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 Alaska Division of Corporations.

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 Alaska Division of Corporations then you have to Register a DBA Name with the Alaska Division of Corporations.

In Alaska a DBA Name is called a Business Name.

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

• Alaska Alternate Name
• Alaska Assumed Business Name
• Alaska Assumed Name
• Alaska Fictitious Name
• Alaska Trade Name

Registration of an Alaska Business Name gives the person who has registered the Business Name exclusive rights to the use of the name.
,br> No other person or business may legally use a registered Alaska Business Name.

Yes. You can Register a Business Name with the Alaska Division of Corporations.

You must first have a business license before you can register a Business Name with the Alaska Division of Corporations.

The Alaska Business Name that is registered must be the exact same name on the Alaska State Business License.

You do not need to register an Alaska Business Name if the business has already registered a Corporation or LLC with the Alaska Division of Corporations.

If you are a Sole Proprietor your registered Alaska Business Name cannot include a Corporation or LLC identifier such as Incorporated or Limited Liability Company.

Yes. You can register an Alaska Business Name with the AK Division of Corporations for an Alaska Corporation or an Alaska LLC.

Before an Alaska Corporation or LLC can register a DBA Name, the AK Corporation or AK LLC must be in good standing with the Alaska Division of Corporations.

Yes. You can register an Alaska Business Name even if you have not formed an Alaska 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 Alaska Division of Corporations for an existing Alaska business.

You Reserve a Company Name with the Alaska Division of Corporations for use with an Alaska business that will be formed and legally registered with the AK Division of Corporations sometime in the future.


When you Register a Corporation or LLC with the Alaska Division of Corporations 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 Alaska company by the Alaska Division of Corporations.

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

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

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