{"id":5233,"date":"2024-07-10T17:16:24","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T22:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/smallbusiness\/starting-a-business\/how-to-file-a-dba-in-tennessee-in-3-steps.html"},"modified":"2025-05-06T09:01:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T14:01:00","slug":"how-to-file-a-dba-in-tennessee-in-3-steps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/smallbusiness\/starting-a-business\/how-to-file-a-dba-in-tennessee-in-3-steps.html","title":{"rendered":"How To File a DBA in Tennessee in 3 Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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    How To File a DBA in Tennessee in 3 Steps<\/h1>\n\n
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    The process for registering a <\/span>DBA<\/span> (<\/span>Doing Business As<\/span>) or \u201c<\/span>assumed name<\/span>\u201d in <\/span>Tennessee<\/span> depends on your <\/span>business structure<\/span>. For corporations and <\/span>limited liability companies<\/span> (<\/span>LLCs<\/span>), you file an Application for Registration Of <\/span>Assumed Name<\/span> with the <\/span>Tennessee Secretary of State<\/span>\u2019s Office. For <\/span>sole proprietors<\/span> and <\/span>general partnerships<\/span>, you file a Business Tax Registration Application with the <\/span>county clerk\u2019s office<\/span> where you operate your business.<\/span><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n

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