Foreign registration · Form 40

Kentucky Corporation Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

To do business in New Hampshire, a corporation formed in Kentucky registers there on Form 40, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire may ask for Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division using your Kentucky records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Kentucky and New Hampshire each ask for

	Kentucky formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence	Form 40, Application for Certificate of Authority for Profit Foreign Corporation
State fee	$10	$102 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	On or before June 30	April 1
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

How Kentucky companies register with New Hampshire

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

Will your Kentucky name work for New Hampshire?

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

Agents: New Hampshire and Kentucky

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

Yearly filings: New Hampshire and Kentucky

Each year your corporation files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Kentucky plus New Hampshire comes to $264 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Kentucky files Form FLLC-1 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Hampshire into Kentucky

A corporation formed in New Hampshire that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no New Hampshire certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kentucky owners ask about New Hampshire

Does my Kentucky company need to register in New Hampshire?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Hampshire registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and New Hampshire?

$264 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Kentucky and $100 to New Hampshire for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

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

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Hampshire corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

Kentucky 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 Kentucky's filings.

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