Minnesota

Foreign registration · no form number

New Hampshire Corporation Foreign Registration in Minnesota

To do business in Minnesota, a corporation formed in New Hampshire registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $220 in state fees. Minnesota may ask for New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your New Hampshire records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

New Hampshire vs Minnesota: the paperwork

	New Hampshire formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Corporation or Cooperative Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$5	$220 at order (filing fee $200 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Annual Renewal, $115, every year
Due	April 1	December 31
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

From New Hampshire to Minnesota, step by step

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

Will your New Hampshire name work for Minnesota?

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

Your Minnesota agent and the New Hampshire one

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

Yearly filings: Minnesota and New Hampshire

Each year your corporation files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Hampshire plus Minnesota comes to $364 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Minnesota

An LLC formed in New Hampshire files its own registration with Minnesota ($205 in state fees; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Minnesota company in New Hampshire

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

Questions New Hampshire owners ask about Minnesota

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a New Hampshire business operates there; Minnesota law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Minnesota issues one to New Hampshire corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does the Minnesota registration cost?

$419 at checkout; Minnesota may also want New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days, plus time for New Hampshire's certificate if Minnesota asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Minnesota?

$364 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $100 to New Hampshire and $115 to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

A New Hampshire company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Minnesota can add a penalty of $100 for each month and a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Minnesota corporation instead?

Yes, but New Hampshire keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee), and the original keeps New Hampshire's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

New Hampshire companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Corporation; until then, Minnesota's report stays due alongside New Hampshire's filings.

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