Did you know that if the name of your practice does not contain your given name, under the law you are using an assumed name, regardless of the business structure of the entity? Conducting business under this type of name is often referred to as a “d/b/a” or “doing business as” the entity using an assumed name.
When owners or shareholders of any health care office, whether operating as an individual owner, partnership, corporation or professional limited liability company (PPLLC), transact business under any name that does NOT contain their actual, personal name (anything that does not contain “Jane/John Doe, D.C.”), Illinois law considers the name to be “assumed” and requires the owners to register with the county where the business is located. In addition to registering with the county, corporations and limited liability companies using assumed names must also register the name with the Secretary of State, as detailed below.
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