Foreign registration · Form FBE

New Jersey LLC Foreign Registration in Kentucky

An LLC formed in New Jersey that wants to do business in Kentucky files Form FBE, with $90 in state fees. Kentucky needs nothing from New Jersey: no Standing Certificate. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings using your New Jersey records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What New Jersey and Kentucky each ask for

	New Jersey formed here	Kentucky registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate (not needed here)	Form FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity)
State fee	$50	$90 at order
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed with Kentucky
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings
Official page	nj.gov	web.sos.ky.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Annual Report, $15, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month each year	On or before June 30
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Kentucky registered agent

From New Jersey to Kentucky, step by step

We prepare and file Form FBE
It names us as your Kentucky registered agent, with your New Jersey name and formation date. No New Jersey paperwork holds up the Kentucky filing. Once Kentucky approves it, the New Jersey company can do business there.

Your New Jersey name and Kentucky's rules

We check your exact New Jersey name against Kentucky's records before filing.

Your Kentucky agent and the New Jersey one

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

Staying in good standing in New Jersey and Kentucky

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

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Kentucky

A corporation formed in New Jersey files Form FBE with Kentucky ($90 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Kentucky company in New Jersey

An LLC formed in Kentucky that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10). See that filing.

Common questions: New Jersey to Kentucky

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Kentucky?

Yes, once a New Jersey business operates there; Kentucky law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$289 at checkout, with nothing to pay New Jersey.

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

No, Kentucky takes Form FBE without it.

How long does the Kentucky registration take?

Kentucky's standard processing takes up to 3 business days; nothing comes from New Jersey first.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Kentucky?

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

What if I don't register with Kentucky?

A New Jersey company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Kentucky can add a penalty of $2 a day.

Does Kentucky require a registered agent?

Yes: the New Jersey registered agent stays, and ours covers Kentucky for year one.

Can I form a new Kentucky LLC instead?

Yes, but New Jersey keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15), and the original keeps New Jersey's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Kentucky later?

New Jersey companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Business Entity) ($40); until then, Kentucky's report stays due alongside New Jersey's filings.

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