Foreign registration · Form 40

Washington Corporation Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

To do business in New Hampshire, a corporation formed in Washington registers there on Form 40, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire may ask for Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division using your Washington records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Washington and New Hampshire side by side

	Washington formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence	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	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	April 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

From Washington to New Hampshire, step by step

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

Your Washington name and New Hampshire's rules

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

Agents: New Hampshire and Washington

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

Yearly filings: New Hampshire and Washington

Each year your corporation files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Washington plus New Hampshire comes to $319 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Washington to New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Washington files Form FLLC-1 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Hampshire company in Washington

A corporation formed in New Hampshire that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Washington to New Hampshire

Does my Washington company need to register in New Hampshire?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Hampshire registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Washington and New Hampshire?

$319 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $70 to Washington and $100 to New Hampshire for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

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

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Hampshire corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

Washington 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 Washington's filings.

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