Foreign registration · Form 40

Vermont Corporation Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

New Hampshire registers a corporation from Vermont as a foreign corporation on Form 40, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire may ask for Vermont's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division from your Vermont records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Vermont and New Hampshire each ask for

	Vermont formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	Vermont Certificate of Good Standing	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	Vermont: online as an instant download from the business dashboard	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	sos.vermont.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $60, every year	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	By March 15 for calendar-year corps (within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year	April 1
Agent	Your Vermont registered agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

From Vermont to New Hampshire, step by step

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

Will your Vermont name work for New Hampshire?

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

Your New Hampshire agent and the Vermont one

Vermont and New Hampshire both call it a registered agent. New Hampshire papers come to us; Vermont's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: New Hampshire and Vermont

Each year your corporation files Vermont's Annual Report ($60) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Vermont plus New Hampshire comes to $309 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Vermont to New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Vermont files Form FLLC-1 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Vermont's Annual Report ($45) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Hampshire company in Vermont

A corporation formed in New Hampshire that registers with Vermont files Vermont's registration (no form number) with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions Vermont owners ask about New Hampshire

Does my Vermont company need to register in New Hampshire?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Vermont and New Hampshire?

$309 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Vermont and $100 to New Hampshire for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

A Vermont company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Hampshire corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

Vermont 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 Vermont's filings.

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