AZ ARIZONA Trade Name - Trade Business Name
In general, you need to file an Arizona trade business name and it is a certificate of your business name as opposed to a certificate of a business such as a business license.
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Trade Names and DBA's
Trade Name requirements for corporations and limited liability
companies in Arizona vary. In addition to complying with any tax id
number requirements of any state agency, other government codes
where the company will have a business presence should be reviewed.
In most cases, local governments can inform an about trade name
requirements in their jurisdiction.
All starting businesses, (including small business, retail stores, internet business, online business, online web sites and home business), at least get a business tax registration license and file a trade name and in most cases obtain a tax id number.
- In a few words:
- All businesses need a business tax registration license,
- All retailers and wholesalers need a sales tax id number,
- All employers need a federal ein and state employer tax id number, &
- All businesses need an Arizona (AZ) trade name certificate, also called a dba doing businesses as.


Find out what you need will help you in determining whether you need a trade name certificate.
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Trade Business Name filing
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File your DBA Trade Business Name
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Arizona trade name requirements apply to City, County and State
levels of government.
Trade Names are filed at the state level. A Certificate or Affidavit
of Trade Name is filed with the County Recorder's office.
In addition, for a business to register a trade name (also referred
to as a "dba") with the State. An Affidavit of Trade Name is
recorded at the County level. While the registration of trade names,
a dba, or trademark is not required in Arizona, it is an accepted
business practice. Arizona law provides for the filing of a trade
name affidavit or certificate.
Cities and C:ounties You Need a Trade
Name:
Apache Junction
Avondale
Bisbee
Buckeye
Bullhead City
Camp Verde
Carefree
Casa Grande
Cave Creek
Chandler
Chino Valley
Clarkdale
Coolidge
Cottonwood
Eagar
El Mirage
Eloy
Flagstaff
Florence
Fountain Hills
Gilbert
Glendale
Goodyear
Guadalupe
Holbrook
Huachuca City
Kingman
Lake Havasu City
Litchfield Park
Marana
Maricopa
Mesa
Nogales
Oro Valley
Page
Paradise Valley
Parker
Payson
Peoria
Phoenix
Pinetop-Lakeside
Prescott
Prescott Valley
Quartzsite
Queen Creek
Scottsdale
Sedona
Show Low
Sierra Vista
Snowflake
Springerville
St Johns
Surprise
Tempe
Thatcher
Tolleson
Tombstone
Tucson
Wellton
Willcox
Williams
Winslow
Wickenburg
Yuma
Arizona Counties and County Seats
County
Apache
Cochise Coconino
Gila
Graham Seat
St. Johns Bisbee
Flagstaff
Globe
Safford County
Greenlee La Paz Maricopa Mohave Navajo Seat
Clifton
Parker
Phoenix
Kingman
Holbrook County
Pima
Pinal
Santa Cruz Yavapai Yuma Seat
Tucson
Florence
Nogales
Prescott
Yuma
An application for trade name is filed with the State. When
approved, the Certificate of Trade Name can be recorded in the
county of the business principal location.
Sole proprietors, limited liability partnerships and general
partnerships can file a trade name.
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