Foreign registration · Form S&DC-S/N

New Jersey Corporation Foreign Registration in California

A corporation formed in New Jersey that wants to do business in California files Form S&DC-S/N, with $100 in state fees. California may ask for New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities from your New Jersey records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

New Jersey and California side by side

	New Jersey formed here	California registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Form S&DC-S/N, Statement and Designation by Foreign Corporation
State fee	$25	$100 at order
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed with California
Paid expedite		24-hour $350, same-day $750
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	California Secretary of State, Business Entities
Official page	nj.gov	sos.ca.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our California agent for service of process

From New Jersey to California, step by step

We prepare and file Form S&DC-S/N
It lists us as your California agent for service of process, next to your New Jersey name and formation date. If California wants the New Jersey certificate, it is ordered first. Once California approves it, the New Jersey company can do business there.

Will your New Jersey name work for California?

If California's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the New Jersey company. California can hold a name for 60 days for $10 before you file.

Your California agent and the New Jersey one

California calls it an agent for service of process; New Jersey says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for New Jersey; ours takes California's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: California and New Jersey

Each year your corporation files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25). With our $149 agent for service of process renewal, New Jersey plus California comes to $249 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to California

An LLC formed in New Jersey files Form LLC-5 with California ($70 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($50)). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) ($20). See the LLC filing.

The other way: California into New Jersey

A corporation formed in California that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5). See that filing.

Questions New Jersey owners ask about California

Does my New Jersey company need to register in California?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a New Jersey corporation in California?

$299 at checkout; California may also want New Jersey's Standing Certificate, at extra cost.

How long does the California registration take?

California's online processing takes 5 days or less, plus time for New Jersey's certificate if California asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $350, same-day $750.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and California?

$249 a year: our $149 agent for service of process renewal, $75 to New Jersey and $25 to California for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with California?

California can charge a New Jersey company a penalty of $20 a day.

Does California require a registered agent?

Yes: the New Jersey registered agent stays, and ours covers California for year one.

Will California accept my New Jersey name?

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

Can I form a new California corporation instead?

Yes, but New Jersey keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25), and the original keeps New Jersey's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from California later?

New Jersey companies leave by filing Form CORP-SURC, Certificate of Surrender; until then, California's report stays due alongside New Jersey's filings.

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