Business Certificates

All fictitious name certificates for businesses (commonly known as "doing business as" or "DBA certificates") are required to be filed with the Town Clerk. A Business Certificate allows consumers to identify and locate the proprietor of a business which goes by a name other than that of the proprietor. Maynard maintains a database of active DBA information. Once filed, a certificate is valid for four years. 

Some businesses require a payment of personal property taxes.  Read this helpful guide before you begin.

A Business Certificate must be filed with the Town Clerk' Office for these types of business:

• Corporation doing business under a name other than their legal name
• Sole proprietorships and partnerships doing business under a name that does not include surname of partner or proprietor
• Massachusetts Business Trusts doing business under a name other than their exact legal name
• Limited partnerships doing business under a name other than its true partnership name or a name which does not contain the words “Limited Partnership”
• Limited Liability Companies doing business under a name other than their exact legal name

Forms

• Business Certificate Application 
• Amendment/Discontinuance Form