Foreign registration · no form number

New Hampshire Corporation Foreign Registration in Delaware

To do business in Delaware, a corporation formed in New Hampshire registers there on a registration (no form number), with $245 in state fees. Delaware may ask for New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your New Hampshire records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Hampshire vs Delaware: the paperwork

	New Hampshire formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing	Qualification Certificate of a Foreign Corporation (no form number)
State fee	$5	$245 at order
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Foreign Corporation Annual Report, $125, every year
Due	April 1	June 30
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$125 late fee
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

From New Hampshire to Delaware, step by step

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

Your New Hampshire name and Delaware's rules

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Agents: Delaware and New Hampshire

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

Staying in good standing in New Hampshire and Delaware

Each year your corporation files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Hampshire plus Delaware comes to $374 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Delaware

An LLC formed in New Hampshire files its own registration with Delaware ($200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Delaware into New Hampshire

A corporation formed in Delaware that registers with New Hampshire files Form 40 with $102 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions New Hampshire owners ask about Delaware

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Delaware?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Delaware calls it qualification for New Hampshire corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Delaware registration cost?

$444 at checkout; Delaware may also want New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Delaware?

$374 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $100 to New Hampshire and $125 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

Yes: the New Hampshire registered agent stays, and ours covers Delaware for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Delaware corporation instead?

Yes, but New Hampshire keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50), and the original keeps New Hampshire's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

New Hampshire companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal of Foreign Corporation; until then, Delaware's report stays due alongside New Hampshire's filings.

What does a Delaware company file to register in New Hampshire?

It files Form 40 with $102 in state fees.

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