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Kentucky LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

An LLC formed in Kentucky that wants to do business in New Jersey files an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your Kentucky records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Kentucky vs New Jersey: the paperwork

	Kentucky formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Kentucky 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	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	On or before June 30	Last day of the anniversary month of NJ registration each year
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From Kentucky to New Jersey, step by step

Order the Kentucky certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Kentucky separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Kentucky 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 Kentucky name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Kentucky's certificate is in hand, New Jersey's filing goes in. Once New Jersey approves it, the Kentucky company can do business there.

New Jersey costs for Kentucky companies

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

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

Will your Kentucky name work for New Jersey?

New Jersey accepts your Kentucky name if it includes LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.. If New Jersey's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Kentucky company. We search New Jersey's records for Kentucky's name on file before anything is filed.

Your New Jersey agent and the Kentucky one

Kentucky and New Jersey both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Kentucky; ours takes New Jersey's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Kentucky and New Jersey

Each year your LLC files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Kentucky plus New Jersey comes to $239 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to New Jersey

A corporation formed in Kentucky files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the corporation filing.

Registering a New Jersey company in Kentucky

An LLC formed in New Jersey that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no New Jersey certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kentucky owners ask about New Jersey

Does my Kentucky company need to register in New Jersey?

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

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

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

Do I need Kentucky's certificate of good standing?

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

How long does the New Jersey registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and New Jersey?

$239 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Kentucky and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

A Kentucky 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 Kentucky registered agent stays, and ours covers New Jersey for year one.

Will New Jersey accept my Kentucky name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Kentucky 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 Kentucky keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps Kentucky's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

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

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