| Department of Treasury Division of Revenue | Division of Revenue website | Forms Phone: 609-292-6400 Submit Document – NJ Online Notice Response Service (NJ ONRS) More Info – submit document in response to notices 1. Must include Power of Attorney with documents. 1a. Note. Each time you submit documents using NJ ONRS (guest portal), you must include power of attorney document. The system treats every upload as a brand-new transaction, and it does not know you already sent a POA. 2. Include copy of NJ notice 3. Supporting documents NJ Tax Portal – Login / setup online account Business Search (click business entity name search, near bottom) Annual Report ($75) – Corporations Must file tax return – Single Member LLC is taxed like sole proprietor in New Jersey – Multi-Member LLC (Partnership) Must file tax return, Form NJ-1065; and Issue Schedule K-1 to each member / partner |
| Department of State Secretary of State | Website – Business do NOT registration with Secretary of State. You must register with Department of Treasury, Division of Revenue |
| Certificate of Good Standing | Info – Dept of Revenue |
| How Dissolve Business | Info – Dept of Revenue |
| Register Agent | search Info – select option “Do I need a registered agent” |
| Power of Attorney | M-5008-R Appointment of Taxpayer Representative on last page, at bottom, click “upload” to goto online response system to upload documents. |
| Register New Business | Division of Revenue – New Business – NJ Domestic Company = company that is incorporate and operates inside the state a. domestic company is issued a Certificate of Formation – NJ Foreign Company = company that is incorporate in another state or country and has a presence in NJ a. a foreign company is issued a Certificate of Authority. Register New Business 1. Check if business name you want is available: search name here a. You must register a unique name. b. If you are an out of state (foreign) business, and your name is not available, call (609) 292-9292. –see section below; must submit manual registration for a DBA name for New Jersey 2. Get IRS EIN – info here 3. File Certificate of Formation / Authorization ($125 corps; $75 non-profit corps) a. Out of state corporation need Certificate of Good Standing from their home state (state where original incorporated). Certificate must be within 30 days from date of NJ registration b. Name MUST MATCH EXACTLY to certificate of good standing. If it does not, call (609) 292-9292 –see section below; must submit manual registration for a DBA name for New Jersey c. Business Purpose – put the following: The purpose of this Corporation is to engage in any lawful activity for which a corporation may be organized in this state. d. Business address can be any US or International address e. Registered Agent MUST have New Jersey address 4. File Tax/Employer Registration Form (Form NJ-REG) a. Wait until you get formation documents before filing b. After filing, this will generate a Business Registration Certificate, a document necessary to sell in NJ. c. Confirmation page will provide link to down load document Example: Document Retrieval | access code: Use access code: 60994810-f46a-4db1-b264-fde04121be5e d. Sample Confirmation Page Info Registration Information Please note the information below and keep it in your records for future use. You will receive an email with similar information. You must download the listed documents as they will not be physically mailed to you. If you are eligible to receive a Business Registration Certificate, it will be mailed to you in ten business days. Eligible businesses can also download their Business Registration Certificate in two business days by visiting New Jersey Division of Revenue. NJ Taxpayer ID: ###-###-742/000 Document Locator Number: I0000100957 Entity ID: 0101066816 Filing Date 09/10/2025 Download Documents: Business Registration Document Documents will be available for download for 30 days, until 10/10/2025 from the Document Retrieval Center. Use access code: 60994810-f46a-4db1-b264-fde04121be5e Get Free Tax Calendar Reminders Please note that this Gov2Go service does not currently receive all the tax liabilities from Registration filing. Reminders for additional tax liabilities can, however, be added directly on the service. Summary 1. Once you have filed Certificate of Formation, and Tax/Employer Registration, you will get a Business Registration Certificate (BRC) |
| Out of State Company Cannot Register Its Business Name because name is already taken | Out of state company cannot register its business name, because name already exists. Do the following Additional Info, full document (55 pages), Business Entity Public Filing Doc, Tax/Employer Registration Form -Form NJ-REG 1. You must manually file Formation documents. You can NOT submit online. a. Out of state business gets a Certificate of Authority 2. Download Formation form (click downloadable); scroll down to section “Choosing a Name for your business …”, last sentence in second paragraph. 3. When completing form, for Business Name put: “your original business name / DBA new jersey business name”: a. Example: TwoSevens Inc / DBA OneTwoSeven Inc b. original name must match exactly to certificate of good standing c. DBA name must still be unique in new jersey; search name here 4. Need a New Jersey Registered Agent, who MUST have New Jersey address 5. Need Certificate of Good Standing from home state of incorporation 6. Need articles / resolution that shows your company adopted / approve DBA name in New Jersey. 7. Fax completed form, certificate of good standing, corporate resolution adopting NJ DBA name, and credit card info to Corporate Filing Unit a. Fax #: 609-984-6851 b. On fax cover put: contact info of person faxing the documents – name, phone, fax number, and email address. Also put credit card info c. Expedite fee is an additional $15 for corporation d. Expedite process takes 1 to 2 days d. See Fax instruction included in downloaded file 8. You must wait until you get the paperwork back from NJ before filing for Business/ Employer Registration (pages 17, 18, 19). However, you can file this application online (Tax/Employer Registration Form (Form NJ-REG)), since you will have an entity ID number. a. After filing NJ-REG, this will generate a Business Registration Certificate, a document necessary to sell in NJ. |
| Loan Out Company | If You will have Employees (including yourself) 1. you’ll need to run payroll (payroll taxes and filings) Taxes 1. Withholding Tax: Loan-out companies are required to withhold a 6.37% tax on payments made to them for services performed in New Jersey. 2. Business Taxes: In addition to withholding, loan-out companies are subject to New Jersey’s general business taxes, the amount of which depends on the company’s activities, income, and business volume. New Jersey’s corporation business tax rates range from 6.5% to 9.0% depending on the corporation’s entire net income. Other Info / Costs 1. Registered Agent Fee: typically costs around $125 annually. 2. Licenses and Permits: Depending on the specific industry and location, additional business licenses and permits with associated renewal fees might be required 3. Must be fully authorized to do business in New Jersey to be considered a qualified expense for the New Jersey Film and Digital Media Tax Credit Program |
| Tax Returns | Partnership. NJ-1065 |
| Registered Agent | Info |