fictitious Business Name is simply a filing and publication by the business or individual under which the Fictitious Business Name operates.
Back to TopIt tells the community that John Doe, who lives on 1 Somewhere St. in Beverly Hills, CA 90210, operates a business called "Getoll De Muny," and his business address is 1 Nowhere St, Los Angeles California 90000.
So now people and banks can trust you (and I have no idea why) and they will issue checks in the company's name and the bank will open a bank account and let you cash the checks. NOTE THE BANK will not open a bank account unless you have a
Fictitious Business Name - which is simply a filing and publication of the business or individual under which the Fictitious Business Name operates. Back to Top"DBA" means "Doing Business As..." A person or a company is using a business name other than their personal or corporation name.
Example: Tony Soprano starts a business called "Rob 'em and Cheat 'em". Obviously, he does not want his name to be associated with the business name , so a DBA registration is required, unless he uses "Tony Soprano" or even Tony Soprano, the Robber" as his business name because in the latter case his real name is incorporated in the business name.
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No.
A business license is simply a
flat rate business tax fee by local governments or the state or both in
most cases. The fee depends on the type of business and ranges between
$50 and thousands of dollars depending on the locality and the nature of
the business. For example, as an fedtaxid.com, I am required to be licensed
by the State Bar of California and I pay them a flat annual fee. In
addition, I have to pay local government fees for each location I
maintain , promote and do business in - i.e., must have a physical
location - you can do business in other cities without a license (in
most cases) so long as your don't have a physical location there. That
is the case form most regulated professions. On the other hand a
typical business is required to pay business tax only to the local
government and the fee is about $100 to $200 dollars for most
businesses, unless you do business in a rich area like Beverly Hills
where you have to pay more.
A fictitious name is simply a legally required filed and published Statement that you do business under a name other than your own personal name. It is used to transact business under that name and collect money in the form of checks or credit cards based on a business bank account with the fictitious business name. For example, the bank will not open a bank account in a name other than your own personal name unless you have a filed and published fictitious business name statement as required by law.
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Here's what this process includes:
After you purchase our service, you receive a confirmation email with a form and business name search links so you can do a state and local business name search to make sure no one is using your business name.
Sign the form and mail it to us - takes one day to get to our office. Then, we will pay the fees and file, publish, and send you the certified, filed original copies.
Take these documents and open a bank account. Four weeks later we file a proof of publication.
I have a corporation can I file a fictitious name under it?
- Yes. The registrant of the fictitious name will be the corporation and you will sign as the officer of the corporation.
Do you file AND publish the fictitious name for $99.99?
- Yes.
So you do everything? Don't I have to do anything? What do I have to do in this process to file my fictitious name certificate? You just enter your business name, address and signature. Then mail it to us. It takes one day to get here. That is all you do. Then, we file it, publish it, send you the certified filed receipts, (so you can open a bank account )and we finally file a proof of publication a month later.
Which Newspaper (s) do you use to publish my fictitious name?
- We have several legally adjudicated papers that we do business with.
- We don't mention which these newspapers are so as our competitors
- don't find out about the low prices we get
How long does it take to file and publish a fictitious name?
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What Does the $99.99 Dba include?
- Everything: publication, filing the dba, mailing you the receipts, and filing proof of publication.
Which major credit cards are accepted?
Company Name: No, if you mean the form you fill to give your credit card information, it is the company that the credit card is issued to, unless it is your personal credit card in which case just disregard it.
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DBA Fictitious Names
Non Expedited dba takes about 5-8 days
Back to Top Expedited dba takes about 2-4 days, but we can really expedited by coming to pick it up from your home or office if you purchase the same day option. Your dba will be filed and published the same day.to obtain that service.
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Information
in Obtaining a Fictitious Business
Name:
Doing business under a fictitious business name requires that you do the following: File a Fictitious Business Name within forty-five days of starting your business. Publish fictitious business name in a newspaper for four weeks. Corporations & owners doing business under their own name are not required to file a fictitious business name statement. On the other hand, If you plan to use your own name as part of the business name, you cannot use something like “& associates”. If you do, you must file a fictitious business name statement.
For example, "John Smith’s Rob ‘em & Cheat ‘em Service" is not required to file a fictitious business name. However, "Smith & Associates” is required to file a fictitious business name. Note: A Fictitious Business Name with "corp." or "Inc" suffix is not allowed unless you want to file a dba for a corporation with the same name. If you are filing fictitious business name and the registrant is a corporation, include a copy of the articles of organization or incorporation and have a Corporate Officer sign the fictitious business name statement form. Fictitious Business Name
LOS ANGELES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME REGISTRATION AND PUBLICATION
Fictitious Business Name Filing Process:
We will provide you with business name search links so you can search on the local and state corporate level so you can make sure your name is available.
. We will register you as the business name owner for five years
We will publish your fictitious name in a legally adjudicated newspaper.
We will provide you with the certified copies and the receipt for payment for publication so you can open a bank account.
We will file a proof of publication t
We will send you a newspaper clipping and the proof of publication.