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Articles of organization form your New Jersey LLC.
Preparing and filing your articles of organization is the first step in starting your limited liability company (LLC). Approval of this document secures your business name and creates the legal entity of the LLC. Only after this approval can you obtain a Federal Tax ID (EIN), open a bank account, sign contracts, and otherwise conduct business.
Incorporating provides many important benefits:
| Agency: | New Jersey Department of the Treasury |
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| Filing Method: | Mail, in-person, fax, or online |
| Agency Fee: | $125 + optional $25-$1,000 expedite fee + optional $.10/page for a return fax |
| Turnaround: | ~4 weeks. ~8.5 hours for $25 expedited fee. Same-day for $50 expedite fee. ~2 hours for $500 expedite fee. ~1 hour for $1,000 expedite fee. |
| Law: | New Jersey Statutes - 42:2C-1: Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act |
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