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I am a professional accountant, small business consultant and business plan writer with 43 years experience ( I am also listed on allexperts website as a volunteer in the category of Writing Business Plans).I can answer questions on what needs to be done to start a small business; forms of legal organization;financing for the business; need for a business plan; questions related to the purchase of a business; risks and rewards of owning a small business; marketing and promotion questions and questions concerning bookkeeping, accounting and tax considerations when starting a small business

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Starting a Small Business - Can I add a DBA?


Expert: John A. Troland - 10/26/2009

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Hi John,

I am small business owner.  I have a "LLC with S-Corp election" business in North Carolina.  I am getting ready to start my next venture.  Can I add my new business as a DBA to my existing LLC?  Or should I create a new "LLC with S-Corp election"?

Thanks for your advice.

Tapas

Answer
Tapas: YES you can add the new business venture to your existing LLC BUT I would strongly suggest that you do NOT do it!!! Setup that new LLC.  Why? From a liability standpoint if both businesses are combined a legal problem/lawsuit for instance is filed against one business it could adversly affect the other business - NOT good!!!

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