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11:52 am
May 14, 2011
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Buck Inspire
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Hi all,
I've seen posts in the past to assist with taxes, but I can't recall how you handle your blog, company name. Do we need to file a DBA? Sorry confused. 
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12:11 pm
May 14, 2011
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JT_McGee
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It depends on your state whether or not you need one. Going with that, some banks/states want you to file a DBA to open an account under that DBA name.
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7:02 pm
May 14, 2011
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AshleyB
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In AZ to open a bank account in your business name you need to file a tradename with the secretary of state. It costs $10 and takes maybe two weeks. I'm pretty sure that was the only time I ever needed it. However it also protects you from anyone else in your state from taking your name. But if someone else is already using it you won't be able to register it.
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10:01 am
May 15, 2011
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Jackie
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Are you actually doing business as your blog name, or are you doing business under your own name? The answer will depend both on your state and on what you're doing. My business name (both when I was a sole proprietorship and now that it's an LLC) has nothing to do with my blog name. I did file trade names though with the secretary of state for those names.
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12:22 am
May 16, 2011
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Buck Inspire
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JT, Ashley, and Jackie,
Thanks for the feedback. I need to figure if I am doing business under my name or my blog's name. Any advantages or disadvantages for going one way or the other?
Thanks!
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5:45 am
May 16, 2011
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Kay Lynn Akers
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Buck Inspire said:
JT, Ashley, and Jackie,
Thanks for the feedback. I need to figure if I am doing business under my name or my blog's name. Any advantages or disadvantages for going one way or the other?
Thanks!
Buck, the DBA filing isn't that much in California but is done through the county. It's good for several years.
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6:55 am
May 16, 2011
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Jackie
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Doing it under your own name is easier because you can continue to use your individual bank account if you want. (But you should definitely keep separate financial records.) That's not really an overwhelming advantage though, so the short answer IMO is no :)
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