Foreign registration · no form number

Delaware Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

A corporation formed in Delaware that wants to do business in New Jersey files an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your Delaware records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Delaware vs New Jersey: the paperwork

	Delaware formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$50	$100 at order
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed online with New Jersey
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Franchise Tax Report, $50, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	March 1	Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

How Delaware companies register with New Jersey

Order the Delaware certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($50) is ordered from Delaware separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($175). New Jersey wants the Delaware 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 Delaware name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Delaware certificate takes days to arrive, so the New Jersey filing waits for it. After approval, your Delaware corporation is registered with New Jersey.

First-year cost, Delaware to New Jersey

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Delaware	$50
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Delaware certificate included	$349

Your Delaware name and New Jersey's rules

If another New Jersey company uses the Delaware name, an alternate name is allowed. We search New Jersey's records for Delaware's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: New Jersey and Delaware

Delaware and New Jersey both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Delaware; ours takes New Jersey's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Delaware

Each year your corporation files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Delaware plus New Jersey comes to $274 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to New Jersey

An LLC formed in Delaware files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50)). After that come Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Jersey company in Delaware

A corporation formed in New Jersey that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $245 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Delaware to New Jersey

Does my Delaware company need to register in New Jersey?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $50 to Delaware for the Certificate of Good Standing, $349 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Delaware's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants it ($50), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and New Jersey?

$274 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Delaware and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

New Jersey can charge a Delaware 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 Delaware registered agent stays, and ours covers New Jersey for year one.

Will New Jersey accept my Delaware name?

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

Can I form a new New Jersey corporation instead?

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

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