New Jersey LLC Information

Form a New Jersey LLC and you protect your assets with the limited liability of a corporation while enjoying the simplified pass through taxation of a partnership.

The formation and registering of LLCs in New Jersey is handled by the New Jersey Secretary of State. You can contact them at:

New Jersey Secretary of State

If you do not incorporate your New Jersey business, you could be held personally liable for business debts and lawsuits. Incorporate a New Jersey LLC and protect your personal assets from business debts and judgments.

Another advantage when you incorporate a New Jersey business as an LLC is that you gain enhanced credibility with suppliers, potential business partners, and customers. A business that has gone through the steps to properly register thems with the state is perceived as more trustworthy, stable, and one that will be around for the long term.

New Jersey LLC Filing Fees & Annual Reports

New Jersey has reasonable filing fee of $125. Fees are payable by check, money order, and credit card (if incorporated online).

File NJ Articles of Organization

New Jersey requires all limited liability companies to file annual registration. The fee is $50 for LLCs.

New Jersey LLC Name Requirements

Your corporate name must end with the words, “limited company ” or “limited liability company” or an appropriate abbreviation such as LLC.

Your corporate name must be distinguishable from any other corporate or LLC names on file at New Jersey's Secretary of State's office.

Check to see if your New Jersey LLC's name is already taken.


Member/Manager Information

Minimum Number - one or more
Members/Managers- Until recently, New Jersey required two members to be listed in the Articles of Organization; now, New Jersey permits single-member LLCs
Age Requirements - none specified
Articles of Organization must be signed by the organizers of the LLC.

Registered Agent

The registered agent may be an individual resident in this state or a domestic or foreign LLC authorized to transact business in New Jersey. The registered agent must have a street address (and the mailing address if different from the street address) of the registered office, which cannot be a post office box. Rural routes are sufficient.

Download the form from the New Jersey Secretary of State website and mail to:

New Jersey Department of the Treasury
Division of Revenue/Corporate Filing Unit
PO Box 308
Trenton, NJ 08646-0308

The basic filing fee for Public Business Record Filing is $125 for domestic and foriegn LLCs.

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