Foreign registration · Form 40

Illinois Corporation Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

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

Illinois vs New Hampshire: the paperwork

	Illinois formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	Illinois 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	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	ilsos.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05), $75, every year	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	April 1
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

From Illinois to New Hampshire, step by step

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

Will your Illinois name work for New Hampshire?

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

Agents: New Hampshire and Illinois

Illinois and New Hampshire both call it a registered agent. New Hampshire papers come to us; Illinois's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: New Hampshire and Illinois

Each year your corporation files Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) ($75) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Illinois plus New Hampshire comes to $324 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Illinois files Form FLLC-1 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Illinois's Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) ($75) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the LLC filing.

Questions Illinois owners ask about New Hampshire

Does my Illinois company need to register in New Hampshire?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and New Hampshire?

$324 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to Illinois and $100 to New Hampshire for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

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

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Hampshire corporation instead?

Yes, but Illinois keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100), and the original keeps Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05).

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

Illinois 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 Illinois's filings.

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