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Help with filling out Assumed Name Certificate form

Welcome, Would be happy to help you if you go to Members page and share some info.

You can also contact SCORE. SCORE is FREE both in person and online

LUCKIEST

I would suggest you find a local SCORE or SBDC office in your area. These are free to use and there to help you. They can help you fill out the form as well as with other aspects of your business. They are free and there to help you -

Business Money Today

I can try to help you with this.

1. Name of entity - Put the name you have chosen for your company.

1a. Foreign entities only - Do not put anything here. This is only for foreign companies that want to do business in NY.

2. New York law formed or authorized under - Check BCL or Sole Proprietorship under "other" (ask someone from NY about this).

3. Assumed name - Put the name of your company again.

4. Principle place of business - Put your business address.

5. Counties in which .... - Check all

I live in Los Angeles, CA and here we need to fill up a Fictitious Business Name form also known as DBA (Doing Business As). It looks like the requirements for registration of a business name in CA and NY are pretty similar. But in CA you can check online whether the name you've picked for your company is still available. See if you can do this online in NY as well - it will save you time.

Will you have a website for your business? If so, I suggest you check if there is a domain name available similar/identical to the name of your company. When I registered my company last month, I made sure that the same domain name hasn't been taken by somebody else.

Best of luck!