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How to File an Assumed Name for an LLC in Indiana

By Edmond Hui · Last updated October 7, 2026

Short answer

Indiana requires an LLC that does business under a name other than its own to register an assumed name. An LLC files the Certificate of Assumed Business Name with the Secretary of State. We found no publication step for an LLC's assumed name filing in Indiana.

Indiana Assumed Name at a Glance

Requirement: Required
Where to file: Secretary of State
Fee: See Cost and renewal
How long it lasts: Not confirmed
Newspaper notice: None found
File online: Yes

How an LLC Files

A foreign LLC that registered in Indiana under an alternate name, because its own name was not available, does not file a certificate for that alternate name. Indiana's law exempts a business other than an individual whose name includes some or all of the true surnames of the people who make it up; Indiana's state FAQ does not address how this applies to an LLC.

An LLC files the Certificate of Assumed Business Name with the Secretary of State.

You can file online.

Open the filing office's site · Open the filing page

Cost and Renewal

Filing online through INBiz costs $20 for each assumed name. Filing on paper costs $30 for each assumed name.

Publication

We found no publication step for an LLC's assumed name filing in Indiana.

If you skip it

A business that trades under an assumed name without filing the certificate the law requires commits a Class B infraction.

Sole proprietors

Indiana requires a sole proprietor whose business name leaves out their surname to register an assumed name. An individual needs a certificate only when the business name leaves out their true surname, and a general partnership only when the name includes none of its partners' surnames. The certificate is filed with the recorder of each county where the business has a place of business or an office.

A sole proprietor registers an assumed name with the county recorder in each county where the business operates.

The filing fee is $25.00. The county recorder charges the $25 fee Indiana law sets for recording a document other than a mortgage. Some counties add a fee by local ordinance.

We found no publication step for a sole proprietor's assumed name filing in Indiana.

A business that trades under an assumed name without filing the certificate the law requires commits a Class B infraction.

Requirement	Required
Where to file	County office (county recorder)
Fee	See Cost and renewal
How long it lasts	Not confirmed
Newspaper notice	None found
File online	Not confirmed

Next steps

Frequently Asked Questions

: Indiana requires an LLC that does business under a name other than its own to register an assumed name. A foreign LLC that registered in Indiana under an alternate name, because its own name was not available, does not file a certificate for that alternate name. Indiana's law exempts a business other than an individual whose name includes some or all of the true surnames of the people who make it up; Indiana's state FAQ does not address how this applies to an LLC.
: An LLC files the Certificate of Assumed Business Name with the Secretary of State.
: Filing online through INBiz costs $20 for each assumed name. Filing on paper costs $30 for each assumed name.
: We found no publication step for an LLC's assumed name filing in Indiana.
: A business that trades under an assumed name without filing the certificate the law requires commits a Class B infraction.
: Indiana requires a sole proprietor whose business name leaves out their surname to register an assumed name. An individual needs a certificate only when the business name leaves out their true surname, and a general partnership only when the name includes none of its partners' surnames. The certificate is filed with the recorder of each county where the business has a place of business or an office. A sole proprietor registers an assumed name with the county recorder in each county where the business operates.

This guide is general information, not legal or tax advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. It reports what each state's filing office publishes about registering a business name, with the sources this page cites. A filing here does not register a federal trademark, and fees and forms change between our reviews. Confirm with the office named on this page before you file.

Sources

Each entry below is a document recorded in our verified Indiana sources, and each entry says what the document is. Some statutory text is read from an accurate mirror rather than from the state's own host, and those say so.

iga.in.gov/ic/2025/Title_23.pdfIndiana Code 23-0.5-3-4 (Filing of certificate of assumed name) and 23-0.5-9-40 (fees), 2025
iga.in.gov/ic/2025/Title_36.pdfIndiana Code 36-2-7-10 (County recorder's fees), 2025
faqs.in.gov/hc/en-us/articles/115005053207-How-do-I-file-an-Assumed-Business-Name-DBAIndiana state FAQ, How do I file an Assumed Business Name (DBA)?
bsd.sos.in.gov/publicbusinesssearchIndiana Secretary of State, INBiz Business Search
iga.in.gov/ic/2025/Title_23.pdfIndiana Code 23-0.5-5-6 (foreign entity alternate name), 2025
iga.in.gov/ic/2025/Title_23.pdfIndiana Code 23-0.5-3-4 (Indiana Code 2025, Title 23)

Edmond Hui · Founder, MyStateLLC

Edmond Hui is a software engineer and serial entrepreneur based in New York who has founded multiple online businesses across e-commerce, media, and information publishing. Before transitioning into tech, he spent years as a commercial real estate professional closing deals totaling over 100,000 square feet, giving him firsthand experience with business formation and entity structuring. He built MyStateLLC to provide the free, state-specific LLC guidance he wished existed when forming his own companies.