New Jersey Department of the Treasury

Online

$30 + $3 credit card fee

• 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.

NJ Stat. § 15A:4-5

Businesses that fail to file annual reports for two consecutive years will be revoked.

Any authorized representative may file.

Online

$125 + $3.50 credit card service fee

NJ Rev Stat § 14A:13-3

• 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 copies not required.

Certificate of existence, or certificate of good standing, dated within 30 days.

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$125 + $3.50 credit card service fee

NJ Rev Stat § 42:2C-58

• 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 copies not required.

Good standing certificate not required.

Form C-150G: Registration of Alternate Name

Mail, fax, or online.

$50 + $2.50 credit card fee

Filing an alternate name registration is required for any person or entity intending to conduct business under an assumed name.

Sole-proprietorships and partnerships register for a trade name at the county level, but other entities register with the division of revenue.

Registration of an alternate name does not by itself confer ownership rights.

• There are no statutory provisions on the use of alternate names by limited liability partnerships.
• Publication of registration is not required in New Jersey.

Form C-150R: Renewal of Registration of Alternate Name

Mail, fax, or online.

$25 for business corporations or $50 for all other entities + $2.50 credit card fee

Due by the date of registration every 5 years.

Online

$25 + $2 credit card processing fee