Foreign registration · Form 40

New York Corporation Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

A corporation formed in New York that wants to do business in New Hampshire files Form 40, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire may ask for New York's Certificate of Status ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division using your New York records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New York and New Hampshire side by side

	New York formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status	Form 40, Application for Certificate of Authority for Profit Foreign Corporation
State fee	$25	$102 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New York: on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	dos.ny.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	During the calendar month of original incorporation, every 2 years	April 1
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

How New York companies register with New Hampshire

We prepare and file Form 40
It names us as your New Hampshire registered agent, with your New York name and formation date. If New Hampshire wants the New York certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your New York corporation is registered with New Hampshire.

Your New York name and New Hampshire's rules

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

Agents: New Hampshire and New York

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

Yearly filings: New Hampshire and New York

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); New Hampshire wants the Annual Report every year ($100). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New York to New Hampshire

An LLC formed in New York files Form FLLC-1 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come New York's Biennial Statement ($9) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Hampshire company in New York

A corporation formed in New Hampshire that registers with New York files Form DOS-1335-f-a with $225 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: New York to New Hampshire

Does my New York company need to register in New Hampshire?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$301 at checkout; New Hampshire may also want New York's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for New York and New Hampshire?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and New Hampshire's report ($100).

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

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

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Hampshire corporation instead?

Yes, but New York keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100), and the original keeps New York's Biennial Statement.

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

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

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