Foreign registration · Form FBE

New Jersey Corporation Foreign Registration in Kentucky

A corporation formed in New Jersey that wants to do business in Kentucky files Form FBE, with $90 in state fees. Kentucky asks nothing of New Jersey here, not even the Standing Certificate. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings from your New Jersey records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

New Jersey and Kentucky side by side

	New Jersey formed here	Kentucky registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate (not needed here)	Form FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity)
State fee	$25	$90 at order
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed with Kentucky
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings
Official page	nj.gov	web.sos.ky.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Annual Report, $15, every year
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation	On or before June 30
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Kentucky registered agent

How New Jersey companies register with Kentucky

We prepare and file Form FBE
It names us as your Kentucky registered agent, with your New Jersey name and formation date. Nothing has to come from New Jersey first, so the Kentucky filing can go in right away. After approval, your New Jersey corporation is registered with Kentucky.

Will your New Jersey name work for Kentucky?

We search Kentucky's records for New Jersey's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Kentucky agent and the New Jersey one

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

Yearly filings: Kentucky and New Jersey

Each year your corporation files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Jersey plus Kentucky comes to $239 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Kentucky

An LLC formed in New Jersey files Form FBE with Kentucky ($90 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Kentucky company in New Jersey

A corporation formed in Kentucky that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10). See that filing.

Common questions: New Jersey to Kentucky

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Kentucky?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Kentucky issues one to New Jersey corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Kentucky registration cost?

$289 at checkout, with nothing to pay New Jersey.

Do I need New Jersey's certificate of good standing?

No, Kentucky takes Form FBE without it.

How long does the Kentucky registration take?

Kentucky's standard processing takes up to 3 business days; nothing comes from New Jersey first.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Kentucky?

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

Does Kentucky require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kentucky corporation instead?

Yes, but New Jersey keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15), and the original keeps New Jersey's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Kentucky later?

New Jersey companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Business Entity); until then, Kentucky's report stays due alongside New Jersey's filings.

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