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Corporations, LLCs, LPs, and LLPs must register a Texas DBA name with the Secretary of State. You can do so electronically via the state's online business services portal, SOSDirect. Sign in to your account to access the Assumed Name Certificate. Complete the form online and pay the required filing fee.

The filing fee for registering a DBA or Fictitious name (Assumed Name Certificate) in Texas varies from county to county but averages around $15 per DBA for sole proprietors and partnerships and $25 for Corporations and LLCs.

Filing a DBA in Texas with the County Clerk Sole proprietors and partnerships are required to file an Assumed Name Registration with the appropriate county clerk's office(s) in order to operate under a DBA. Sole proprietors and partnerships must file in any county where your business conducts or transacts business.

Corporations, LLCs, LPs, and LLPs must register a Texas DBA name with the Secretary of State. You can do so electronically via the state's online business services portal, SOSDirect. Sign in to your account to access the Assumed Name Certificate. Complete the form online and pay the required filing fee.

Fictitious Name Certificate Definition: A legal document showing the operating name of a company, as opposed to the legal name of the company. In the case of a corporation, a fictitious business name is any name other than the corporate name stated in its articles of incorporation.

When Do You Need a DBA? In Texas, all corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), limited partnerships (LPs), limited liability partnerships (LLPs), or out of state companies that regularly conduct business in Texas under a name other than its legal name, must file a DBA with the Secretary of State.

The trade name must be filed with the county clerk office in the county where the company operates. Sole proprietorships and general partnerships need not file at the state level, but will need to file for a DBA in the relevant county clerk offices if they are using a name other than the legal name of their owners.