New Jersey Department of the Treasury

Please Note

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Contact Information

Physical address:
Corporate Filings Unit
33 West State Street, 5th Floor
Trenton, NJ 08608

Mailing address:
Corporate Filing Unit
P.O. Box 308
Trenton, NJ 08646-0308

Phone: (609) 292-6748
Fax: (609) 984-6851

Web: Home Name search File online

Corporate Filings

We track the following filings with the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in order to provide compliance services to our clients. We share this reference information with the general public as a courtesy. As a registered agent client, you get access to state templates pre-filled with our company information to help you save time looking up information.

Annual Report

Agency:	New Jersey Department of the Treasury
Filing Method:	Online
Agency Fee:	$30 + $3 credit card fee
Due:	Annually by the end of the month prior to the registration anniversary month. If you incorporated or foreign-qualified on April 15, then your annual report is due every year by March 31. Reports may be filed up to 30 days before or up to 30 days after the due date without penalty.
Law:	NJ Stat. § 15A:4-5
Original Ink:	Not required
Notarization Required?:	Not required
Penalties:	Businesses that fail to file annual reports for two consecutive years will be revoked.
Notes:	Any authorized representative may file.

Certificate of Authority

Agency:	New Jersey Department of the Treasury
Filing Method:	Online
Agency Fee:	$125 + $3.50 credit card service fee
Law:	NJ Rev Stat § 14A:13-3
Notes:	The business registration process is the formation process for any business in New Jersey. Once the formation process is complete, businesses that are eligible to receive a Business Registration Certificate can download a copy within two days of approval or one will be mailed to the address on file within 10 business days. A Business Registration Certificate is used for public contracting and applying for grants/tax credits. Not all businesses are issued a Business Registration Certificate after they complete the formation process. This does not mean that they are not qualified to do business in New Jersey.
Certified Copy Requirement:	Certified copies not required.
Certificate of Good Standing Requirement:	Certificate of existence, or certificate of good standing, dated within 30 days.

Certificate of Registration

Agency:	New Jersey Department of the Treasury
Filing Method:	Online
Agency Fee:	$125 + $3.50 credit card service fee
Law:	NJ Rev Stat § 42:2C-58
Notes:	The business registration process is the formation process for any business in New Jersey. Once the formation process is complete, businesses that are eligible to receive a Business Registration Certificate can download a copy within two days of approval or one will be mailed to the address on file within 10 business days. A Business Registration Certificate is used for public contracting and applying for grants/tax credits. Not all businesses are issued a Business Registration Certificate after they complete the formation process. This does not mean that they are not qualified to do business in New Jersey.
Certified Copy Requirement:	Certified copies not required.
Certificate of Good Standing Requirement:	Good standing certificate not required.

Alternate Name

Form:	Form C-150G: Registration of Alternate Name
Filing Method:	Mail, fax, or online.
Agency Fee:	$50 + $2.50 credit card fee
Is registration mandatory?:	Filing an alternate name registration is required for any person or entity intending to conduct business under an assumed name.
County Level Filing:	Sole-proprietorships and partnerships register for a trade name at the county level, but other entities register with the division of revenue.
Does registration prevent others from using the name I choose?:	Registration of an alternate name does not by itself confer ownership rights.
Notes:	There are no statutory provisions on the use of alternate names by limited liability partnerships. Publication of registration is not required in New Jersey.

Renewal of Registration of Alternate Name

Form:	Form C-150R: Renewal of Registration of Alternate Name
Filing Method:	Mail, fax, or online.
Agency Fee:	$25 for business corporations or $50 for all other entities + $2.50 credit card fee
Due:	Due by the date of registration every 5 years.

Standing Certificate

Agency:	New Jersey Department of the Treasury
Filing Method:	Online
Agency Fee:	$25 + $2 credit card processing fee

Annual Benefit Report

Agency:	New Jersey Department of the Treasury
Filing Method:	Online
Agency Fee:	$70 + $3 credit card fee
Due:	Annually within 120 days of the end of the entity's fiscal year.
Law:	NJ Stat. § 14A:18-11