When do the letters “Inc.”, “L.L.C.”, “Corp.”, etc. appear after an organizations name ?
Certain entities require that an ending indicator be attached to the name to indicate what type of entity it is. For example, corporations (profit and nonprofit) must use words like corporation, company, incorporated, or initials thereof and partnerships must use limited partnership, limited liability partnership, etc. or initials thereof. On the other hand, trade names cannot use these types of indicators as a part of its name. Any application for a trade name with “company” attached will be returned. Each form will indicate the type of ending that is required for that particular entity.
