When exactly is my New Jersey LLC annual report due?

Your New Jersey LLC annual report is due every year on the last day of the month in which your formation was completed, not on a calendar-year basis. If you formed your LLC in March 2024, the report is due to the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services by March 31, 2025, and by the end of March each year after that. The filing fee is $75, submitted through the Division's online annual report service. New Jersey publishes no dollar late penalty for filing late, so there is no stated late fee to add. The real exposure is revocation: Business.NJ.gov states that failure to file can result in the revocation of your business, and the State publishes no fixed number of missed years before that happens. Because this anniversary-month system differs from a fixed statewide deadline, mark your formation month on your business calendar now. Confirm your anniversary month against your formation record, then set a reminder at least two weeks ahead, since the Division publishes no standard processing time for non-expedited filings.

Can I file my New Jersey LLC annual report online?

Yes, you can file your New Jersey LLC annual report entirely online through the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services' annual report service, reachable from nj.gov/treasury/revenue. The report is due on the last day of the month in which your formation was completed, so the window is tied to your own anniversary month rather than a statewide date. The filing fee is $75, payable by card during online submission. You'll need your LLC's name, New Jersey identification number, registered agent details, and principal business address before starting. The portal generates immediate confirmation, eliminating mail delays. Filing online means you avoid paper processing and receive instant verification, which matters for keeping good standing because New Jersey publishes no standard processing time for non-expedited filings. New Jersey publishes no dollar late penalty for a late report, but failure to file can result in revocation of the business. Log into the annual report service using your existing credentials, or create an account if you have not filed online before.

What happens if I file my New Jersey LLC annual report late?

New Jersey does not publish an escalating late-fee schedule for LLC annual reports. There is no stated dollar penalty at 30 days, 60 days, or any other interval, so any tiered penalty table you see quoted for New Jersey is not something the State publishes. The filing itself stays at $75. The consequence is administrative rather than monetary. Business.NJ.gov states that failure to file can result in the revocation of your business, and the State does not publish a specific number of missed years before revocation, so there is no safe grace period to plan around. While the report is outstanding, your standing is at risk, which can block the standing certificate that banks, landlords and licensing bodies ask for. File your annual report on or before the last day of your formation anniversary month through the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services' online service. If your filing is already overdue, submit it now and confirm any reinstatement requirement directly with the Division, since New Jersey does not publish a fixed reinstatement fee for LLCs.

Do I need a New Jersey address to form an LLC in the state?

No, you don't need to be a New Jersey resident to form an LLC, but you must designate a registered agent with a physical New Jersey street address (not a P.O. box) on your Certificate of Formation filed with the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services. The agent must be available during standard business hours to accept legal documents, subpoenas, and official correspondence. You can serve as your own registered agent if you maintain a qualifying New Jersey address, or hire a professional registered agent service, which typically costs $75 to $300 annually. The practical impact for an out-of-state owner is that you either establish a physical presence or pay for a service, and the address matters beyond lawsuits: it is where notices about your anniversary-month annual report land. Without a valid registered agent, you risk missing that report, and failure to file can result in revocation of your business. File your Certificate of Formation through the Division's online portal with a current, verified registered agent address, and confirm that address on each annual report.

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New Jersey LLC Annual Compliance Requirements (2026)

Everything your New Jersey LLC must do to stay in good standing, annual report deadlines, registered agent rules, and state-specific obligations.

First-Year Total$175

Annual Ongoing$75/yr

vs National Avg- $57.13

By Edmond Hui · Last updated: September 23, 2026

New Jersey's LLC costs are moderate and easy to plan for. The Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services charges one flat $100 basic filing fee for a domestic entity's public records filing, the same amount online or on paper, and the recurring charge is a $75 annual report. That puts first-year cost at $175, roughly $57 below the national average. The report is due every year on the last day of the month in which your formation was completed, so the deadline differs for every entity rather than falling on a common statewide date. New Jersey publishes no dollar late penalty for a late report, but Business.NJ.gov warns that failure to file can result in revocation of your business, and the State does not publish a fixed number of missed years before that happens. One charge catches multi-member LLCs off guard: an LLC with more than two owners and New Jersey source income or loss owes the Partnership Filing Fee of $150 per owner, capped at $250,000, plus a prepayment of one half of that amount toward the following year. Single-member and two-member LLCs owe nothing there. New Jersey requires no newspaper publication.

What sets New Jersey apart commercially is its position between New York City and Philadelphia, giving a single headquarters access to two major metropolitan markets. Pharmaceutical, biotechnology and financial services industries create B2B opportunities, and the state's logistics infrastructure supports e-commerce ventures.

