Indiana

Foreign registration · no form number

Indiana Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

New Jersey registers a corporation from Indiana as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your Indiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Indiana and New Jersey side by side

	Indiana formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$15	$100 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed online with New Jersey
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month, every 2 years	Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From Indiana to New Jersey, step by step

Order the Indiana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($15) is ordered from Indiana separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Indiana 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 Indiana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Indiana's certificate is in hand, New Jersey's filing goes in. Once New Jersey approves it, the Indiana company can do business there.

First-year cost, Indiana to New Jersey

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to Indiana	$15
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Indiana certificate included	$314

Your Indiana name and New Jersey's rules

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

Agents: New Jersey and Indiana

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

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Indiana

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); New Jersey wants the Annual Report every year ($75). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to New Jersey

An LLC formed in Indiana files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15)). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the LLC filing.

Questions Indiana owners ask about New Jersey

Does my Indiana company need to register in New Jersey?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $15 to Indiana for the Certificate of Existence, $314 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and New Jersey?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and New Jersey's report ($75).

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

New Jersey can charge an Indiana 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 Indiana registered agent stays, and ours covers New Jersey for year one.

Will New Jersey accept my Indiana name?

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

Can I form a new New Jersey corporation instead?

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

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