Arizona

Foreign registration · no form number

Arizona Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

New Jersey registers a corporation from Arizona as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your Arizona records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Arizona vs New Jersey: the paperwork

	Arizona formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed online with New Jersey
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	Anniversary date of incorporation	Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From Arizona to New Jersey, step by step

Order the Arizona certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Arizona separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Arizona certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your New Jersey registered agent, next to your Arizona name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Arizona certificate comes first; then the New Jersey filing goes in. Once New Jersey approves it, the Arizona company can do business there.

First-year cost, Arizona to New Jersey

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Arizona	$10
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Arizona certificate included	$309

Your Arizona name and New Jersey's rules

If another New Jersey company uses the Arizona name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Arizona name against New Jersey's records before filing.

Agents: New Jersey and Arizona

New Jersey calls it a registered agent; Arizona says statutory agent. New Jersey papers come to us; Arizona's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Arizona

Each year your corporation files Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arizona plus New Jersey comes to $269 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to New Jersey

An LLC formed in Arizona files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Jersey into Arizona

A corporation formed in New Jersey that registers with Arizona files Form C018 with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. See that filing.

Questions Arizona owners ask about New Jersey

Does my Arizona company need to register in New Jersey?

Yes, once an Arizona business operates there; New Jersey registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

New Jersey calls it registration for Arizona corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $10 to Arizona for the Certificate of Good Standing, $309 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arizona's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants it ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and New Jersey?

$269 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $45 to Arizona and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

New Jersey can charge an Arizona company a civil penalty of up to $1,000 and a fine of at least $200.

Does New Jersey require a registered agent?

Yes: the Arizona statutory agent stays, and ours covers New Jersey for year one.

Will New Jersey accept my Arizona name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Arizona name at home.

Can I form a new New Jersey corporation instead?

Yes, but Arizona keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps Arizona's yearly report.

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