Foreign registration · Form 40

Nebraska Corporation Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

A corporation formed in Nebraska that wants to do business in New Hampshire files Form 40, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire may ask for Nebraska's Certificate of Good Standing ($6.50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division from your Nebraska records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Nebraska vs New Hampshire: the paperwork

	Nebraska formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	Nebraska Certificate of Good Standing	Form 40, Application for Certificate of Authority for Profit Foreign Corporation
State fee	$6.50	$102 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Nebraska: online as an instant PDF, or on paper by mail in 2 to 3 business days	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	nebraska.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $26, every two years	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	April 1 of each even-numbered year	April 1
Agent	Your Nebraska agent for service of process	Our New Hampshire registered agent

From Nebraska to New Hampshire, step by step

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

Your Nebraska name and New Hampshire's rules

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

Your New Hampshire agent and the Nebraska one

New Hampshire calls it a registered agent; Nebraska says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for Nebraska; ours takes New Hampshire's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: New Hampshire and Nebraska

Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($26); New Hampshire wants the Annual Report every year ($100). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Nebraska to New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Nebraska files Form FLLC-1 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Hampshire into Nebraska

A corporation formed in New Hampshire that registers with Nebraska files Nebraska's registration (no form number) with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5). See that filing.

Common questions: Nebraska to New Hampshire

Does my Nebraska company need to register in New Hampshire?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Hampshire registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Nebraska and New Hampshire?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Nebraska's report ($26, every two years) and New Hampshire's report ($100).

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

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

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

Yes: the Nebraska agent for service of process stays, and ours covers New Hampshire for year one.

Can I form a new New Hampshire corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

Nebraska 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 Nebraska's filings.

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