How to form an LLC in New Jersey for $0 service fee.
New Jersey state filing fee is $125. Standard processing is 1 to 3 business days. We file Articles of Organization with the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, obtain your EIN, file your BOI report with FinCEN, and provide New Jersey Registered Agent service free for the first year.
Why entrepreneurs file an LLC in New Jersey.
Densest US state. Heavy pharma cluster (Merck, J&J, BMS, Bayer, Pfizer all have major NJ operations). Heavy regulation. State income tax up to 10.75%.
Where New Jersey businesses are based.
You can form your New Jersey LLC from any of these metros (or anywhere in the state). Most founders form in the state where they live and operate.
The New Jersey formation rules at a glance.
- $125 filing fee, $75 annual report
- Processing: 1 to 3 business days ($50 expedited)
- Filed with the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in Trenton
- Top industries: Pharmaceuticals (Big Pharma cluster), Financial services, Logistics (Port Newark)
Our take Form here if you operate in New Jersey. Reasonable formation cost; high ongoing tax burden but the economy and density justify it for many.
Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services processes LLC formations from Trenton. We file your Articles of Organization electronically with this office. Annual report obligation: $75 annual report.
FILED ELECTRONICALLY · 1 TO 3 BUSINESS DAYSFree with your New Jersey LLC formation.
Starter is genuinely $0. We pass through the $state New Jersey state fee at cost. Everything below is included free.
- Articles filed with the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, our service fee $0
- IRS EIN application (Form SS-4) filed for you
- New Jersey-specific Operating Agreement or Bylaws template
- New Jersey Registered Agent service: first year free, then $99/year
- Basic New Jersey compliance calendar (annual report dates)
- Document storage, 5 GB
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BOI filing $249 · S-Corp election $99 · Annual report filing $149 + state fee · Foreign qualification $149/state · Trademark $249/class + USPTO fee · Custom Operating Agreement $199 · Expedited state filing state fee + $50 service. Full add-on pricing →
From form to filed in New Jersey, in four steps.
New Jersey vs neighbors.
If you can operate from multiple states, here is how New Jersey compares.
New Jersey business resources beyond formation.
After you file, these New Jersey-specific organizations help with mentoring, funding, exporting, and growth.
The File.Business Promise
If we miss a filing deadline on a service you pay us to manage, we pay the state penalty. If you change your mind in the first 60 days, we refund our service fee in full. Your data stays yours, always.
New Jersey-specific LLC questions.
Why so much pharma in NJ?
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What is a New Jersey Registered Agent?
What about BOI reporting for my New Jersey LLC?
Start your New Jersey LLC in 5 minutes.
Tell us a few details. We file with the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, obtain your EIN, file your BOI, and set up your New Jersey Registered Agent.
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LLCs we have formed in New Jersey.
On the $129/yr Compliance Annual Filings plan, we cover state late fees.
When you autofile your annual report through the $129/yr plan and we miss the deadline, we pay the state's late fee. The guarantee applies to that specific plan and the filings it includes. Other File.Business services are billed at the prices on this page.