New Jersey business search, kept by the Treasury.
New Jersey files its companies where few think to look: the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, inside the Treasury. Every entity owes a $75 annual report by the last day of its anniversary month, and the state is patient in a dangerous way: no late fee, no warning letters, until two missed years in a row revoke the charter.
Checking a name for your new company? We search the state record properly, with the near-misses that cause rejections.
Search the way that matches what you already know
Drop the designator: "Acme Holdings" returns more than "Acme Holdings LLC". The state search matches from the start of the name, so lead with the first word, and remember sound-alike spellings are separate records. Have us run the name check →
New Jersey assigns a ten-digit Entity ID at formation. An exact-match search on it pulls one record with its full filing history, which is what you want when half the companies in the state share a word with their neighbors. Verify an exact entity with us →
Every New Jersey entity names a registered agent on the public record, which is how process servers, and the curious, find companies. It is also why founders who value privacy put a professional agent there instead of themselves. See how agents appear on the record →
Status, principal address, registered agent, and the filing history, including the original formation documents. Public, free, and current, which is exactly why counterparties will read yours before they sign.
No late fee sounds kind, revocation is not
The annual report is $75, due the last day of your anniversary month, filed with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services. There is no late fee, and that is the trap: nothing stings at month one, then two consecutive missed years revoke the charter, and the way back is every overdue report plus reinstatement and a tax clearance certificate.
What you found decides what you do next
Clear so far is not the same as available. Run a proper availability check covering New Jersey entities and alternate names, then file the New Jersey LLC while it is clean.
File the overdue year now, while it is one $75 filing and not a revocation case, then put the anniversary month on a calendar that watches itself.
Match the legal name on your contract to the record exactly, confirm standing the day you sign, and read the filing history. For anything with money on it, order a certificate of standing, the state-sealed version of "they are real."
Revoked, without a single late notice on file
Their pitch said twelve years in business. The record said Revoked: two anniversary months missed, no late fees, because New Jersey does not send any. They reinstated with back reports and a tax clearance before we signed. The state never chased them. Our search did.
Representative composite drawn from customer outcomes.
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Is "Garden State Provisions" taken in New Jersey?
Why is my LLC not at the New Jersey Secretary of State?
I missed one annual report. What do I actually owe?
Whatever you found, the platform runs it
Every state's record, one guide per state
Name AvailabilityDistinguishable is not the same as safe, check properly
Registered AgentA New Jersey address that never misses a service of process
Compliance CalendarYour deadlines tracked, so the record stays boring
CRMThe counterparties you vet become the clients you keep
Business BankingOpen the account the day your filing comes back
New Jersey, from search to filed
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What is the New Jersey Secretary of State business search?
It is what most people call the public New Jersey company lookup, though the registry actually lives at the Treasury’s Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services. The record shows an entity’s name, status, registered agent, and filing history. We run New Jersey searches for you and interpret what the results mean for your plans.
How do I search for a business in New Jersey?
You search the New Jersey record online by name or by the entity’s ten-digit Entity ID. Results show status and basic details but not everything, ownership is often private. We run the New Jersey search and explain what it does and does not reveal about a given entity.
Can I check if a business name is available in New Jersey?
Yes, the search is the first step: you look for existing New Jersey entities and alternate names that are the same or confusingly close, though availability finally depends on the state’s naming rules, so a quick search is not a guarantee. We do a proper New Jersey availability check before you commit to a name and branding.
How do I confirm a company is in good standing in New Jersey?
The record shows a status, but New Jersey’s quiet system means Active alone is not proof of anything. For official confirmation third parties want a Certificate of Good Standing, called a standing certificate here. We can pull the status and order the certificate when a deal or lender needs proof.
What does a New Jersey business file every year?
A $75 annual report, due the last day of the anniversary month, filed with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services. There is no late fee, but two consecutive missed years revoke the charter, and the way back costs every overdue report plus reinstatement and a tax clearance. We file it on time so the quiet trap never springs.
Why can’t I find my own business in the New Jersey search?
Common reasons: it was just filed and not yet indexed, the name is slightly different, or two missed reports ended in revocation and the entity dropped from default results. We check the New Jersey record, confirm your status, and fix anything, like a revocation needing reinstatement, that is keeping you from appearing correctly.
How do I find out who owns an LLC in New Jersey?
Sometimes you can, sometimes you cannot. New Jersey filings list a registered agent and whoever signs the documents, but members of an LLC do not have to appear, so true owners can stay off the public record. If privacy matters for your own filing, that structure plus identity & privacy is how founders stay unlisted.
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