Who needs a business name registration (DBA) in Alaska?
Issued by Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, Corporations Section, at step 1 of 6 in the opening sequence: set up the business.
Every kind of business in Alaska
The Alaska table lists this for every kind of business.
Needed when the business trades under any name other than the LLC’s registered name or the owner’s legal name; the registration gives exclusive rights to the name statewide. The business license for that name must be current before the name is registered. An LLC’s own name is protected by its articles and needs no separate registration.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 1 of 6: Set up the business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, Corporations Section.
Sources and dates
Division of Corporations forms and fees schedule; business name registration and renewal forms (08-560). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the LLC’s registered name or the owner’s legal name; the registration gives exclusive rights to the name statewide.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the LLC’s registered name or the owner’s legal name; the registration gives exclusive rights to the name statewide.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the LLC’s registered name or the owner’s legal name; the registration gives exclusive rights to the name statewide.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the LLC’s registered name or the owner’s legal name; the registration gives exclusive rights to the name statewide.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the LLC’s registered name or the owner’s legal name; the registration gives exclusive rights to the name statewide.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the LLC’s registered name or the owner’s legal name; the registration gives exclusive rights to the name statewide.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the LLC’s registered name or the owner’s legal name; the registration gives exclusive rights to the name statewide.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the LLC’s registered name or the owner’s legal name; the registration gives exclusive rights to the name statewide.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the LLC’s registered name or the owner’s legal name; the registration gives exclusive rights to the name statewide.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the LLC’s registered name or the owner’s legal name; the registration gives exclusive rights to the name statewide.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the LLC’s registered name or the owner’s legal name; the registration gives exclusive rights to the name statewide.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the LLC’s registered name or the owner’s legal name; the registration gives exclusive rights to the name statewide.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the LLC’s registered name or the owner’s legal name; the registration gives exclusive rights to the name statewide.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the LLC’s registered name or the owner’s legal name; the registration gives exclusive rights to the name statewide.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the LLC’s registered name or the owner’s legal name; the registration gives exclusive rights to the name statewide.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the LLC’s registered name or the owner’s legal name; the registration gives exclusive rights to the name statewide.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the LLC’s registered name or the owner’s legal name; the registration gives exclusive rights to the name statewide.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the LLC’s registered name or the owner’s legal name; the registration gives exclusive rights to the name statewide.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the LLC’s registered name or the owner’s legal name; the registration gives exclusive rights to the name statewide.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the LLC’s registered name or the owner’s legal name; the registration gives exclusive rights to the name statewide.
Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, Corporations Section.
Step 1 of 6, set up the business. It is the first step.
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