Stat card for New Jersey LLC compliance costs: $175 in unavoidable first-year charges and $75 a year after that, −$57.13 against the $232.13 national first-year average. Its annual report costs $75. — First-year total bundles the state filing fee with any report or entity tax due in year one; the recurring figure is what New Jersey costs every year after that. Source: New Jersey's published filing requirements and fee schedule, verified July 2026; national average from MyStateLLC's 50-state compliance dataset.

Annual Report Requirements

Due: Anniversary month

Fee: $75

Frequency: annual

How: Online or mail

Full New Jersey Annual Report Guide →

Registered Agent Requirements

What you need to know about choosing and maintaining a registered agent for your New Jersey LLC in 2026, including the physical-address rule and keeping the agent current on every annual report.

Before you compare paid services: in most states the LLC's owner, or another individual who qualifies, may serve as its registered agent themselves, generally subject to that state's rules on keeping a street address in the state and being available there during normal business hours. A paid service is one way to meet the requirement and not the only one. The New Jersey registered agent requirements set out what New Jersey itself asks.

Registered agent services for New Jersey LLCs

Affiliate disclosure: Northwest Registered Agent, Bizee, ZenBusiness and LegalZoom pay us a commission if you sign up through our link, at no extra cost to you. We list only the registered agent services we have an affiliate relationship with, so this is not a survey of the whole market.

This list is not scored. The four are listed cheapest annual renewal first, and every claim below is about the services listed here rather than the whole market.

Northwest Registered Agent$125/yr renewal
Best for: Privacy-focused owners and anyone who just needs an agent, not a formation bundle
Bizee$149/yr renewal
Best for: A free first year on every plan, renewing at $149/yr, if you're comfortable with the BBB caveat
ZenBusiness$199/yr renewal
Best for: First-time founders forming a new LLC who want phone, email and chat support
LegalZoom$249/yr renewal
Best for: Complex structures that want attorney consultations, which come with LegalZoom's Pro and Premium formation plans rather than this renewal price

Note: Bizee holds a C rating from the BBB and is not accredited. BBB's profile carries a live alert describing a pattern of complaints about unexpected charges, difficulty canceling and filing delays, and Bizee has posted a response to it. We flag this so you can make an informed choice.

Annual renewal is each provider's own standard published rate. Check the current terms at each provider before you buy. The scored ranking, and the formula behind it, is in our full formation services review →

New Jersey Registered Agent Requirements →

Late Filing Penalties

Penalty: No monetary late fee. New Jersey publishes no separate late-filing penalty amount, and the consequence is administrative rather than monetary

New Jersey Late Fee Guide →

New Jersey-Specific Compliance Considerations

Anniversary Month Annual Report Filing

New Jersey requires the $75 annual report every year on the last day of the month in which your business formation was completed, not on a calendar-year basis. That flexibility means you must track your own date, and it means generic December 31 advice does not apply to New Jersey LLCs.

No Published Dollar Late Fee, but Revocation Is Real

New Jersey publishes no flat dollar late penalty for a late annual report, so there is no monthly charge accruing against you. What the State does publish is the consequence: Business.NJ.gov says failure to file can result in the revocation of your business, without naming a fixed number of missed years first. Treat a missed report as urgent rather than assuming a grace period.

The $150 Per Owner Partnership Filing Fee

An LLC with more than two owners and New Jersey source income or loss owes $150 for each individual, trust, estate or entity holding an interest, up to a maximum of $250,000, computed on Form NJ-1065 and remitted with voucher NJ-1065-V. The entity must also prepay one half of the current year's fee toward the following year, so a five-member LLC's first bill is $750 plus a $375 prepayment. Investment clubs are exempt; single-member and two-member LLCs do not owe it.

Formation and Foreign Registration Fees Dropped to $100

A New Jersey law approved June 30, 2026 and effective July 1, 2026 cut the domestic LLC Certificate of Formation fee and the foreign LLC certificate of authority fee from $125 to $100. The DORES fee schedule, updated July 1, 2026, now correctly shows $100 for both. Older guides that still quote $125 have not caught up with the law change.

Registered Agent Requirement

All New Jersey LLCs must maintain a registered agent with a physical address in the state who can accept legal documents during business hours. You can serve as your own registered agent if you have a New Jersey address, or hire a professional service, and you confirm the agent's details on every annual report.

Strategic Market Access

New Jersey LLCs benefit from access to both the New York City and Philadelphia markets without incorporating directly in those metropolitan areas. This geographic advantage is particularly valuable for B2B service companies and logistics operations.

