DBA / Fictitious Name

The Florida DBA cost is $50 for the state filing plus $30 to $100 for the required newspaper notice, so most people spend $80 to $150 to get started. Florida calls a DBA a fictitious name, and the registration lasts five years. It expires on December 31 of the fifth year, and renewing costs anotherContinue reading “Florida DBA Cost and Renewal Requirements”

For most people starting a real business in Florida, the answer to DBA vs LLC is the LLC. A DBA (Florida calls it a fictitious name) only registers a name. An LLC creates a separate company that stands between the business’s debts and your personal assets. The one time a DBA alone makes sense isContinue reading “Florida DBA vs LLC: Which Do You Need?”

Florida fictitious name registration costs $50 with the Division of Corporations, and you file it on Sunbiz.org after running a notice in a local newspaper. A fictitious name (Florida’s term for a DBA, or “doing business as”) lets you operate under a name that isn’t your own legal name or your company’s exact registered name.Continue reading “How to File a Fictitious Name in Florida (DBA Guide)”