North Carolina

Foreign registration · Form 40

North Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

To do business in New Hampshire, a corporation formed in North Carolina registers there on Form 40, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire may ask for North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division from your North Carolina records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What North Carolina and New Hampshire each ask for

	North Carolina formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form 40, Application for Certificate of Authority for Profit Foreign Corporation
State fee	$10	$102 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	sosnc.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year	April 1
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

How North Carolina companies register with New Hampshire

We prepare and file Form 40
It lists us as your New Hampshire registered agent, next to your North Carolina name and formation date. If New Hampshire wants the North Carolina certificate, it is ordered first. Once New Hampshire approves it, the North Carolina company can do business there.

Will your North Carolina name work for New Hampshire?

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

Agents: New Hampshire and North Carolina

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

Staying in good standing in North Carolina and New Hampshire

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

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to New Hampshire

An LLC formed in North Carolina files Form FLLC-1 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Hampshire into North Carolina

A corporation formed in New Hampshire that registers with North Carolina files Form B-09 with $253 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: North Carolina to New Hampshire

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

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$301 at checkout; New Hampshire may also want North Carolina's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

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

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

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

A North Carolina company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Hampshire corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

North Carolina 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 North Carolina's filings.

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