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New Jersey business filings, made easier to navigate.

This is the practical starting point for researching entities administered by New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services. Find the public search tool, understand the state’s filing rhythm, and plan the evidence and maintenance steps that follow.

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Domestic LLC

New Jersey domestic LLC Certificate of Formation costs $125.00 under the current Treasury fee schedule. The filing establishes a New Jersey registered agent and office, organizer, management information, and a compliant LLC name. The fee is separate from the annual report and any expedited or payment charge.

Domestic corporation

New Jersey domestic for-profit corporation formation fees depend on the corporate filing and authorized-share structure; the current Treasury fee schedule should be used for the exact certificate total. The corporation must state authorized shares, incorporator, New Jersey registered agent and office, and required purpose/designator information.

Standard turnaround

New Jersey electronic business filings provide immediate submission and online status access, but acceptance depends on completeness, payment, and name availability. Paper and mailed requests are slower. A receipt does not guarantee an accepted certificate.

Executive overview

What this state profile helps you decide

A state registry profile has two jobs. First, it tells you where the official record lives and how to search it. Second, it gives you enough compliance context to understand what the record means after you find it.

For New Jersey, the filing office is New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services. The current public-facing portal is powered or identified as NJ Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services online business portal. The agency page and search engine should be treated as the final source for live forms, accepted payment methods, processing queues, and entity-specific notices.

Use this page when you need a high-level answer. Use the linked modules when you are preparing an actual filing, trying to cure a delinquency, ordering documentary evidence, or changing the statutory agent.

State filing snapshot

The numbers and obligations to surface first

Decision pointWhat the current profile says
Domestic formationLLC: New Jersey domestic LLC Certificate of Formation costs $125.00 under the current Treasury fee schedule. The filing establishes a New Jersey registered agent and office, organizer, management information, and a compliant LLC name. The fee is separate from the annual report and any expedited or payment charge.
Corporation: New Jersey domestic for-profit corporation formation fees depend on the corporate filing and authorized-share structure; the current Treasury fee schedule should be used for the exact certificate total. The corporation must state authorized shares, incorporator, New Jersey registered agent and office, and required purpose/designator information.
Foreign qualificationLLC: New Jersey foreign LLC Certificate of Registration costs $125.00. It requires home-state existence information, New Jersey registered agent and office, the legal or alternate name used in New Jersey, and any required certificate from the formation jurisdiction.
Corporation: Foreign corporation authority uses the New Jersey corporate filing schedule and requires a home-state certificate, New Jersey registered agent and office, authorized-share data, and a compliant or alternate name. The accessible current fee page did not expose one complete corporation total for every authorized-capital tier.
Recurring maintenanceLLC: New Jersey LLC annual reports cost $75.00 and are due annually by the last day of the anniversary month unless the entity record states otherwise. The report updates current officers/members, principal address, registered agent, and public business information. Failure can cause loss of good standing, tax-clearance difficulty, and administrative action.
Corporation: New Jersey corporate annual reports cost $75.00 and are not eligible for expedited service. The report updates officers, directors, business address, and registered agent and is due on the annual schedule shown by DORES. It is separate from New Jersey CBT, payroll, sales, and other tax filings.
Registered agentA New Jersey registered agent must have a New Jersey registered office and be an eligible individual or authorized business entity capable of accepting service. The registered agent and office are public. A P.O. box alone is insufficient, and the address must remain current for process and state notices.

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Formation is the beginning, not the compliance plan

The cheapest formation route is not always the simplest operating route. Before filing, confirm the name standard, statutory agent requirements, authorized-share or member information, local licensing, tax registrations, and any professional-entity restrictions that apply to the planned activity.

After formation, calendar the first report or statement immediately. A newly created entity may have a first-year exception, an anniversary-month due date, a quarterly filing window, or a separate tax obligation. Treat the agency record, revenue department account, and local license file as related—but separate—workstreams.

How to use the official record responsibly

Save the entity ID, legal name, status, registered agent and office, formation or qualification date, and the most recent filed document. When a third party asks for “proof,” ask whether it needs a current certificate, certified charter, tax clearance, apostille, or a plain search result. Those are different documents with different evidentiary value.