Foreign registration · Form 40

Connecticut Corporation Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

New Hampshire registers a corporation from Connecticut as a foreign corporation on Form 40, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire may ask for Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($80). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division from your Connecticut records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Connecticut vs New Hampshire: the paperwork

	Connecticut formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Form 40, Application for Certificate of Authority for Profit Foreign Corporation
State fee	$80	$102 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	business.ct.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the first annual report	April 1
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

From Connecticut to New Hampshire, step by step

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

Will your Connecticut name work for New Hampshire?

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

Agents: New Hampshire and Connecticut

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

Yearly filings: New Hampshire and Connecticut

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

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Connecticut files Form FLLC-1 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Hampshire into Connecticut

A corporation formed in New Hampshire that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $385 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Connecticut owners ask about New Hampshire

Does my Connecticut company need to register in New Hampshire?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and New Hampshire?

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

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

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

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Hampshire corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

Connecticut 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 Connecticut's filings.

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