Alabama

Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Alabama LLC Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

New Hampshire registers an LLC from Alabama as a foreign LLC on Form FLLC-1, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire asks nothing of Alabama here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division from your Alabama records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Alabama vs New Hampshire: the paperwork

	Alabama formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form FLLC-1, Application for Registration as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$102 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due		April 1
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

How Alabama companies register with New Hampshire

We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It names us as your New Hampshire registered agent, with your Alabama name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Alabama first, so the New Hampshire filing can go in right away. Once New Hampshire approves it, the Alabama company can do business there.

Will your Alabama name work for New Hampshire?

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

Agents: New Hampshire and Alabama

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

Yearly filings: New Hampshire and Alabama

Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year; New Hampshire wants the Annual Report every year ($100). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to New Hampshire

A corporation formed in Alabama files Form 40 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same). After that come Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Hampshire into Alabama

An LLC formed in New Hampshire that registers with Alabama files Alabama's registration (no form number) with $184 in state fees; no New Hampshire certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Alabama to New Hampshire

Does my Alabama company need to register in New Hampshire?

Yes, once an Alabama business operates there; New Hampshire does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

How much does it cost to register an Alabama LLC in New Hampshire?

$301 at checkout, with nothing to pay Alabama.

Do I need Alabama's certificate of good standing?

No, New Hampshire takes Form FLLC-1 without it.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and New Hampshire?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and New Hampshire's report ($100).

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

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

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Hampshire LLC instead?

Yes, but Alabama keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102), and the original keeps Alabama's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

Alabama companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Cancellation of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, New Hampshire's report stays due alongside Alabama's filings.

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