Alabama

Foreign registration · Form 40

Alabama Corporation Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

To do business in New Hampshire, a corporation formed in Alabama registers there on Form 40, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire may ask for Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division using your Alabama records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Alabama and New Hampshire side by side

	Alabama formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	Form 40, Application for Certificate of Authority for Profit Foreign Corporation
State fee	$25	$102 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due		April 1
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

From Alabama to New Hampshire, step by step

We prepare and file Form 40
It lists us as your New Hampshire registered agent, next to your Alabama name and formation date. If New Hampshire wants the Alabama certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Alabama corporation is registered with New Hampshire.

Will your Alabama name work for New Hampshire?

We check your exact Alabama name against New Hampshire's records before filing.

Agents: New Hampshire and Alabama

Alabama and New Hampshire both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Alabama; ours takes New Hampshire's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Alabama and New Hampshire

Alabama wants the Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) every year; New Hampshire wants the Annual Report every year ($100). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Alabama files Form FLLC-1 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Alabama's Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Hampshire company in Alabama

A corporation formed in New Hampshire that registers with Alabama files Alabama's registration (no form number) with $184 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Alabama owners ask about New Hampshire

Does my Alabama company need to register in New Hampshire?

Yes, once an Alabama business operates there; New Hampshire registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: New Hampshire issues one to Alabama corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the New Hampshire registration cost?

$301 at checkout; New Hampshire may also want Alabama's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and New Hampshire?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and New Hampshire's report ($100).

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

An Alabama company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

Yes: the Alabama registered agent stays, and ours covers New Hampshire for year one.

Can I form a new New Hampshire corporation instead?

Yes, but Alabama keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100), and the original keeps Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT).

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

Alabama companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal of a For-Profit Foreign Corporation; until then, New Hampshire's report stays due alongside Alabama's filings.

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