Foreign registration · Form 40

California Corporation Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

A corporation formed in California that wants to do business in New Hampshire files Form 40, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire may ask for California's Certificate of Status ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division using your California records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What California and New Hampshire each ask for

	California formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Form 40, Application for Certificate of Authority for Profit Foreign Corporation
State fee	$5	$102 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually	April 1
Late yearly filing	$250 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our New Hampshire registered agent

From California to New Hampshire, step by step

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

Will your California name work for New Hampshire?

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

Your New Hampshire agent and the California one

New Hampshire calls it a registered agent; California says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for California; ours takes New Hampshire's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in California and New Hampshire

Each year your corporation files California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). With our $149 registered agent renewal, California plus New Hampshire comes to $274 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, California to New Hampshire

An LLC formed in California files Form FLLC-1 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) ($20) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Hampshire into California

A corporation formed in New Hampshire that registers with California files Form S&DC-S/N with $100 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: California to New Hampshire

Does my California company need to register in New Hampshire?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a California corporation in New Hampshire?

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

What are the yearly costs for California and New Hampshire?

$274 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to California and $100 to New Hampshire for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

A California company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

Yes: the California agent for service of process stays, and ours covers New Hampshire for year one.

Can I form a new New Hampshire corporation instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550).

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

California 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 California's filings.

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