New Jersey Corporation Foreign Registration in North Carolina

North Carolina registers a corporation from New Jersey as a foreign corporation on Form B-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina may ask for New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($25). We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division using your New Jersey records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What New Jersey and North Carolina each ask for

	New Jersey formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Form B-09, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$25	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	nj.gov	sosnc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

How New Jersey companies register with North Carolina

We prepare and file Form B-09
It lists us as your North Carolina registered agent, next to your New Jersey name and formation date. If North Carolina wants the New Jersey certificate, it is ordered first. Once North Carolina approves it, the New Jersey company can do business there.

Will your New Jersey name work for North Carolina?

North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Your North Carolina agent and the New Jersey one

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

Yearly filings: North Carolina and New Jersey

Each year your corporation files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Jersey plus North Carolina comes to $249 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to North Carolina

An LLC formed in New Jersey files Form L-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same, plus the Standing Certificate ($50)). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

The other way: North Carolina into New Jersey

A corporation formed in North Carolina 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.

Questions New Jersey owners ask about North Carolina

Does my New Jersey company need to register in North Carolina?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$452 at checkout; North Carolina may also want New Jersey's Standing Certificate, at extra cost.

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days, plus time for New Jersey's certificate if North Carolina asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and North Carolina?

$249 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to New Jersey and $25 to North Carolina for the yearly reports.

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new North Carolina corporation instead?

Yes, but New Jersey keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps New Jersey's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

New Jersey companies leave by filing Form L-14 ($25); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside New Jersey's filings.

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