Arizona

Foreign registration · Form 40

Arizona Corporation Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

New Hampshire registers a corporation from Arizona as a foreign corporation on Form 40, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire may ask for Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division from your Arizona records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Arizona vs New Hampshire: the paperwork

	Arizona formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	Form 40, Application for Certificate of Authority for Profit Foreign Corporation
State fee	$10	$102 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	Anniversary date of incorporation	April 1
Late yearly filing	$9 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

From Arizona to New Hampshire, step by step

We prepare and file Form 40
It lists us as your New Hampshire registered agent, next to your Arizona name and formation date. If New Hampshire wants the Arizona certificate, it is ordered first. Once New Hampshire approves it, the Arizona company can do business there.

Your Arizona name and New Hampshire's rules

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

Your New Hampshire agent and the Arizona one

New Hampshire calls it a registered agent; Arizona says statutory agent. Your current statutory agent stays for Arizona; ours takes New Hampshire's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Arizona and New Hampshire

Each year your corporation files Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arizona plus New Hampshire comes to $294 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Arizona files Form FLLC-1 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Hampshire into Arizona

A corporation formed in New Hampshire that registers with Arizona files Form C018 with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. See that filing.

Common questions: Arizona to New Hampshire

Does my Arizona company need to register in New Hampshire?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Hampshire registration cost?

$301 at checkout; New Hampshire may also want Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and New Hampshire?

$294 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $45 to Arizona and $100 to New Hampshire for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

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

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

Yes: the Arizona statutory agent stays, and ours covers New Hampshire for year one.

Can I form a new New Hampshire corporation instead?

Yes, but Arizona keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100), and the original keeps Arizona's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

Arizona 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 Arizona's filings.

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