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Starting an LLC in New Jersey: what you should know first

Filing a New Jersey LLC costs $100. The Annual Report costs $75 a year. Our pick is Mainstay Filing; $847 covers three years.

By kind of owner

Side hustle
Quiet-year cost: $274 in year 2 with Mainstay Filing, including the $75 state report in that year.
Online business
Required registered agent. The address has to be a New Jersey street address. A P.O. box can be listed only together with the street address.
Startup
Filing: Certificate of Formation with the New Jersey Secretary of State. Write the operating agreement before you open the bank account.
First-time owner
Report due: Last day of the LLC's anniversary month each year.

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Best LLC formation service in New Jersey for a first-time owner?

Mainstay Filing: $299 in year 1 including the $100 filing fee, $274 in year 2.

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