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Name Availability Check

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Restrictions on Naming your Company

• Your name cannot include words that could confuse your LLC or INC with a government agency (FBI, Treasury, State Department, etc.).
• LLCs must include the phrase “limited liability company” or one of its abbreviations (LLC or L.L.C.).
• LLCs may not use bank, university or college without additional approvals and/or permits from the respective State or Federal agency/department.
• LLCs may not include Corporation, Corp., Incorporated or Inc in their name.
• INCs (corporations) may not use the words bank, university or college, without additional approvals and/or permits from the respective State or Federal agency/department.
• INCs (corporations) may not include the word trust.