Foreign registration · Form 326

New Hampshire Corporation Foreign Registration in Louisiana

To do business in Louisiana, a corporation formed in New Hampshire registers there on Form 326, with $160 in state fees. Louisiana may ask for New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division using your New Hampshire records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Hampshire vs Louisiana: the paperwork

	New Hampshire formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing	Form 326, Application of Foreign Corporation for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$5	$160 at order
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	sos.la.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Annual Report, $30, every year
Due	April 1	On or before the anniversary of the date authority to do business was issued
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

From New Hampshire to Louisiana, step by step

We prepare and file Form 326
It lists us as your Louisiana registered agent, next to your New Hampshire name and formation date. If Louisiana wants the New Hampshire certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your New Hampshire corporation is registered with Louisiana.

Will your New Hampshire name work for Louisiana?

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

Agents: Louisiana and New Hampshire

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

Yearly filings: Louisiana and New Hampshire

Each year your corporation files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Hampshire plus Louisiana comes to $279 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Louisiana

An LLC formed in New Hampshire files Form 972 with Louisiana ($190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Louisiana into New Hampshire

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

Questions New Hampshire owners ask about Louisiana

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once a New Hampshire business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$359 at checkout; Louisiana may also want New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Louisiana?

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

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

A New Hampshire company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana corporation instead?

Yes, but New Hampshire keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30), and the original keeps New Hampshire's Annual Report.

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

It files Form 40 with $102 in state fees.

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