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Ohio LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

To do business in New Jersey, an LLC formed in Ohio registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury from your Ohio records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Ohio and New Jersey side by side

	Ohio formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.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 Ohio statutory agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From Ohio to New Jersey, step by step

Order the Ohio certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Ohio separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Ohio 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 Ohio name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Ohio's certificate is in hand, New Jersey's filing goes in. Once New Jersey approves it, the Ohio company can do business there.

First-year cost, Ohio to New Jersey

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Ohio	$5
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Ohio certificate included	$304

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

Your Ohio name and New Jersey's rules

New Jersey accepts your Ohio 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 Ohio name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Ohio name against New Jersey's records before filing.

Agents: New Jersey and Ohio

New Jersey calls it a registered agent; Ohio says statutory agent. Your current statutory agent stays for Ohio; ours takes New Jersey's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Ohio and New Jersey

Ohio 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, Ohio to New Jersey

A corporation formed in Ohio files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). See the corporation filing.

Registering a New Jersey company in Ohio

An LLC formed in New Jersey that registers with Ohio files Form 617 with $99 in state fees; no New Jersey certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Ohio owners ask about New Jersey

Does my Ohio company need to register in New Jersey?

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

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

$299 at checkout plus $5 to Ohio for the Certificate of Good Standing, $304 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Ohio's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants it ($5), current at filing.

How long does the New Jersey registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and New Jersey?

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

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

An Ohio 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 Ohio statutory agent stays, and ours covers New Jersey for year one.

Will New Jersey accept my Ohio name?

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

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

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

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