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Foreign registration · no form number

Ohio Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

A corporation formed in Ohio that wants to do business in New Jersey files an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury from your Ohio records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Ohio and New Jersey each ask for

	Ohio formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed online with New Jersey
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due		Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From Ohio to New Jersey, step by step

Order the Ohio certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Ohio separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Ohio 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 Ohio name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Ohio's certificate is in hand, New Jersey's filing goes in. Once New Jersey approves it, the Ohio company can do business there.

New Jersey costs for Ohio companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Ohio	$5
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Ohio certificate included	$304

Will your Ohio name work for New Jersey?

If New Jersey's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Ohio company. We search New Jersey's records for Ohio's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: New Jersey and Ohio

New Jersey calls it a registered agent; Ohio says statutory agent. Your current statutory agent stays for Ohio; ours takes New Jersey's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Ohio

Ohio has no annual report for corporations; New Jersey wants the Annual Report every year ($75). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to New Jersey

An LLC formed in Ohio files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Jersey company in Ohio

A corporation formed in New Jersey that registers with Ohio files Form 530A with $99 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Ohio owners ask about New Jersey

Does my Ohio company need to register in New Jersey?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $5 to Ohio for the Certificate of Good Standing, $304 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Ohio's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants it ($5), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and New Jersey?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and New Jersey's report ($75).

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

New Jersey can charge an Ohio 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 Ohio statutory agent stays, and ours covers New Jersey for year one.

Will New Jersey accept my Ohio name?

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

Can I form a new New Jersey corporation instead?

Yes, but Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

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