Arkansas Corporation Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

To do business in New Hampshire, a corporation formed in Arkansas registers there on Form 40, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire may ask for Arkansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division from your Arkansas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Arkansas vs New Hampshire: the paperwork

	Arkansas formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing	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	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	May 1	April 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

From Arkansas to New Hampshire, step by step

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

Will your Arkansas name work for New Hampshire?

We search New Hampshire's records for Arkansas's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: New Hampshire and Arkansas

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

Yearly filings: New Hampshire and Arkansas

Each year your corporation files Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report ($150) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arkansas plus New Hampshire comes to $399 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arkansas to New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Arkansas files Form FLLC-1 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the LLC filing.

Questions Arkansas owners ask about New Hampshire

Does my Arkansas company need to register in New Hampshire?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register an Arkansas corporation in New Hampshire?

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

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and New Hampshire?

$399 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Arkansas and $100 to New Hampshire for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

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

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Hampshire corporation instead?

Yes, but Arkansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100), and the original keeps Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

Arkansas 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 Arkansas's filings.

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