DBA and independent entity
Asked by: jeremy - 28 December, 2012
I have two DBA under one EIN in California. I now want to separate one DBA from the mother Organization(Non-profit). Is it possible for a DBA to create an individual entity?.
I have two DBA under one EIN in California. I now want to separate one DBA from the mother Organization(Non-profit). Is it possible for a DBA to create an individual entity?.
Answered by: Robert Kowalski - 28 December, 2012
Dear Jeremy,
DBA is an alias, and as such is not a separate entity. Given that your second DBA is currently registered as an alias for your Nonprofit what you could do is cancel this DBA (its done with a county), and form a new company with that name (done with CA Secretary of State).
If you want to use that name as DBA, but registered for a different business entity, you first need to cancel it with the county clerk, and then register again, specifying this other entity as the DBA holder.
Dear Jeremy,DBA is an alias, and as such is not a separate entity. Given that your second DBA is currently registered as an alias for your Nonprofit what you could do is cancel this DBA (its done with a county), and form a new company with that name (done with CA Secretary of State).
If you want to use that name as DBA, but registered for a different business entity, you first need to cancel it with the county clerk, and then register again, specifying this other entity as the DBA holder.
