DBA (Doing Business As) Certificate

How to Obtain a DBA (Doing Business As) Certificate
Whenever you are conducting business under a name other than your own, and you are not a Corporation or other legal entity registered with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, you must obtain a "doing business as" (DBA) certificate from the Town Clerk in the Town where the business is located:
 
  1. See the Building Official, complete the Application for a Use Permit - for DBA/Home Business and pay the $50.00 application fee.
  2. Come to the Town Clerk's Office with your Use Permit. The DBA certificate is maintained in a public file and allows consumers to identify and locate the business and/or owners.
In Townsend, the filing fee for a DBA certificate is $20.00. The certificate may be filed in person or by mail. The certificate must be renewed every four years ($10.00 fee).
 
For additional information, please call the Townsend Town Clerk at 978-597-1704