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You can setup a DBA under your company name `Giant Property Management` or you could set it up as a DBA under your real name.

Either way all it takes is a form and a trip to your local county clerks office.

What Shawn says is true.Just one caveat. You mentioned that this LLC had been set up a few years ago. I don`t know about your state but in Florida if you don`t pay the annual fee for your corporation it is automatically dissolved. So you might want to check that out also.

I actually just went in and setup a new DBA under T2M. It was only $130 and I figured that it would save me some headache down the road. I have not seen anything about an annual fee in Wisconsin for an LLC. Does anyone have any insight on this?

Sure is. I find that for non accountants it is the easiest to set up and maintain. If you have any questions give me a call. No obligation. 

If you are the sole owner you can file as a schedule c on your personal return. I do not know the requirements of your state as regards LLC if it is like Florida. Then they follow US law  and you would be governed accordingly. For example in Florida we have no personal income tax (a big Hurrah), so we would not have to file a return for the LLC other than the first year to notify the state we are not taxable as a corp.

The only other thing would be sales taxes and occupational licenses which is governed again by where you are.

In NY I had to get a State Tax ID number (Certificate of Authority)... it allows you to collect tax on behalf of the state - and you pay it back in State Taxes (quarterly here in NY).

The form dhould be available for download via PDF on your state government website.