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The document is a Trade Name Certificate required by Connecticut law for businesses operating under a fictitious name. It serves to identify these businesses for consumer protection but does not grant exclusive rights to the name. Failure to file this certificate incurs a penalty of $500. The document includes sections for business details, names and addresses of involved persons, and requires notarization.

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How do I register a trade name in CT?

A trade name is filed with the local town clerk where the business is primarily transacted. For individuals, this is the address you provide on the trade name application. Domestic businesses (formed with the CT Secretary of the State), file in the town of your business address on file with the Secretary.

What is a trade name certificate?

A DBA name is also referred to as a trade name, assumed name, or fictitious business name. The purpose of registering a DBA name is to notify the public that a particular person or business entity is conducting business under a name other than its legal name. Assumed name (DBA) laws are consumer protection laws.

Is a trading name the same as a business name?

Keep in mind that a DBA isnt a legal entity or tax classificationit simply allows you to operate under a different name. In many cases, businesses with a DBA will need an EIN, though there are a few exceptionsparticularly for sole proprietors and single-member LLCs.

What is the difference between a trade name and an LLC?

A trading name is an unregistered name that businesses could use before the introduction of the national Business Names Register on 28 May 2012. A trading name is not a registered business name. If you want to keep using a trading name, you need to register it as a business name.

Does a trade name need an EIN?

Trade name Trade name / Full name

What is the difference between a trademark and a trade name?

Trade names and trademarks can be the same but mean two different things. A trade name is the name of a business. A trademark is a name, symbol, word, design, or a combination of these things that denotes a specific product or brand and communicates exclusive ownership. A trade name can be used by other companies.

Is a trade name the same as an LLC?

A trade name is often the same as the legal name, with Inc. or LLC dropped. So if your business is registered as Tashas Dog Grooming LLC, the name your customers know is likely just Tashas Dog Grooming. However, a companys trade name can be something entirely different from its legal name.

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