In two of my most recent posts, I went over some of the naming requirements for Limited Liability Companies (LLC) in both California as well as New York.
In today’s post, I’ll describe the analogous rule for Name Suffixes for corporations under New York state law. The relevant law here is Section 301(a)(1) of New York’s Business Corporations Law. That section states the following:
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the name of a domestic or foreign corporation shall contain the word “corporation”, “Incorporated”, or “limited”, or an abbreviation of one of such words; or, in the case of a foreign corporation, it shall, for use in this state, add at the end of its name one of such words or an abbreviation thereof.
In other words, yes, New York law requires that a suffix be included in the name of a corporation that indicates that the corporation is indeed a corporation. If you’ve read my prior posts about LLC Name Suffixes in California and New York, you’ll detect a theme: namely, that an entity must include a suffix in its name that indicates what kind of entity it actually is.
As with all of my posts, this was not intended to address every possible permutation or possibility that might exist regarding name requirements under New York law for a corporation. If you do have a situation involving a corporation in New York, hopefully this post and the links in it have helped inform you at least a little bit. If you do have a situation involving a corporation in New York, please do consider finding a lawyer with whom you can discuss the specific nuance(s) of your unique situation.
Lastly, a reminder that as of the publication date of this post, I am licensed to practice law in the state of New York, but do not maintain a physical office anywhere in New York state. As a result, under Section 470 of New York’s Judiciary Law, I am unable to represent clients or practice law in New York.
Andy Chen
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