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In the UK, there is a list of words which can’t be used as part of a registered company name: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/incorporation-and-names

In the UK, there is a list of words which can’t be used as part of a registered company name: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/incorporation-and-names/annex-a-sensitive-words-and-expressions-or-words-that-could-imply-a-connection-with-government https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/incorporation-and...

gcb0 8y ago
are suggesting the US should adopt sane, simple, effective legislation?! I'm shocked at your attack on freedom! they will probably solve this by curating a list of "good words to register your company" which then can be claimed as a tax exemption that requires two new forms. which adds $25 to services bill at H&Rblock. like God intended.
- smudgymcscmudge 8y ago
  Bad news. In the US, businesses’ God given right to impersonate the government is already being infringed. I ran across this when reading the rules to register a business a few years back. Maybe it was just a state law, but if that’s on the books in Texas, it’s probably prohibited in all states.
JumpCrisscross 8y ago
> there is a list of words which can’t be used as part of a registered company name Similar prohibitions exist in America. They’re typically handled at the state level, however, since incorporation is done by states. (Some federal prohibitions exist, however. Like on calling oneself a “national bank.”)
- roywiggins 8y ago
  Which just means the persistent can just find a state to incorporate in that is just a little bit more lax than the others...
  - JumpCrisscross 8y ago
    > Which just means the persistent can just find a state to incorporate in that is just a little bit more lax than the others At that point, set up in Latvia. Generally speaking, companies incorporated outside Delaware or the state they’re physically in get extra scrutiny. Also, if your only check before issuing payment is looking at the entity’s name, that’s more the problem than anything else.

gcb0 8y ago

are suggesting the US should adopt sane, simple, effective legislation?! I'm shocked at your attack on freedom! they will probably solve this by curating a list of "good words to register your company" which then can be claimed as a tax exemption that requires two new forms. which adds $25 to services bill at H&Rblock. like God intended.

smudgymcscmudge 8y ago
Bad news. In the US, businesses’ God given right to impersonate the government is already being infringed. I ran across this when reading the rules to register a business a few years back. Maybe it was just a state law, but if that’s on the books in Texas, it’s probably prohibited in all states.

JumpCrisscross 8y ago

> there is a list of words which can’t be used as part of a registered company name Similar prohibitions exist in America. They’re typically handled at the state level, however, since incorporation is done by states. (Some federal prohibitions exist, however. Like on calling oneself a “national bank.”)

roywiggins 8y ago
Which just means the persistent can just find a state to incorporate in that is just a little bit more lax than the others...
- JumpCrisscross 8y ago
  > Which just means the persistent can just find a state to incorporate in that is just a little bit more lax than the others At that point, set up in Latvia. Generally speaking, companies incorporated outside Delaware or the state they’re physically in get extra scrutiny. Also, if your only check before issuing payment is looking at the entity’s name, that’s more the problem than anything else.