Ohio

Foreign registration · Form 40

Ohio Corporation Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

A corporation formed in Ohio that wants to do business in New Hampshire files Form 40, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire may ask for Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division using your Ohio records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Ohio and New Hampshire each ask for

	Ohio formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing	Form 40, Application for Certificate of Authority for Profit Foreign Corporation
State fee	$5	$102 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due		April 1
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

From Ohio to New Hampshire, step by step

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

Will your Ohio name work for New Hampshire?

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

Agents: New Hampshire and Ohio

New Hampshire calls it a registered agent; Ohio says statutory agent. New Hampshire papers come to us; Ohio's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: New Hampshire and Ohio

Ohio has no annual report for corporations; New Hampshire wants the Annual Report every year ($100). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Ohio files Form FLLC-1 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Hampshire company in Ohio

A corporation formed in New Hampshire that registers with Ohio files Form 530A with $99 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Ohio to New Hampshire

Does my Ohio company need to register in New Hampshire?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register an Ohio corporation in New Hampshire?

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

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and New Hampshire?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and New Hampshire's report ($100).

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

An Ohio company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

Yes: the Ohio statutory agent stays, and ours covers New Hampshire for year one.

Can I form a new New Hampshire corporation instead?

Yes, but Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100), and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

Ohio 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 Ohio's filings.

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