North Carolina

Foreign registration · no form number

North Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

New Jersey registers a corporation from North Carolina as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury from your North Carolina records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

North Carolina and New Jersey side by side

	North Carolina formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed online with New Jersey
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	sosnc.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year	Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

How North Carolina companies register with New Jersey

Order the North Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from North Carolina separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the North Carolina 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 North Carolina name and formation date and the certificate attached. The North Carolina certificate comes first; then the New Jersey filing goes in. After approval, your North Carolina corporation is registered with New Jersey.

First-year cost, North Carolina to New Jersey

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to North Carolina	$10
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Carolina certificate included	$309

Will your North Carolina name work for New Jersey?

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

Agents: New Jersey and North Carolina

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

Yearly filings: New Jersey and North Carolina

Each year your corporation files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Carolina plus New Jersey comes to $249 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to New Jersey

An LLC formed in North Carolina files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Jersey company in North Carolina

A corporation formed in New Jersey that registers with North Carolina files Form B-09 with $253 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions North Carolina owners ask about New Jersey

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

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $10 to North Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $309 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need North Carolina's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), current at filing.

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

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

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

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

Will New Jersey accept my North Carolina name?

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

Can I form a new New Jersey corporation instead?

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

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