Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 40

Rhode Island Corporation Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

To do business in New Hampshire, a corporation formed in Rhode Island registers there on Form 40, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire may ask for Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division using your Rhode Island records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Rhode Island vs New Hampshire: the paperwork

	Rhode Island formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Form 40, Application for Certificate of Authority for Profit Foreign Corporation
State fee	$22	$102 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	sos.ri.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	May 1	April 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

From Rhode Island to New Hampshire, step by step

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

Will your Rhode Island name work for New Hampshire?

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

Agents: New Hampshire and Rhode Island

New Hampshire calls it a registered agent; Rhode Island says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Rhode Island; ours takes New Hampshire's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: New Hampshire and Rhode Island

Each year your corporation files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Rhode Island plus New Hampshire comes to $299 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Rhode Island files Form FLLC-1 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Hampshire company in Rhode Island

A corporation formed in New Hampshire that registers with Rhode Island files Form 150 with $319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5). See that filing.

Questions Rhode Island owners ask about New Hampshire

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in New Hampshire?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and New Hampshire?

$299 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Rhode Island and $100 to New Hampshire for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

A Rhode Island company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

Yes: the Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers New Hampshire for year one.

Can I form a new New Hampshire corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island's filings.

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