The Michigan Certificate of Assumed Name is an official document that is required to be filed with the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) to do business under an assumed name in the state of Michigan. An assumed name, or “doing business as” (DBA) name, is a name used by a business that is different from its legal name. The assumed name must be registered with the state in order to be legally recognized. There are two types of Michigan Certificate of Assumed Name: a Standard Certificate of Assumed Name form and a Qualified Certificate of Assumed Name form. The Standard Certificate of Assumed Name form is used for most businesses and must be filed with the county clerk in the county in which the business is located. The Qualified Certificate of Assumed Name form is used for businesses that are owned by two or more people, such as partnerships, joint ventures, or corporations, and must be filed with LARA. Both forms require the business to provide information such as the assumed name, the address of the business, the name of the owner/registrant, the address of the owner/registrant, and the names of any other individuals or entities that have an ownership interest in the business.