I want to change my business license to a limited liability company because I want to keep my name. Can I change it like this?

Yes, you can.

First, according to Chinese laws, you can keep your name.

Second, the legal basis

Measures for the administration of registration of individual industrial and commercial households

Article 40 Where an individual industrial and commercial household applies to change its organizational form into an enterprise, the registration authority shall provide it with the convenience of changing the organizational form of the market subject, such as continuing to use the original name and font size and maintaining the continuity of industrial and commercial registration files, as well as relevant policies, regulations and information consulting services.

Third, the specific treatment is to add the words limited company after the original name.

Extended data:

I. Procedures for changing the business license

Materials required to change the business term and shareholder name:

1. Fill in the application for company change registration signed by the legal representative of the company;

2. Fill in the certificate of designated representative or entrusted agent signed by the company;

3. Resolutions or decisions of the shareholders' meeting.

Second, the materials to be submitted

(1) The applicant submits a written application report;

(2) the identity certificate of the applicant;

1, urban unemployed youth and other unemployed people should hold unemployment certificates issued by the labor department;

2, retired personnel should hold a retirement certificate, early retirement by the unit issued a retirement certificate;

3, dismissal (including unpaid leave), should hold the approval certificate of the original unit;

4, laid-off workers, should hold the employment certificate of the labor department;

5, rural villagers, should hold the local township (village) certificate. The above-mentioned personnel must hold their ID cards when registering, and foreigners must also hold the temporary residence permit issued by the public security department of this Municipality and the family planning certificate of floating population issued by the issuing department (18 years old and less than 50 weeks old).

(3) Application form for registration of individual industrial and commercial households;

(4) Proof of business place:

1, the use of private houses (non-residential) should be submitted to the house ownership certificate, and the property owner takes this house as the proof of operation and use;

2, the use of public houses for personal use should be submitted to the housing reform certificate of the housing management department;

3. If the business premises are leased, the house lease agreement and house property certificate shall be submitted;

4. If the business premises occupy the road crossing on the roadside, it shall submit the road occupation permit or approval from the traffic, city appearance or urban construction department;

(five) to apply for the production and operation of industries or varieties prescribed by the state, the license or the approval documents of the relevant departments shall be submitted;

(six) to hire employees, the labor contract signed with the employees and the identity certificate of the employees shall be submitted;

(7) Other documents that the registration authority deems necessary.

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