Maryland DBA

In Maryland you can file your DBA (a.k.a. trade name, assumed name or fictitious business name) yourself with your Department of Assessments and Taxation. 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

Maryland 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	164	34	20	9
21	29	18	15	22
22	49	9	10	14
23	8,930	2,735	1,705	1,142
31	1,459	718	602	568
42	3,024	1,115	882	623
44	8,367	4,972	3,473	1,719
48	2,084	536	393	303
51	1,286	359	333	275
52	3,868	1,708	1,027	540
53	3,734	1,064	618	250
54	12,004	2,471	1,632	1,054
55	389	149	129	135
56	3,848	1,175	801	682
61	823	269	195	248
62	6,775	3,304	1,929	1,120
71	1,062	267	236	237
72	3,347	1,620	1,587	2,086
81	7,779	3,049	1,709	866
95	79	30	36	29
99	383	9	0	0
Total	69,483	25,611	17,332	11,922

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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