New Jersey — statewide
New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services
In short
New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services issues 5 permits we publish for New Jersey — statewide, last verified 2026-09-03. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Reportonly if it applies to you | New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services | $75 a year; $30 for a nonprofit | annual — due the last day of the entity's anniversary month | 2026-09-03 |
| General Business License — New Jersey Business Action Center Positiononly if it applies to you | New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services | No fee | set by the municipality | 2026-09-03 |
| Certificate of Incorporationonly if it applies to you | New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services | $100 one-time filing | no expiry, but an annual report is due each anniversary month | 2026-09-03 |
| Certificate of Formation (LLC)only if it applies to you | New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services | $100 one-time filing | no expiry, but an annual report is due each anniversary month | 2026-09-03 |
| Business Registration (Form NJ-REG) | New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services | No fee | one-time registration — no renewal | 2026-09-03 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Annual Report
$75 for an LLC and $75 for a corporation — New Jersey is one of the few states that charges both the same. The due date is not a fixed calendar day but the last day of the month you formed in, which is easier to miss than a common deadline. No late fee is prescribed, but the consequence is worse than one: fail to file for two consecutive years and the charter may be voided or the authority to do business revoked. Reinstating costs $75 for an LLC or $95 for a corporation, plus every delinquent report; beyond two years a tax clearance is also required. Filing is online only.
General Business License — New Jersey Business Action Center Position
The state's own new business checklist, from the New Jersey Business Action Center, states that 'certain businesses, professions, or occupations may require additional licensing,' giving the example that 'a physician needs a medical license, a bar needs a liquor license, and a hair salon requires a cosmetology license, but a clothing store requires no additional license.' Under that checklist there is no state general business license fee. What fills the gap is municipal: many towns require a mercantile or other local business license, and the state tells you to check with the municipal clerk. Do not mistake the free Business Registration Certificate for this; it is a public-contracting document, not permission to trade.
Certificate of Incorporation
The same $100 as an LLC, with no share-based component — New Jersey does not price incorporation by authorised capital. A domestic nonprofit pays $50 while a foreign nonprofit pays the full $100. The recurring cost is also identical between the two structures at $75 a year, so New Jersey gives no filing-cost reason to prefer one over the other.
Certificate of Formation (LLC)
$100 as of 2026, down from $125 — a change the Division of Revenue headlines on its own homepage as a new law reducing formation fees, and confirms on two separate pages, one of them stamped 1 July 2026: 'The fee is $100 for all for-profit entities and Foreign Non-Profit corporations.' The widely republished $125 is now wrong. The statute is P.L. 2026, c. 24 — Assembly Bill A-5325 (identical to Senate Bill S-4534), 'Reduces business formation fees,' sponsored by Freiman, Burzichelli and Amato, passed both houses and approved 30 June 2026, per the Legislature's own bill-status page. The bill's codified pamphlet-law text lives only on pub.njleg.gov, a document-hosting subdomain that refuses connections, and that PDF is not quoted here; the citation, sponsors, and approval date above instead rest on three independent primary sources that were reachable — njleg.gov's own bill tracker, the Division of Revenue's fee page, and the Governor's own 30 June 2026 bill-signing announcement, which lists A-5325/S-4534 among that day's signed legislation. A corporation costs the same $100; only a domestic nonprofit is cheaper at $50. Expediting is available over the counter only, from $25 up to $1,000 for one hour. Forming the entity comes first; the free NJ-REG registration follows.
Business Registration (Form NJ-REG)
No fee — the form is stamped no fee required and the Division says so in words. The important correction is what it produces. Filing NJ-REG issues a Business Registration Certificate, which sounds like a license to trade and is not: the Division states it is required only for those doing business with the public sector and with the casino service industry, and its statutory purpose is proof of registration for public contracting. Register at least fifteen business days before you open or before opening an additional location. A business collecting sales tax separately receives a Certificate of Authority from the Division of Taxation, and both certificates must be displayed.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- New Jersey — statewide
- Phone
- (609) 292-9292
- Website
- www.nj.gov/treasury/revenue/
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Governor Sherrill Takes Action on Legislation (posted 6/30/2026) — the Governor's own bill-signing announcement, listing 'A-5325/S-4534 (Freiman/Burzichelli, Amato) - Reduces business formation fees' among that day's signed billsOffice of the Governor of New Jersey · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-18
- New Jersey Business Action Center — new business checklistNew Jersey Business Action Center · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
- New Jersey Division of Revenue — business registration certificate, and what it is actually required forNew Jersey Department of the Treasury · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
- New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services — filing feesNew Jersey Department of the Treasury · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
- New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services — getting registered, updated 1 July 2026New Jersey Department of the Treasury · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
- New Jersey form NJ-REG — business registration application, marked no fee requiredNew Jersey Department of the Treasury · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
- New Jersey Legislature — bill status for A5325 (identical bill S4534), 'Reduces business formation fees,' sponsored by Freiman, Burzichelli and Amato, showing '6/30/2026 Approved P.L.2026, c.24'New Jersey Legislature, Office of Legislative Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-18
Other New Jersey statewide offices
- New Jersey Department of Health, Public Health and Food Protection Program
- New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, Business Licensing Services Bureau
- New Jersey Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors, Division of Consumer Affairs
- New Jersey Department of Children and Families, Office of Licensing
- New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, Drug Control Unit
- New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, Office of Consumer Protection, Regulated Business Section
- New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling, Division of Consumer Affairs
- New Jersey State Board of Examiners of Master Plumbers, Division of Consumer Affairs
- New Jersey State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, Division of Consumer Affairs
New Jersey jurisdictions
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