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 Oregon 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 Oregon Secretary of State then you have to Register a DBA Name with the Oregon Secretary of State.

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

We can Register a Assumed Business Name with the Oregon Secretary of State for you as quickly as possible.

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

• Oregon Alternate Name
• Oregon Assumed Name
• Oregon Business Name
• Oregon Fictitious Name
• Oregon Trade Name

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

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

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

Yes. You can register an Oregon Assumed Business Name even if you have not formed an Oregon 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.

Registering a DBA Name with the Oregon Secretary of State and Reserving a Company Name with the Oregon Secretary of State are NOT the same.

You Register a DBA Name with the Oregon Secretary of State for an existing Oregon business.  You Reserve a Company Name with the Oregon Secretary of State for use with an Oregon business that will be formed and legally registered with the OR Secretary of State sometime in the future.

Registering a DBA Name with the Oregon Secretary of State is NOT the same as legally Registering a Corporation or LLC with the Oregon Secretary of State.

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

The Oregon 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 Oregon DBA Name.

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

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

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

If you are ready to Register an Oregon 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.