If you incorporate, and the check is made out to the business name and not your personal name, then the payor is not required to issue a 1099-MISC. If you are not incorporated, then the business is supposed to report payments on a 1099-MISC whether the check is in your name or your DBA name.
Whether a registered DBA is a good thing or not will depend on state law for small businesses, it doesn't affect your taxes.
