Foreign registration · Form 40

Wisconsin Corporation Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

A corporation formed in Wisconsin that wants to do business in New Hampshire files Form 40, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire may ask for Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division from your Wisconsin records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Wisconsin vs New Hampshire: the paperwork

	Wisconsin formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Form 40, Application for Certificate of Authority for Profit Foreign Corporation
State fee	$10	$102 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the anniversary of the articles' effective date	April 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

How Wisconsin companies register with New Hampshire

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

Your Wisconsin name and New Hampshire's rules

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

Agents: New Hampshire and Wisconsin

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

Staying in good standing in Wisconsin and New Hampshire

Each year your corporation files Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wisconsin plus New Hampshire comes to $274 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Wisconsin files Form FLLC-1 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Hampshire company in Wisconsin

A corporation formed in New Hampshire that registers with Wisconsin files Form 21 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Wisconsin owners ask about New Hampshire

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in New Hampshire?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and New Hampshire?

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

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

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

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Hampshire corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin's filings.

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