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New Jersey LLC vs Nevada LLC with New Jersey registration

Forming in New Jersey costs $100; forming in Nevada costs $425 and then New Jersey charges $100 to register it, so $525 to start.

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State feeLLC formed in New JerseyLLC formed in Nevada, registered in New Jersey
Formation in NevadaNone$425
Formation in New Jersey$100None
New Jersey foreign registrationNone$100
Nevada yearly filing, two yearsNone$700
New Jersey yearly filing, two years$150$150
Two years of state fees$250$1,375

Over two years the Nevada route costs $1,125 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

Nevada: formation and yearly filing from Nevada’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.