What New Jersey offers instead
What creates it in New Jersey
N.J.S.A. 14A:17-1 et seq. (Professional Service Corporation Act, P.L.1969, c.232); "professional corporation" defined in 14A:17-3(2)
What the name must contain
N.J.S.A. 14A:17-14: the corporate name shall contain the full or last names of one or more of the shareholders, or a name descriptive of the type of professional service, and shall also contain "chartered," "professional association" or "a professional corporation," or the abbreviation "P.A.," "P.C.," "PA," or "PC"; "company," "corporation," "incorporated" or any other corporate indicator is specifically prohibited. A deceased person's name may be used only under the two conditions in 14A:17-14 b.
How do you form a professional corporation in New Jersey instead?
- Form
- NJ Domestic Professional Corporation (PA), filed through New Jersey's Online Business Formation
- Filed with
- New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services
- State fee
- Set by the state, and confirmed with you before anything is filed.
Confirm every shareholder holds a New Jersey licence
A professional corporation is organised for the sole and specific purpose of rendering the same or closely allied professional service as its shareholders, each of whom must be licensed or otherwise legally authorised in New Jersey to render that service.
Use shareholder names or the service, plus P.C. or P.A.
The name must contain the full or last names of one or more shareholders or a name describing the professional service, and also "chartered," "professional association" or "a professional corporation," or "P.A.," "P.C.," "PA" or "PC". "Company," "corporation," "incorporated" or any other corporate indicator is prohibited.
File online as a Domestic Professional Corporation
Use the Division's Online Business Formation service, choose "NJ Domestic Professional Corporation (PA)" as the business type, and pay the filing fee set by the state.
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Source: NJ Online Business Formation: business type selection · NJ Online Business Formation
Provide registered agent details
The Business Formation service requires registered agent information, including an email address to receive registered agent notifications, as part of the filing.
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Register for tax, then file each annual report
After the formation filing, file Form NJ-REG online to register for tax and employer purposes. The annual report is due every year by the last day of the month in which the business was formed, and is filed online with the Division.
Source: DORES: Getting Registered · Business.NJ.gov: Taxes and Annual Report · NJ Online Annual Reports and Change Services
Steps checked against the sources linked under each one on 12 November 2026.
Which occupations does New Jersey treat as professional?
An enumerated list that is expressly open-ended. N.J.S.A. 14A:17-3(1): a professional service is any personal service to the public that requires a license or other legal authorisation and that, before the Act, could not by law be performed by a corporation; 'by way of example and without limiting the generality thereof' certified public accountants, architects, optometrists, ophthalmic dispensers and technicians, professional engineers, land surveyors, land planners, chiropractors, physical therapists, registered professional nurses, psychologists, dentists, osteopaths, physicians and surgeons, doctors of medicine, doctors of dentistry, podiatrists, veterinarians and, subject to the Rules of the Supreme Court, attorneys-at-law. A professional corporation renders 'the same or closely allied professional service' as its shareholders, each licensed in New Jersey (14A:17-3(2)); 'closely allied' is limited to (a) architecture, professional engineering, land surveying and land planning and (b) any branch of medicine and surgery, optometry, opticianry, physical therapy, registered professional nursing, psychology and dentistry (14A:17-3(3)).
Does the agent requirement differ from an ordinary New Jersey LLC’s?
No. New Jersey sets no separate agent requirement for a professional entity — it is the same requirement an ordinary New Jersey LLC files under.
Why New Jersey answers this way
New Jersey has no professional limited liability company. The Division's Online Business Formation service offers, among domestic entities, a Domestic For-Profit Corporation (DP), a Domestic Professional Corporation (PA) and a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), with no professional LLC option. A licensed practice that wants the professional form files a Domestic Professional Corporation. After formation, Form NJ-REG registers the business for tax and employer purposes, and an annual report is due each year by the last day of the formation month.
Verified against the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (www.njportal.com/DOR/BusinessFormation/CompanyInformation/BusinessName) · Statute text: pub.njleg.gov/bills/2014/AL14/79_.HTM · Last updated November 2026. New Jersey only — the rules in this cluster differ by jurisdiction, and this page speaks for no other.