Foreign registration · no form number

Florida Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

A corporation formed in Florida that wants to do business in New Jersey files an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Florida's Certificate of Status ($8.75). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your Florida records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Florida and New Jersey side by side

	Florida formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$8.75	$100 at order
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed online with New Jersey
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	dos.fl.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	May 1	Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

How Florida companies register with New Jersey

Order the Florida certificate
The Certificate of Status ($8.75) is ordered from Florida separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Florida 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 Florida name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Florida delays the New Jersey filing. After approval, your Florida corporation is registered with New Jersey.

New Jersey costs for Florida companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Status, paid to Florida	$8.75
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Florida certificate included	$307.75

Your Florida name and New Jersey's rules

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

Agents: New Jersey and Florida

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

Staying in good standing in Florida and New Jersey

Each year your corporation files Florida's Annual Report ($150) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Florida plus New Jersey comes to $374 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Florida to New Jersey

An LLC formed in Florida files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($5)). After that come Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Jersey into Florida

A corporation formed in New Jersey that registers with Florida files Form CR2E007 with $70 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Florida owners ask about New Jersey

Does my Florida company need to register in New Jersey?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $8.75 to Florida for the Certificate of Status, $307.75 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Florida's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants Florida's Certificate of Status ($8.75), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Florida and New Jersey?

$374 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Florida and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

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

Will New Jersey accept my Florida name?

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

Can I form a new New Jersey corporation instead?

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

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