LLC formation
Form a New Jersey LLC
A New Jersey LLC is formed under N.J.S.A. 42:2C by filing a certificate of formation on the state's online business portal. The state fee is $100. Choose Starter $149, Pro $299 or Complete $399, plus that fee at cost. We do not print a form number because formation is online only.
New Jersey fees re-checked against the SOS schedule: November 2, 2026
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits New Jersey filings for owners. We are not the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services and we do not give legal advice. Every state and county charge passes through at the amount that office bills, and anyone can file on the state's own portal for no service fee.
- Filed online on the New Jersey business portal
- Annual report on the last day of the anniversary month
- Fees cited to the New Jersey fee schedule
- Talk to a filer: (386) 465-3937
Form a New Jersey LLC: the New Jersey specifics
Certificate of formation: $100
The fee was effective July 1, 2026 (P.L. 2026, c. 24). Payment on the portal is by credit card or eCheck. Online filings are not expedited.
Check it: New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise ServicesStatute
The Revised Uniform LLC Act is N.J.S.A. 42:2C. Fee references in the schedule point to N.J.S.A. 42:2C-2. A professional practice may use a professional LLC under the same act.
Check it: New Jersey LegislatureWhat the packages add
Starter is the certificate, a name check and a digital copy. Pro adds an EIN, an operating agreement and a calendar for the anniversary-month annual report. Complete adds the corporate kit.
Check it: New Jersey business portalAnnual report: last day of the anniversary month
New Jersey annual reports are filed online only and are due on the last day of the anniversary month of formation or authorization. The registered agent is sent a reminder 60 days before that date. The state fee is $75 for an LLC, for-profit corporation, LP or LLP, and $30 for a nonprofit. Expediting is not available for the annual report.
Check it: New Jersey business portalMulti-member tax filing fee
An LLC with more than two owners and New Jersey-source income pays a partnership filing fee of $150 per owner on NJ-1065, plus a 50 percent prepayment. The fee is capped at $250,000. That is a tax filing, separate from the $100 formation fee.
Check it: New Jersey Division of TaxationWhat the $100 covers, and what it does not
The $100 is the certificate of formation under N.J.S.A. 42:2C. The published fee is the amount on the Division of Revenue schedule. It does not include the $75 annual report, a county trade name, or NJ-REG.
Owners above two, with New Jersey-source income, also budget the $150-per-owner NJ-1065 filing fee plus a 50 percent prepayment. That tax fee is capped at $250,000 and is not part of the formation checkout.
Source: www.nj.gov
Form a New Jersey LLC: questions
On the last day of the anniversary month. An LLC formed in March files by the last day of March in the following year, and each March after that.
Check it: New Jersey business portalNo. Expedited service is over the counter only. Online portal filings are not expedited.
Check it: New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise ServicesYes. Formation and foreign authorization are filed on the New Jersey online business portal, by credit card or eCheck. Annual reports, registered-agent changes, reinstatement and closing are filed on the annual reports and change portal. Our fee is only for preparing and submitting the filing for you.
Check it: New Jersey business portalReady when you are, New Jersey.
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits New Jersey filings for owners. We are not the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services and we do not give legal advice. Every state and county charge passes through at the amount that office bills, and anyone can file on the state's own portal for no service fee.