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Forming an LLC in New Jersey from outside the United States.
Here's what New Jersey charges to form and keep a company, what it asks for every year, and what its public record shows about you. You'll also get a straight answer on whether a founder abroad should form here at all.
See why founders abroad choose Wyoming The New Jersey figures
01The figures
What does a New Jersey LLC cost to form and keep?
State fees for a domestic LLC filed online, checked against the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services in September 2026.
- Filing fee
- $100
- Recurring charge
- $75 a year
- Processing
- Online filings are usually approved within a few business days
- Five-year state cost
- $400
$125 until 30 June 2026
By the last day of the month the LLC was formed in, each year starting the year after
As the state publishes it
The filing fee and every state charge due in the first five years
State income tax
New Jersey taxes an owner's share of profit earned in New Jersey. An LLC taxed as a partnership with New Jersey income and more than two owners also pays a filing fee for each owner, and a company with no New Jersey business owes neither.
The public record
The annual report must name the managers, or the managing members, with an address for each, and it's public.
Checked September 2026 against the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services. If a figure here has changed, email us and we'll correct it.
02The straight answer
Should a founder abroad form in New Jersey?
New Jersey cut its filing fee to $100 in July 2026, and the annual report is $75, so it's middling on cost. What it doesn't offer is privacy. Every annual report has to name the managers or managing members, with their addresses, and that goes on the public record. A business that will operate in New Jersey has to register there anyway. For a founder abroad who won't, Wyoming costs a little less and leaves your name off.
New Jersey is right anyway when
- You'll have staff, an office, a warehouse or property in the state
- A bank, a marketplace or a licensing body has told you the company must be formed in this state
| New Jersey | WyomingWe file here | DelawareWe file here | |
|---|---|---|---|
| To file | $100 | $102.40 | $110 |
| Every year | $75 a year | $60 a year | $400 a year |
| Five years | $400 | $342.40 | $1,710 |
| Owners public | Yes | No | No |
| State income tax | New Jersey taxes an owner's share of profit earned in New Jersey | No personal or corporate income tax | No Delaware income tax on a company that doesn't do business in Delaware |
03What we would file instead
The same company, in Wyoming.
A Wyoming LLC costs $102.40 to file, keeps owners off the public record, and is the state banks and payment processors are used to seeing from founders abroad. Here's the whole first year, from the same price list checkout uses.
| WYOMING | Starter | StandardMost chosen | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our feeCharged once, when you confirm | $289 | $499 | $1,299 |
| Wyoming filing feePaid to the state, passed through at cost | $102.40 | $102.40 | Included |
| Due on the dayBefore any extras you choose | $391.40 | $601.40 | $1,299 |
| Then, every yearOur registered agent renewal and Wyoming's yearly charge | $179 | $309 | $1,059 |
Extras are optional and asked one at a time, each with its price. Filing yours ahead of our next batch costs $75. We email you before anything renews.
04Questions
Questions about a New Jersey LLC.
If yours is not here, email us at [email protected] before you order.
$100 for the certificate of formation, down from $125 since 1 July 2026. After that, the annual report costs $75 and is due by the end of the month the LLC was formed in, every year starting the year after.
Yes. New Jersey, like every state, doesn't require an LLC's owners to be US citizens or residents. It does require a registered agent with a street address in New Jersey. Its recurring filing is due by the last day of the month the LLC was formed in, each year starting the year after.
It costs $100 to file, and then $75 a year. Over five years that comes to $400 in state charges. A Wyoming LLC costs $342.40 over the same five years.
No. We file in Wyoming and Delaware only. For a founder outside the US, they're the two states worth being in, and we'd rather know two states well than fifty a little. If your business will have staff, an office, stock or property in New Jersey, it'll need to register there whichever state formed it, and we'll tell you so before you order.
05Every state
Every other state, with its figures.
Each state's filing fee and recurring charge, as published in September 2026. New Jersey is highlighted.
Ready when you are
Form it in the state that suits you.
Most founders abroad choose Wyoming for an LLC, or Delaware for a corporation that will raise money. The order form explains the trade-off where you choose.