This guide is general information, not legal or tax advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. It reports what each state publishes about filing deadlines, fees, and the consequences of missing them, with the sources this page cites. It cannot tell you what your own company owes: the date turns on when and where you formed, states change these rules between our reviews, and in several states an entity-level tax falls due in a year when no report does. Confirm your own dates with the filing office named on this page before you rely on one here, because the penalty for missing a deadline can be administrative dissolution of the company.

Frequently Asked Questions

: Your New Jersey LLC annual report is due every year on the last day of the month in which your formation was completed, not on a calendar-year basis. If you formed your LLC in March 2024, the report is due to the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services by March 31, 2025, and by the end of March each year after that. The filing fee is $75, submitted through the Division's online annual report service. New Jersey publishes no dollar late penalty for filing late, so there is no stated late fee to add. The real exposure is revocation: Business.NJ.gov states that failure to file can result in the revocation of your business, and the State publishes no fixed number of missed years before that happens. Because this anniversary-month system differs from a fixed statewide deadline, mark your formation month on your business calendar now. Confirm your anniversary month against your formation record, then set a reminder at least two weeks ahead, since the Division publishes no standard processing time for non-expedited filings.
: Yes, you can file your New Jersey LLC annual report entirely online through the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services' annual report service, reachable from nj.gov/treasury/revenue. The report is due on the last day of the month in which your formation was completed, so the window is tied to your own anniversary month rather than a statewide date. The filing fee is $75, payable by card during online submission. You'll need your LLC's name, New Jersey identification number, registered agent details, and principal business address before starting. The portal generates immediate confirmation, eliminating mail delays. Filing online means you avoid paper processing and receive instant verification, which matters for keeping good standing because New Jersey publishes no standard processing time for non-expedited filings. New Jersey publishes no dollar late penalty for a late report, but failure to file can result in revocation of the business. Log into the annual report service using your existing credentials, or create an account if you have not filed online before.
: New Jersey does not publish an escalating late-fee schedule for LLC annual reports. There is no stated dollar penalty at 30 days, 60 days, or any other interval, so any tiered penalty table you see quoted for New Jersey is not something the State publishes. The filing itself stays at $75. The consequence is administrative rather than monetary. Business.NJ.gov states that failure to file can result in the revocation of your business, and the State does not publish a specific number of missed years before revocation, so there is no safe grace period to plan around. While the report is outstanding, your standing is at risk, which can block the standing certificate that banks, landlords and licensing bodies ask for. File your annual report on or before the last day of your formation anniversary month through the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services' online service. If your filing is already overdue, submit it now and confirm any reinstatement requirement directly with the Division, since New Jersey does not publish a fixed reinstatement fee for LLCs.
: No, you don't need to be a New Jersey resident to form an LLC, but you must designate a registered agent with a physical New Jersey street address (not a P.O. box) on your Certificate of Formation filed with the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services. The agent must be available during standard business hours to accept legal documents, subpoenas, and official correspondence. You can serve as your own registered agent if you maintain a qualifying New Jersey address, or hire a professional registered agent service, which typically costs $75 to $300 annually. The practical impact for an out-of-state owner is that you either establish a physical presence or pay for a service, and the address matters beyond lawsuits: it is where notices about your anniversary-month annual report land. Without a valid registered agent, you risk missing that report, and failure to file can result in revocation of your business. File your Certificate of Formation through the Division's online portal with a current, verified registered agent address, and confirm that address on each annual report.

Sources

Each entry below is a document recorded in our verified New Jersey sources, and each entry says what the document is. Some statutory text is read from an accurate mirror rather than from the state's own host, and those say so. Where we hold the citation but no stable public link, the citation is printed on its own rather than pointed at a guessed address.

New Jersey law: P.L.2026, c.24 (filing fee change)
New Jersey statute: N.J.S.A. 42:2C-93 (LLC filing fees)
nj.gov/treasury/revenue/New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services: business entity filings
business.nj.gov/pages/filings-and-accountingNew Jersey official publication: Annual Report
njportal.com/DOR/AnnualReports/Home/FAQNew Jersey agency guidance: Annual Report
njportal.com/DOR/AnnualReportsNew Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services: file the Annual Report

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Edmond Hui · Founder, MyStateLLC

Edmond Hui is a software engineer and serial entrepreneur based in New York who has founded multiple online businesses across e-commerce, media, and information publishing. Before transitioning into tech, he spent years as a commercial real estate professional closing deals totaling over 100,000 square feet, giving him firsthand experience with business formation and entity structuring. He built MyStateLLC to provide the free, state-specific LLC guidance he wished existed when forming his own companies.