File the New Jersey Certificate of Formation to create the LLC. Use the separate NJ-REG application for the business’s tax and employer registrations.

This guide covers forming a new New Jersey LLC. If your LLC already exists in another state or country, use the foreign-registration process instead.

New Jersey LLC at a glance

Business name check
Search business namesA name search does not reserve or approve the name.
Formation document
Certificate of Formation
State filing fee
$100The current Treasury registry fee schedule and registration guidance both list $100 for a for-profit formation filing. Optional expedited services are separate.
Processing time
Online1 business dayPaper5-7 business days; add mail transitPublished guide estimate. Published guide estimate for a complete filing; not a state guarantee. Check the filing office before setting a deadline.
Ongoing report or tax
Annual Report
Report / renewal charge
$75Fee for this filing only.
Frequency / due date
Annually, by the last day of the formation anniversary month
Sales tax base rate
6.625%July 1, 2026 snapshot; not an address-specific rate. The general rate is 6.625%. Certain qualifying transactions or locations have reduced-rate rules; this is not a general local add-on.Official tax agency ↗
Names in formation records
No management roster requiredThe certificate statute requires the entity name and registered-office/agent details rather than a membership roster. Review the online filing and public annual-report requirements separately. Other filings and private bank/tax records may identify owners.

Before you file in New Jersey

Prepare the name, main business address, New Jersey agent, business activity and organizer.

Search business names ↗

File the Certificate of Formation

New Jersey registration services ↗

  1. Start a domestic LLC Public Record Filing/Certificate of Formation through Treasury’s formation service.
  2. Enter the name, agent and business details. Answer required identification fields accurately; do not invent an EIN.
  3. Sign and submit, choosing any optional copies or certificates you need. Save the Certificate of Formation and business ID.
Hand-drawn path from choosing a name to filing the LLC and organizing the next steps.
Prepare, file, then complete the post-approval tasks.

What to enter in the form

Name and designator
If the service asks for the name and LLC ending in separate fields, enter the ending only in its designated field. This avoids adding LLC twice.
Agent and main address
The agent’s New Jersey office and the main business address have different purposes.
EIN / activity
Supply the identification and activity information requested for your filing. This does not submit NJ-REG.
Organizer
The organizer signs the formation filing. Record the owners and their interests in the operating agreement.

Formation form or legal requirements ↗ · Statutory reproduction (2025)

After approval in New Jersey

  • Complete NJ-REG for the business’s tax and employer registrations.
  • If a contracting agency requests a Business Registration Certificate, obtain that document; the Certificate of Formation is not the same certificate.

Annual Report

New Jersey annual reports ↗

  1. Open the annual-report service and enter the company’s identification details.
  2. Update or confirm the agent, business address and requested officer/person information. Sign and submit by the last day of the formation-anniversary month.
  3. Save confirmation. The annual report does not replace NJ-REG or tax returns.

Compare the filing cycles in our annual report and recurring-fee table.

Next steps: operating agreement · get an EIN · starting checklist.

Sources and filing links

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Research and walkthrough references

These references provide background and filing walkthroughs. Follow current state instructions if an older walkthrough differs.

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