Foreign registration · no form number

Pennsylvania Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

New Jersey registers a corporation from Pennsylvania as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury from your Pennsylvania records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Pennsylvania and New Jersey each ask for

	Pennsylvania formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$40	$100 at order
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed online with New Jersey
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	June 30	Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our New Jersey registered agent

How Pennsylvania companies register with New Jersey

Order the Pennsylvania certificate
The Subsistence Certificate ($40) is ordered from Pennsylvania separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Pennsylvania certificate comes first; then the New Jersey filing goes in. After approval, your Pennsylvania corporation is registered with New Jersey.

New Jersey costs for Pennsylvania companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Subsistence Certificate, paid to Pennsylvania	$40
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Pennsylvania certificate included	$339

Will your Pennsylvania name work for New Jersey?

If New Jersey's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Pennsylvania company. We check your exact Pennsylvania name against New Jersey's records before filing.

Your New Jersey agent and the Pennsylvania one

New Jersey calls it a registered agent; Pennsylvania says registered office. New Jersey papers come to us; Pennsylvania's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Each year your corporation files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus New Jersey comes to $231 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to New Jersey

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40)). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Jersey into Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in New Jersey that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no New Jersey certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Pennsylvania owners ask about New Jersey

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in New Jersey?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$299 at checkout plus $40 to Pennsylvania for the Subsistence Certificate, $339 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Pennsylvania's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and New Jersey?

$231 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

New Jersey can charge a Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers New Jersey for year one.

Will New Jersey accept my Pennsylvania name?

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

Can I form a new New Jersey corporation instead?

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

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