Foreign registration · no form number

Louisiana Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

New Jersey registers a corporation from Louisiana as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your Louisiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Louisiana vs New Jersey: the paperwork

	Louisiana formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$100 at order
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed online with New Jersey
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	sos.la.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $30, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary of the date of incorporation	Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From Louisiana to New Jersey, step by step

Order the Louisiana certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Louisiana separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Louisiana 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 Louisiana name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Louisiana certificate comes first; then the New Jersey filing goes in. Once New Jersey approves it, the Louisiana company can do business there.

First-year cost, Louisiana to New Jersey

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Louisiana	$25
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Louisiana certificate included	$324

Will your Louisiana name work for New Jersey?

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

Agents: New Jersey and Louisiana

Louisiana and New Jersey both call it a registered agent. New Jersey papers come to us; Louisiana's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Louisiana

Each year your corporation files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Louisiana plus New Jersey comes to $254 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to New Jersey

An LLC formed in Louisiana files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Jersey into Louisiana

A corporation formed in New Jersey that registers with Louisiana files Form 326 with $160 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Louisiana to New Jersey

Does my Louisiana company need to register in New Jersey?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $25 to Louisiana for the Certificate of Good Standing, $324 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Louisiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants it ($25), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and New Jersey?

$254 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $30 to Louisiana and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

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

Will New Jersey accept my Louisiana name?

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

Can I form a new New Jersey corporation instead?

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

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