Alabama

Foreign registration · no form number

New Jersey LLC Foreign Registration in Alabama

Alabama registers an LLC from New Jersey as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $184 in state fees. Alabama needs nothing from New Jersey: no Standing Certificate. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities Division from your New Jersey records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What New Jersey and Alabama each ask for

	New Jersey formed here	Alabama registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$50	$184 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed online with Alabama
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division
Official page	nj.gov	sos.alabama.gov
Name endings	LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.	limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Alabama registered agent

How New Jersey companies register with Alabama

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Alabama registered agent, with your New Jersey name and formation date. Nothing has to come from New Jersey first, so the Alabama filing can go in right away. After approval, your New Jersey LLC is registered with Alabama.

Your New Jersey name and Alabama's rules

Alabama accepts your New Jersey name if it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC. New Jersey's list (LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.) is not the same, but an ending such as “limited liability company” works in both states. If Alabama's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the New Jersey company. Alabama can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Alabama and New Jersey

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

Yearly filings: Alabama and New Jersey

New Jersey wants the Annual Report every year ($75); Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Alabama

A corporation formed in New Jersey files its own registration with Alabama ($184 in state fees, the same). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Alabama company in New Jersey

An LLC formed in Alabama that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($25). See that filing.

Common questions: New Jersey to Alabama

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Alabama?

Yes, once a New Jersey business operates there; Alabama registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does it cost to register a New Jersey LLC in Alabama?

$383 at checkout, with nothing to pay New Jersey.

Do I need New Jersey's certificate of good standing?

No, Alabama takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Alabama?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New Jersey's report ($75) and Alabama's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Alabama?

A New Jersey company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Alabama require a registered agent?

Yes: the New Jersey registered agent stays, and ours covers Alabama for year one, with a street address there.

Will Alabama accept my New Jersey name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its New Jersey name at home. Alabama names must include limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC; “limited liability company” works in both states.

Can I form a new Alabama LLC instead?

Yes, but New Jersey keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Alabama's Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, and the original keeps New Jersey's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Alabama later?

New Jersey companies leave by filing a Foreign LLC Certificate of Withdrawal ($100); until then, Alabama's report stays due alongside New Jersey's filings.

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