You need the right name for your Texas corporation. Choosing the right name is vital because it tells your suppliers, customers and employees what your business does. The Texas Secretary of State has several rules and regulations about what you can call your new business. Let’s explore what they are.
Before you canname your TX corporation, you need to make sure there aren’t any other businesses in Texas with that name. That means searching the Texas Secretary of State or Comptroller of Public Accounts websites using their business search tools. You can easily look up TX corporations by name and other details.
If your S Corporation or C Corporation name is already used by any type of business entity in Texas, that means it’s not available and you won’t be able to register it. Try searching for a different TX corporation name instead.
Once you’ve checked whether another business in TX is using your corporation name and confirmed availability, you’ll need to understand Texas Secretary of State naming rules.
The rules below generally apply to all corporations, wherever they are formed.
The name of your TX corporation needs to be unique and not used by another corporation or business operating in Texas.
The name of your TX S Corporation or C Corporation cannot be similar to another formal business name in Texas. The following terms can’t be used to say your business name is different from another business name:
For example, you can’t claim that Purple People Co., Purple People Corporation, Purple People Incorporated, Purple People Corp. or Purple People are different from one another.
The words “Incorporated,” “Corporation,” “Limited” or their abbreviations generally need to appear in your business name, normally at the end.
The Texas Secretary of State will not typically allow you to name S Corporations or C Corporations that breach the following rules:
There areadditional, specific rulesyou will need to follow from the Texas Secretary of State for naming your TX S Corporation or C Corporation.
一些公司选择在di做生意fferent name from the name they were formed under. In Texas, doing business under a different name is known as an “Assumed Name.” We can file an Assumed Business Name for your Texas corporation on your behalf.
In addition to the rules above, it’s also vital to see if your Texas corporation name might infringe on the trademark or service mark of another business. For example, it might not be a good idea to call yourself “General Electric Research Services,” since General Electric is a trademark.
The easiest way to see if your proposed business name infringes is to carry out a trademark search. You can do that via the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or Incfile can help you protect your business with ourTrademark Search and Registrationservice. You should also bear in mind that your Texas corporation name cannot be substantially similar to an existing trademark or service mark.
Once you’ve found the right name for your business, it’s time to make it a reality. Check out our packages for starting your Texas corporation and form either an S Corporation or a C Corporation today.
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