Foreign registration · Form 40

Louisiana Corporation Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

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

Louisiana and New Hampshire side by side

	Louisiana formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	Louisiana 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	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	sos.la.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $30, every year	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary of the date of incorporation	April 1
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

From Louisiana to New Hampshire, step by step

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

Your Louisiana name and New Hampshire's rules

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

Your New Hampshire agent and the Louisiana one

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

Yearly filings: New Hampshire and Louisiana

Each year your corporation files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Louisiana plus New Hampshire comes to $279 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Louisiana files Form FLLC-1 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Hampshire into Louisiana

A corporation formed in New Hampshire that registers with Louisiana files Form 326 with $160 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Louisiana owners ask about New Hampshire

Does my Louisiana company need to register in New Hampshire?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and New Hampshire?

$279 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $30 to Louisiana and $100 to New Hampshire for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

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

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Hampshire corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

Louisiana 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 Louisiana's filings.

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