New Hampshire Corporation Foreign Registration in North Carolina

A corporation formed in New Hampshire that wants to do business in North Carolina files Form B-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina may ask for New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division from your New Hampshire records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What New Hampshire and North Carolina each ask for

	New Hampshire formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing	Form B-09, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$5	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	sosnc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	April 1	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

How New Hampshire companies register with North Carolina

We prepare and file Form B-09
It lists us as your North Carolina registered agent, next to your New Hampshire name and formation date. If North Carolina wants the New Hampshire certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your New Hampshire corporation is registered with North Carolina.

Will your New Hampshire name work for North Carolina?

North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Your North Carolina agent and the New Hampshire one

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

Yearly filings: North Carolina and New Hampshire

Each year your corporation files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Hampshire plus North Carolina comes to $274 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to North Carolina

An LLC formed in New Hampshire files Form L-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

The other way: North Carolina into New Hampshire

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

Questions New Hampshire owners ask about North Carolina

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in North Carolina?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$452 at checkout; North Carolina may also want New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days, plus time for New Hampshire's certificate if North Carolina asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and North Carolina?

$274 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $100 to New Hampshire and $25 to North Carolina for the yearly reports.

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new North Carolina corporation instead?

Yes, but New Hampshire keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps New Hampshire's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

New Hampshire companies leave by filing Form L-14 ($25); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside New Hampshire's filings.

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