An assumed name is a Utah DBA (doing business as). A Utah assumed name registration permits a company to operate under a name other than its legal name.
Your personal assets will not be protected if you register a Utah DBA. Forming a formal company structure, such as an LLC or corporation, can provide you with liability protection as well as a business name.
In Utah, you may register a DBA.
It is simple to register a Utah assumed name, often known as a DBA.
A DBA is solely used for branding purposes. A DBA does not safeguard your personal assets in the event that your company is sued. As a result, we highly advise that a DBA be utilised exclusively by a formal company structure such as an LLC or corporation to add new brands to an existing firm.
If you operate an informal company (sole proprietorship or partnership), we highly advise you to create an LLC to keep your business and personal assets distinct. The name of the LLC might be chosen to serve as the business’s brand name.
Learn How to File a DBA in Utah in Two Easy Steps:
Begin by doing a Utah Assumed Name Search.
Create Your Utah DBA
A DBA is solely used for branding purposes. To keep your company and personal assets distinct, we propose incorporating an LLC.
Step 1: Conduct a Utah Assumed Name Search.
Utah assumed names must be distinct and comply with Utah’s business name standards.
First, go to the Utah Business Search website and check to see whether your new DBA name is already in use.
Review the Utah naming requirements next. In Utah, assumed names shall NOT contain the following words:
Unless the company is genuinely an LLC, corporation, etc., any business entity suffix, such as LLC, Incorporated, Corp, etc.
Bank, Banker, Banking, Banc, Banque, Banco, Bancorp, Bancorporation, Bankcard, Bancard, Savings Association, Building Association, Savings and Loan Assoc., Savings Bank, Industrial Loan Corp., ILC, Thrift, Credit Union, Trust, Trustee, Trust Company, ESCROW, escrow
Any terms that imply that the company is an agent of the state or one of its political subdivisions.
We suggest that you check to see whether your name is accessible as a web domain (URL). You may not want to launch a company website right now, but you may wish to prevent others from gaining your URL.
Step 2: Create Your Utah DBA.
Your Utah assumed name may be submitted with the Secretary of State either online or by mail. You may either file online via the State of Utah’s website or fill out the Business Name Registration/DBA Application.
The application will request your new DBA name as well as details about your company, such as:
The goal of business
Name and address of the registered agent
Name and address of the owner
Entity ID of the owner (if a registered business)
Manage Your Assumed Utah Name
General Concerns
Call the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code at the Utah Department of Commerce at (801) 530-4849 or (877) 526-3994.
You must renew your assumed name with the state.
Every three years, your Utah DBA should be renewed. It is possible to renew a DBA online for $27.
Alter Your Assumed Name
Changes to your DBA may be made online or by completing the Doing Business As (DBA) Registration Information Change Form. The price for filing is $15. If filing by mail, submit to the following address:
Division of Corporations and Commercial Code of Utah
P.O. Box 146705
84114-6705 Salt Lake City, Utah
Remove Your Assumed Name
Fill out the Letter of Cancellation Form to cancel your assumed name. Send the filled form to the following address:
Division of Corporations and Commercial Code of Utah
P.O. Box 146705
84114-6705 Salt Lake City, Utah