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Amend an assumed business name (ABN or DBA)
Oregon Secretary of State · Shared Oregon or applicable federal route
Use the paper ABN amendment route for changes outside a renewal.
Where and how to proceed: prepare, file and follow up
Start here: Identify whether the intended ABN change can be made during renewal or needs an amendment.
1. Is this for me?
Authorized filers for an Oregon assumed business name registration.
Service area: Oregon or applicable federal route; confirm venue and agency jurisdiction.
2. What should I prepare?
Some documents may be conditional. Ask about alternatives. Checkmarks are temporary and are not saved or sent.
3. Where and how do I submit?
Read the current ABN Amendment form and public-record requirements. Complete and sign the current paper form and use the accepted delivery method.
- Identify whether the intended ABN change can be made during renewal or needs an amendment.
- Read the current ABN Amendment form and public-record requirements.
- Complete and sign the current paper form and use the accepted delivery method.
- Keep confirmation and check the filed record; notify other agencies separately where needed.
Timing: Use the actual notice and current official instructions promptly. No personal deadline or processing date is calculated or promised here.
4. What will it cost?
Review the current official form, program and fee instructions before paying. This guide determines no individual fee, tax, benefit or debt amount.
5. What happens after I submit?
Keep confirmation and check the filed record; notify other agencies separately where needed.
6. What if something goes wrong?
SOS says there is no online filing option for the ABN amendment. A renewal permits only specified changes. This does not choose an entity structure or determine ownership/name rights. Source navigation only; verify current publisher instructions and actual notices.
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Choose your step and follow-up instructions
Work through the existing instructions for this route. Reviewing a step does not complete a legal requirement.
SOS says there is no online filing option for the ABN amendment. A renewal permits only specified changes. This does not choose an entity structure or determine ownership/name rights. Source navigation only; verify current publisher instructions and actual notices.
Sources for the added submission and follow-up details
Reviewed 2026-10-18. Read current publisher instructions before acting.
Oregon Secretary of State : Update Registration : Register a Business : State of Oregon
Retained evidence SHA-256: f6a2a86a505e6ee7529abdce1a70e9a7bf50fda10f15e042bc2d1593398e24b9
Oregon Secretary of State : Annual Report or Renewal : State of Oregon
Retained evidence SHA-256: 5a227f7f5701f5906ad30d8a89b5bc881710e98c3b34a89f9c4f27cdfc07aba5
Sources and review date
Guidance reviewed 2026-10-18. Read the current publisher instructions before acting.
Oregon Secretary of State : Update Registration : Register a Business : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
Captured evidence SHA-256: f6a2a86a505e6ee7529abdce1a70e9a7bf50fda10f15e042bc2d1593398e24b9
Oregon Secretary of State : Annual Report or Renewal : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
Captured evidence SHA-256: 5a227f7f5701f5906ad30d8a89b5bc881710e98c3b34a89f9c4f27cdfc07aba5
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