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Pennsylvania LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

To do business in New Jersey, an LLC formed in Pennsylvania registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury from your Pennsylvania records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Pennsylvania vs New Jersey: the paperwork

	Pennsylvania formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$40	$100 at order
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Name endings	the term company, limited or limited liability company, an abbreviation of one of those terms, or words of like import used in the home state	LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	September 30	Last day of the anniversary month of NJ registration each year
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our New Jersey registered agent

How Pennsylvania companies register with New Jersey

Order the Pennsylvania certificate
The Subsistence Certificate ($40) is ordered from Pennsylvania separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Pennsylvania certificate comes first; then the New Jersey filing goes in. After approval, your Pennsylvania LLC is registered with New Jersey.

First-year cost, Pennsylvania to New Jersey

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Subsistence Certificate, paid to Pennsylvania	$40
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Pennsylvania certificate included	$339

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

Will your Pennsylvania name work for New Jersey?

New Jersey accepts your Pennsylvania name if it includes LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.. Pennsylvania's list (the term company, limited or limited liability company, an abbreviation of one of those terms, or words of like import used in the home state) is not the same, but an ending such as “limited liability company” works in both states. If New Jersey's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Pennsylvania company. We search New Jersey's records for Pennsylvania's name on file before anything is filed.

Your New Jersey agent and the Pennsylvania one

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

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Pennsylvania

Each year your LLC files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus New Jersey comes to $231 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to New Jersey

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40)). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Jersey into Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in New Jersey that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no New Jersey certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Pennsylvania to New Jersey

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in New Jersey?

Yes, once a Pennsylvania 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 $40 to Pennsylvania for the Subsistence Certificate, $339 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Pennsylvania's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), current at filing.

How long does the New Jersey registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and New Jersey?

$231 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

A Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers New Jersey for year one.

Will New Jersey accept my Pennsylvania name?

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

Can I form a new New Jersey LLC instead?

Yes, but Pennsylvania keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps Pennsylvania's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

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

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