Foreign registration · Form 40

Iowa Corporation Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

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

Iowa vs New Hampshire: the paperwork

	Iowa formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	Iowa Certificate of Existence	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	Iowa: online as a printable PDF right after payment	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	sos.iowa.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $60, every two years	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	April 1 of even-numbered years	April 1
Agent	Your Iowa registered agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

From Iowa to New Hampshire, step by step

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

Will your Iowa name work for New Hampshire?

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

Agents: New Hampshire and Iowa

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

Yearly filings: New Hampshire and Iowa

Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60); New Hampshire wants the Annual Report every year ($100). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Iowa to New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Iowa files Form FLLC-1 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Iowa's Biennial Report ($30) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Hampshire company in Iowa

A corporation formed in New Hampshire that registers with Iowa files Form 635_0110A with $100 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Iowa to New Hampshire

Does my Iowa company need to register in New Hampshire?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Hampshire registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Iowa and New Hampshire?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Iowa's report ($60, every two years) and New Hampshire's report ($100).

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

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

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Hampshire corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

Iowa 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 Iowa's filings.

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