Foreign registration · Form FBE

New Hampshire Corporation Foreign Registration in Kentucky

A corporation formed in New Hampshire that wants to do business in Kentucky files Form FBE, with $90 in state fees. Kentucky needs nothing from New Hampshire: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings from your New Hampshire records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What New Hampshire and Kentucky each ask for

	New Hampshire formed here	Kentucky registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity)
State fee	$5	$90 at order
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed with Kentucky
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	web.sos.ky.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Annual Report, $15, every year
Due	April 1	On or before June 30
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Kentucky registered agent

How New Hampshire companies register with Kentucky

We prepare and file Form FBE
It names us as your Kentucky registered agent, with your New Hampshire name and formation date. No New Hampshire paperwork holds up the Kentucky filing. Once Kentucky approves it, the New Hampshire company can do business there.

Your New Hampshire name and Kentucky's rules

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

Agents: Kentucky and New Hampshire

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

Yearly filings: Kentucky and New Hampshire

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

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Kentucky

An LLC formed in New Hampshire files Form FBE with Kentucky ($90 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Kentucky into New Hampshire

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

Common questions: New Hampshire to Kentucky

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Kentucky?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Kentucky registration cost?

$289 at checkout, with nothing to pay New Hampshire.

Do I need New Hampshire's certificate of good standing?

No, Kentucky takes Form FBE without it.

How long does the Kentucky registration take?

Kentucky's standard processing takes up to 3 business days; nothing comes from New Hampshire first.

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Kentucky?

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

Does Kentucky require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kentucky corporation instead?

Yes, but New Hampshire keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15), and the original keeps New Hampshire's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Kentucky later?

New Hampshire companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Business Entity); until then, Kentucky's report stays due alongside New Hampshire's filings.

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