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I have googled to find an answer but all I was able to find was it is 5 years in CA and 10 years in TX.

I would like to learn it for SC, GA and FL.

And, is there a specific time to do this?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

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This website offers information for each state and a direct link to do the DBA registration where available. Good luck.

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Thanks, Ricardo. But none of the links on that page provides information about how often DBAs need to be renewed in those 3 states (SC, GA and FL). – ncakmak Dec 8 '10 at 18:04
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@ncakmak They do provide you with specific contact information such as phone numbers so you can call and ask those type of questions... you still need to do some work ;) – Ricardo Dec 8 '10 at 18:17
Thanks Ricardo! – ncakmak Dec 9 '10 at 16:26
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In California a DBA ('Doing Business As') is issued and recognized when a local city government issues a business license to conduct business in that city. The license is renewed each quarter with a fee (In my city the fee is based on prior quarter sales). If the business license is not renewed, the rights and privileges of the DBA cease to exist.

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Although DBA's do expire we never renew them. They are really only required once to setup your bank account. Once you get past that point there is little use in renewing a dba or a local business lic.

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Thanks for the downvotes, but its true. – Frank Dec 10 '10 at 22:20

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