Iowa DBA

In Iowa you can file your DBA (a.k.a. trade name, assumed name or fictitious business name) yourself with your local County Recorder's office. Or, use a legal document service such as LegalZoom to handle the entire process for you.

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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

Iowa 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	197	39	18	25
21	104	37	31	17
22	70	64	62	61
23	5,893	1,446	768	406
31	1,209	646	532	580
42	2,205	1,119	920	568
44	5,829	3,912	2,540	1,025
48	2,303	477	313	232
51	730	257	273	185
52	3,600	1,070	674	313
53	1,970	433	200	83
54	3,831	1,083	540	275
55	162	74	81	65
56	1,819	520	304	254
61	281	98	80	90
62	3,202	1,563	1,022	787
71	848	214	141	109
72	2,422	1,126	1,302	1,327
81	6,379	2,094	773	300
95	37	29	31	17
99	222	6	2	0
Total	43,313	16,307	10,607	6,719

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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