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new jersey – Limited Liability Companies

 

General information about the State

 

Nickname: The Garden State

Population: 7,988,000 (29th place)

Area: 8,722 sq miles (47th place)

Admitted to Union: the 18th of December, 1787

Capital City: Trenton (population 88,700)

Other cities: Newark (275,200), Jersey City (228,500)

 

Possible names with example of Alpha

Alpha Limited Liability Company

Alpha L.L.C.

 

The minimum number of members

Two

Company management

LLC is managed by its members unless operating agreement state that LLC is to be managed by one or more managers.

 

If not otherwise provided in the operating agreement, members vote in proportion to their current ownership of the profits interests in the LLC, with approval of members owning more than 50% of profit interests required to take membership action.

 

Managers are elected as provided in the LLC operating agreement.

 

Operating agreement must be in writing.

 

When LLC has nominee members an attorney is appointed to manage LLC on the basis of power of attorney. As a rule, general power of attorney and a restricted one only for the purpose to open bank account are issued by nominee members in favor of company’ beneficial owner or authorized persons.

 

Amendments to Certificate of Formation and Operating Agreement

Amendments to operating agreement are approved as provided in the operating agreement. No statutory rule was found for approval of amendments to the certificate of formation.

Withdrawal of Members

The operating agreement may prohibit a member from resigning from the LLC. If operating agreement is silent on the issue, a member may resign after a minimum of six months’ notice to the LLC and each other member and manager.

 

If not otherwise provided in the operating agreement, a withdrawing member is entitled to receive the fair value of the member’s interest within a reasonable time after withdrawal.

 

Vote to continue LLC after dissociation of member not required. But note, the LLC automatically dissolves 90 days after the date on which the LLC has one remaining member unless a second member is admitted within the 90 days.

Annual Report

 

Each company should present annual report to the Secretary of the State due on the date of registration of the LLC.

 

Taxation

State tax treatment of the company follows IRS classification for federal income tax.

 

Sales tax – 6%