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New Jersey LLC vs Delaware LLC with New Jersey registration
Forming in New Jersey costs $100; forming in Delaware costs $110 and then New Jersey charges $100 to register it, so $210 to start.
Line by line
| State fee | LLC formed in New Jersey | LLC formed in Delaware, registered in New Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| Formation in Delaware | None | $110 |
| Formation in New Jersey | $100 | None |
| New Jersey foreign registration | None | $100 |
| Delaware yearly filing, two years | None | $800 |
| New Jersey yearly filing, two years | $150 | $150 |
| Two years of state fees | $250 | $1,160 |
Over two years the Delaware route costs $910 more in state fees than forming at home.
State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.
If you register in New Jersey
Mainstay Filing prepares the New Jersey registration (Application for certificate of authority (Public Records Filing, entity type FLC)) for $199 plus the state fee, with the registered agent included for the first year. The 3 services we rank for New Jersey are on the New Jersey page.
Where the numbers come from
Delaware: formation and yearly filing from Delaware’s own pages. New Jersey: foreign registration and yearly filing from the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury and the sources on the New Jersey page.