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Topic subjectRE: Is it legal to use "Inc." in a business name if the business is NOT a corporation?
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1204, RE: Is it legal to use "Inc." in a business name if the business is NOT a corporation?
Posted by Texas2sum, Fri Jul-31-09 01:14 PM
Quite simply, no. It is not legal to use the Inc. or Incorporated declaration in the business name if it is not. This would be considered a type of business fraud or deceptive trade practice.

The point of a Incorporation is the special protections it offers the business in terms of taxes, personal iability etc.