N.J. Department of Treasury - Division of Revenue, On-Line Inquiry

On-Line Business Registration Certificate Service

To verify the registration status of your business and obtain a Business Registration Certificate, enter the Name Control and one of the following: Taxpayer Identification Number; or Business Entity Identification Number. We will verify whether your business is registered and if so, generate an online, printable Business Registration Certificate.

If you wish to validate a previously issued Business Registration Certificate, enter the Name Control and Certificate Number for the BRC. We will indicate whether the Business Registration Certificate is valid.

If you are a registered unincorporated contractor and need proof of registration with the Division of Revenue, you will need to obtain a Business Registration Certificate.

*Name Control: (required) Enter the first four characters of your business name or trade name. If the business name is less than 4 characters, finish the field with hyphens (-). Do NOT enter spaces, slashes or any other special characters except** an ampersand (&) or the hyphen (-).
Taxpayer ID (Federal Employer ID Number): Your Taxpayer Identification (FEIN) must be twelve digits long. Enter the first nine digits followed by three zeroes (000), or if you have a three digit suffix, enter the suffix after the first nine digits. Do NOT enter spaces, dashes or slashes.
Business Entity ID: This is the ten-digit ID assigned to all corporations, LLC's and limited partnerships. Enter all ten digits, including leading zeros. Do NOT enter spaces, dashes or slashes. If your business is a General Partnership or Proprietorship, this search field is not applicable.
Certificate Number: This number, sometimes called the "Sequence Number", is the unique ID assigned to each business registration certificate. It may prove useful for authenticating a previously issued business registration certificate. The Certificate Number must be seven digits long. Do NOT enter spaces, dashes or slashes. This option will only validate a previously issued Business Registration Certificate, it will not generate a new certificate.