New York DBA

In New York you can file your DBA (a.k.a. trade name, assumed name or fictitious business name) yourself with your local County Clerk'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

New York 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	538	97	45	20
21	200	87	62	29
22	153	44	45	71
23	28,412	6,366	3,689	2,099
31	8,517	3,792	3,085	2,926
42	21,648	5,993	3,998	2,704
44	43,233	16,120	9,528	5,722
48	6,757	1,612	1,140	1,025
51	5,963	1,586	1,304	1,162
52	15,007	5,999	3,823	2,222
53	22,436	4,063	2,116	877
54	39,207	7,716	4,521	2,722
55	1,061	402	435	430
56	13,839	3,005	1,989	1,604
61	2,406	795	734	996
62	25,356	10,686	7,156	4,188
71	6,547	1,163	854	793
72	19,030	7,406	5,754	5,174
81	34,859	9,417	4,604	2,073
95	203	96	101	110
99	2,559	68	18	7
Total	297,931	86,513	55,001	36,954

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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