Trade Name Certificates

Any person conducting business in the Town of Stratford under an assumed name shall file a Trade Name Certificate with the Town Clerk.

All parties involved with such business must sign the Trade Name Certificate.

Trade Name Certificates may be recorded in person in the Town Clerk’s office or by mail, having been previously notarized.

The trade name filing requirement does not apply to:

• Partnerships, if the partnership name contains the true last name of a least one of the persons said partnership
• Limited partnerships which have registered with the Secretary of the State
• Limited liability companies which have registered with the Secretary of the State

Download Trade Name Certificate Form here

Trade Name Terminations

Recorded Trade Names are permanent records.  Trade Name Termination forms  must be filled out and recorded when the business ceases to operate.  All parties that filled out the original Trade Name Certificate must sign the Trade Name Termination. 

Trade Name Terminations may be recorded in person in the Town Clerk’s office or by mail.

Download Trade Name Termination Form here

Trade Name Amendments

If changes to the original Trade Name Certificate have been made, then a Trade Name Amendment form must be recorded in the Town Clerk’s office in person or by mail. 

Download Trade Name Amendment Form here

Other information
To obtain a Federal Tax Identification Number		800-829-1040
To obtain a Connecticut Tax Identification Number		800-382-9463
Corporations or LLC’s call the Secretary of the State’s Office		800-540-3764
Contractors register with CT Dept. of Consumer Protection		800 842-2649
For additional information call the CT Licensing Info Center		800-392-2122