[TriLUG] Re: OT - sole proprietorships, was 'legal question'

[Alan Porter]

> You also get to register a business name, which you can't do by
> yourself.

For $14, a sole proprietor can register a company name.  It's called
a "doing business as" or "D/B/A" form.

In Wake County:

    http://web.co.wake.nc.us/rdeeds/dba/dbaforms.htm

After you register your D/B/A form, go to the bank and open a business
checking account under that name (they use your SSN, not a corporate
EIN number).  If someone writes a check to your company, you can deposit
it into that bank account.  When you file your taxes, simply fill out a
schedule C, just as if you had done business using your own name.


Alan