Arizona

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Arizona LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

To do business in New Jersey, an LLC formed in Arizona registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury from your Arizona records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Arizona and New Jersey side by side

	Arizona formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	ecorp.azcc.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 NJ registration each year
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

How Arizona companies register with New Jersey

Order the Arizona certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Arizona separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Arizona certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your New Jersey registered agent, next to your Arizona name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Arizona's certificate is in hand, New Jersey's filing goes in. Once New Jersey approves it, the Arizona company can do business there.

First-year cost, Arizona to New Jersey

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

New Jersey's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Arizona name and New Jersey's rules

New Jersey accepts your Arizona name if it includes LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.. If another New Jersey company uses the Arizona name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Arizona name against New Jersey's records before filing.

Your New Jersey agent and the Arizona one

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

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Arizona

Arizona has no annual report for LLCs; New Jersey wants the Annual Report every year ($75). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to New Jersey

A corporation formed in Arizona files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). After that come Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Jersey into Arizona

An LLC formed in New Jersey that registers with Arizona files Form L025 with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite, plus the Standing Certificate ($50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Arizona owners ask about New Jersey

Does my Arizona company need to register in New Jersey?

Yes, once an Arizona business operates there; New Jersey does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

How much does it cost to register an Arizona LLC in New Jersey?

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

Do I need Arizona's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants it ($10), current at filing.

How long does the New Jersey registration take?

8.5 business hours with New Jersey's paid expedite, once Arizona's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $25.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and New Jersey?

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

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

An Arizona company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and New Jersey can add up to $200 for each year or part of a year.

Does New Jersey require a registered agent?

Yes: the Arizona statutory agent stays, and ours covers New Jersey for year one.

Will New Jersey accept my Arizona name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Arizona name at home. New Jersey names must include LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C..

Can I form a new New Jersey LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

Arizona companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation for a foreign LLC; until then, New Jersey's report stays due alongside Arizona's filings.

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