North Carolina DBA / Fictitious Name / Trade Name Registrations
Registration requirements for North Carolina business entities
Business entities that plan to use a name other than their legal business name may need to register an assumed
name. Assumed name registration can take place at the state, local, or state and local levels of government.
State specific registration information is available below.
North Carolina General Business Licenses
North Carolina Assumed Name Registration
Not required
DBA / Fictitious Name / Trade Name licensure is not required on the State level in North Carolina.
In North Carolina, assumed name registrations are filed with the county register of deeds. There is no state-level assumed name registration, however, entities conducting business in more than one county can designate multiple counties with one filing.
| Law: | NC Gen. St. § 66-71.4 |
Registration Not Required
Local General Business Licenses
Beaufort County Fictitious Name Registration
| Agency: | Beaufort County Register of Deeds (NC) |
Renewal Not Required
Verify No Renewal
Not required
Assumed business name certificates no longer need to be renewed.
Buncombe County Assumed Business Name Certificate
| Agency: | Buncombe County Register of Deeds (NC) |
Renewal Not Required
Verify No Renewal
Not required
Assumed business name certificates no longer need to be renewed.
Cumberland County Fictitious Name Registration
| Agency: | Cumberland County Register of Deeds (NC) |
Renewal Not Required
Verify No Renewal
Not required
Assumed business name certificates no longer need to be renewed.
Iredell County Assumed Business Name Certificate
| Agency: | Iredell County Register of Deeds (NC) |
Renewal Not Required
Not required
Assumed name certificates do not expire or require renewal.
Wake County Assumed Business Name Certificate
| Agency: | Wake County Register of Deeds (NC) |
Renewal Not Required
Not required
Assumed name certificates do not expire or require renewal.
Revised May 11, 2022. Complete data last reviewed November 23, 2021.
