Minnesota

Foreign registration · no form number

New Jersey Corporation Foreign Registration in Minnesota

To do business in Minnesota, a corporation formed in New Jersey registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $220 in state fees. Minnesota may ask for New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your New Jersey records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Jersey and Minnesota side by side

	New Jersey formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Foreign Corporation or Cooperative Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$25	$220 at order (filing fee $200 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	nj.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Annual Renewal, $115, every year
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation	December 31
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

How New Jersey companies register with Minnesota

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Minnesota registered agent, next to your New Jersey name and formation date. If Minnesota wants the New Jersey certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your New Jersey corporation is registered with Minnesota.

Your New Jersey name and Minnesota's rules

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

Agents: Minnesota and New Jersey

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

Yearly filings: Minnesota and New Jersey

Each year your corporation files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Jersey plus Minnesota comes to $339 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Minnesota

An LLC formed in New Jersey files its own registration with Minnesota ($205 in state fees; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Minnesota company in New Jersey

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

Common questions: New Jersey to Minnesota

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a New Jersey business operates there; Minnesota law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Minnesota issues one to New Jersey corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does the Minnesota registration cost?

$419 at checkout; Minnesota may also want New Jersey's Standing Certificate, at extra cost.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days, plus time for New Jersey's certificate if Minnesota asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Minnesota?

$339 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to New Jersey and $115 to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

A New Jersey company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Minnesota can add a penalty of $100 for each month and a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Minnesota corporation instead?

Yes, but New Jersey keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee), and the original keeps New Jersey's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

New Jersey companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Corporation; until then, Minnesota's report stays due alongside New Jersey's filings.

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