Foreign registration · Form 40

North Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

A corporation formed in North Dakota that wants to do business in New Hampshire files Form 40, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire may ask for North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division using your North Dakota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

North Dakota vs New Hampshire: the paperwork

	North Dakota formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Form 40, Application for Certificate of Authority for Profit Foreign Corporation
State fee	$20	$102 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	August 1	April 1
Late yearly filing	$20 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

How North Dakota companies register with New Hampshire

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

Will your North Dakota name work for New Hampshire?

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

Agents: New Hampshire and North Dakota

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

Yearly filings: New Hampshire and North Dakota

Each year your corporation files North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Dakota plus New Hampshire comes to $274 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to New Hampshire

An LLC formed in North Dakota files Form FLLC-1 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Hampshire into North Dakota

A corporation formed in New Hampshire that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $145 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: North Dakota to New Hampshire

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

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$301 at checkout; New Hampshire may also want North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

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

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

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

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

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Hampshire corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

North Dakota 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 Dakota's filings.

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