Alaska DBA

In Alaska you can file your DBA (a.k.a. trade name, assumed name or fictitious business name) yourself with your State. Or, use a legal document service such as LegalZoom to handle the entire process for you.

LegalZoom charges $99.00 plus state filing fees for Alaska DBA's. Click here to learn more about pricing.

What is a DBA?

DBA, short for "doing business as", is a formal declaration that an individual, company or organization is conducting business under a different name. DBA's are commonly referred to as a fictitious business names, assumed business and trade names. All these terms mean the same thing. Read more.

What is the difference between a fictitious business name and a DBA “doing business as” name? Read More

If I have a corporation or an LLC name, do I also have to file a DBA under that name as well? Read More

If I am operating a sole proprietorship under my personal name, do I need to file a DBA? Read More

Alaska Small Business Statistics

(Information provided by U.S. Census Bureau)

		Number of Establishments by Employment-size class
Industry Code	Total Establishments	'1-4'	'5-9'	'10-19'
11	235	9	10	9
21	63	17	20	13
22	40	21	15	11
23	1,791	372	197	100
31	263	98	56	45
42	374	164	120	71
44	1,337	674	379	178
48	624	143	133	85
51	205	69	59	41
52	356	174	116	44
53	553	118	70	30
54	1,178	253	164	88
55	33	18	29	16
56	536	168	84	61
61	89	46	29	17
62	858	470	249	145
71	333	56	42	31
72	918	350	310	233
81	1,116	404	186	67
95	6	6	5	5
99	89	5	0	0
Total	10,997	3,635	2,273	1,290

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• Can someone else use my business name if I have a DBA?
• What are the publication requirements?
• Can I conduct business and open a bank account before my DBA has been filed?
• How will I know if my business name is already being used? Will you perform a name check before filing my DBA form?
• What is a DBA?
• Using your DBA
• DBA Requirements