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Hawaii Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

To do business in New Jersey, a corporation formed in Hawaii registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury from your Hawaii records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Hawaii and New Jersey each ask for

	Hawaii formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed online with New Jersey
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the corporation was incorporated	Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

How Hawaii companies register with New Jersey

Order the Hawaii certificate
The Good Standing Certificate ($5) is ordered from Hawaii separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Hawaii certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your New Jersey registered agent, with your Hawaii name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Hawaii's certificate is in hand, New Jersey's filing goes in. After approval, your Hawaii corporation is registered with New Jersey.

First-year cost, Hawaii to New Jersey

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Good Standing Certificate, paid to Hawaii	$5
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Hawaii certificate included	$304

Will your Hawaii name work for New Jersey?

If New Jersey's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Hawaii company. We check your exact Hawaii name against New Jersey's records before filing.

Your New Jersey agent and the Hawaii one

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

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Hawaii

Each year your corporation files Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Hawaii plus New Jersey comes to $239 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to New Jersey

An LLC formed in Hawaii files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5)). After that come Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the LLC filing.

Questions Hawaii owners ask about New Jersey

Does my Hawaii company need to register in New Jersey?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $5 to Hawaii for the Good Standing Certificate, $304 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants it ($5), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and New Jersey?

$239 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Hawaii and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

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

Will New Jersey accept my Hawaii name?

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

Can I form a new New Jersey corporation instead?

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

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