Foreign registration · no form number

New Hampshire Corporation Foreign Registration in South Dakota

To do business in South Dakota, a corporation formed in New Hampshire registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State using your New Hampshire records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Hampshire vs South Dakota: the paperwork

	New Hampshire formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$750 at order
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	April 1	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

From New Hampshire to South Dakota, step by step

Order the New Hampshire certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from New Hampshire separately; it is not part of our South Dakota order. It comes as a short form ($5) or a long form ($10). South Dakota wants the New Hampshire certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your South Dakota registered agent, next to your New Hampshire name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The New Hampshire certificate comes first; then the South Dakota filing goes in. Once South Dakota approves it, the New Hampshire company can do business there.

South Dakota costs for New Hampshire companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to New Hampshire	$5
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New Hampshire certificate included	$954

South Dakota's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your New Hampshire name work for South Dakota?

If South Dakota's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the New Hampshire company. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: South Dakota and New Hampshire

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

Staying in good standing in New Hampshire and South Dakota

New Hampshire wants the Annual Report every year ($100); South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to South Dakota

An LLC formed in New Hampshire files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and South Dakota's Annual Report ($55). See the LLC filing.

Registering a South Dakota company in New Hampshire

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

Common questions: New Hampshire to South Dakota

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in South Dakota?

Yes, once a New Hampshire business operates there; South Dakota law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$949 at checkout plus $5 to New Hampshire for the Certificate of Good Standing, $954 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: South Dakota wants it ($5), current at filing.

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

South Dakota approves online filings immediately, once New Hampshire's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $50.

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and South Dakota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New Hampshire's report ($100) and South Dakota's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with South Dakota?

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

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will South Dakota accept my New Hampshire name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its New Hampshire name at home.

Can I form a new South Dakota corporation instead?

Yes, but New Hampshire keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files South Dakota's Annual Report, and the original keeps New Hampshire's Annual Report.

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