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All registrants must sign the certificate.
The original signed form (with acknowledgement), must be filed with
the Town Clerk. Copies are not
accepted. All trade name certificates
must be notarized before filing with the Town Clerk.
The Town Clerk maintains
an alphabetical listing of all registered trade names filed in the
City of Norwalk. The proposed trade name of the business must be
researched in the Office of the Town Clerk to insure that the proposed
trade name has not already been previously issued.
Once the research
has been completed, a Trade Name Registration can be issued.
The fee to file
a Trade Name is $5.00 and $3.00 to receive a certified
copy (for your records).
If your business
is a corporation or LLC, you must file with the
Connecticut Secretary of State, prior to filing your DBA name
in Norwalk.
You may also call the Secretary of State at (860) 509-6200 or (800)
540-3764.
The Secretary of State's Office offers various information on their
website helpful to those considering opening
a new business.
You must also
obtain State and Federal Tax Identification Numbers.
Contact the Internal
Revenue Service for a federal ID Number and to get necessary
Forms.
Or get their free
CD on help for new business owners.
The phone number is (800) 829-1040
For the Connecticut ID Number, go to the Department of Revenue Services
website for Forms
and information.
The phone number is (800) 382-9463.
Trade name registration
does not apply to:
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Partnerships,
if the partnership name includes the true surname of at least
one of the persons composing said partnership;
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Limited
partnerships which have registered with the Connecticut Secretary
of State;
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Limited
liability companies which have registered with the Connecticut
Secretary of State.
Certain words
related to banks, trusts and savings are prohibited from use.
Connecticut State
Law states, in part, that "No person.shall conduct.business in this
state under any assumed name or under any designation, name or style,
corporate or otherwise, other than the real name or names of the
persons conducting such business, unless there has been filed in
the Office of the Town Clerk in the town in which such business
is to be conducted, a certificate stating the name under which the
business will be conducted and the full name and post office address
of each person conducting such business or, in the case of a corporation
or limited liability company, by an authorized officer thereof,
and acknowledged before some authority authorized to administer
oaths."
Special Note to Contractors:
You MUST register with the Connecticut
Department of Consumer Protection.
Public Act 94-68 authorizes the Commissioner of the Department of
Consumer Protection to impose civil penalties ranging up to $1500
per violation.
Information
on DCP licensing
You may phone (860) 566-3290 or (800) 842-2649 for an application.
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