Starting a Business in Newark, NJ: Licenses, Registrations & Checklist
A step-by-step plan to open a business in Newark: what to file first, what depends on what, and which permits come before opening day. Change the business details to fit yours.
Permits and registrations specific to Newark, NJ
- Municipal business registration — Newark, Essex County, New Jersey · Municipal clerk: Newark / Essex County (city)
- Obtain certificate of occupancy for premises in Newark · Newark (Essex County) building department (city)
- Form the business: New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services
- Register for state taxes: New Jersey Division of Taxation
- Register as an employer: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Startup sequence and prerequisites in Newark
Based on your selections, this plan has 9 steps. What you file first decides what you can do next: later registrations and licenses wait on the ones below.
Do these first
- Maintain a registered agent in New Jersey
- File formation documents with the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services
- Obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN)
Then, once those are done
- Register for and file New Jersey entity-level taxes — after: Obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN)
- Municipal business registration — Newark, Essex County, New Jersey — after: Obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN)
- Obtain certificate of occupancy for premises in Newark — after: Obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN)
Known charges: $75.00 per year.
Total incomplete: some fees unknown
8 of 9 steps have no fee amount in our data. The figures above count only the 1 step with a recorded fee. Check each agency's fee schedule.
Common questions about Newark
The state licenses your industry through its own regulator, and the city and county add local permits. These are the authorities and local items on record for Newark:
- Contractor licensing: New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs (home improvement contractor registration)
- Real estate licensing: New Jersey Real Estate Commission
- Alcohol licensing: New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (with municipal licensing)
- Child care licensing: New Jersey Department of Children and Families
- Health facility licensing: New Jersey Department of Health
- Municipal business registration — Newark, Essex County, New Jersey (Municipal clerk: Newark / Essex County, city)
- Obtain certificate of occupancy for premises in Newark (Newark (Essex County) building department, city)
With your current selections, the licenses and permits are: Municipal business registration — Newark, Essex County, New Jersey; Obtain certificate of occupancy for premises in Newark. Change the industry above to see yours.
Formation comes first; tax, license and employer registrations wait on it. In your plan the first steps are:
- Maintain a registered agent in New Jersey
- File formation documents with the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services
- Obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN)
In your plan for Newark, requirements come from four levels. New Jersey sets formation, state taxes and employer rules; the city and county add local licenses and taxes.
- Federal (2): Obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN); File federal income tax return: Form 1040 with Schedule C
- State (4): Maintain a registered agent in New Jersey; File Annual Report (New Jersey); Register for and file New Jersey entity-level taxes; File the annual unclaimed property holder report (New Jersey)
- City (2): Municipal business registration — Newark, Essex County, New Jersey; Obtain certificate of occupancy for premises in Newark
- Register for unemployment insurance with New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
- Workers' compensation: New Jersey Division of Workers' Compensation. Required when: 1 employee
- NJ Temporary Disability and Family Leave Insurance contributions: applies from 1 employee.
- Register to withhold New Jersey income tax from wages.