Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Iowa LLC Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Iowa that wants to do business in New Hampshire files Form FLLC-1, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire asks nothing of Iowa here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division using your Iowa records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Iowa and New Hampshire side by side

	Iowa formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	Iowa Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form FLLC-1, Application for Registration as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$102 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Iowa: online as a printable PDF right after payment	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	sos.iowa.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $30, every two years	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	April 1 of odd-numbered years	April 1
Agent	Your Iowa registered agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

From Iowa to New Hampshire, step by step

We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It names us as your New Hampshire registered agent, with your Iowa name and formation date. No Iowa paperwork holds up the New Hampshire filing. Once New Hampshire approves it, the Iowa company can do business there.

Your Iowa name and New Hampshire's rules

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

Agents: New Hampshire and Iowa

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

Yearly filings: New Hampshire and Iowa

Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30); New Hampshire wants the Annual Report every year ($100). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Iowa to New Hampshire

A corporation formed in Iowa files Form 40 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same). After that come Iowa's Biennial Report ($60) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the corporation filing.

Registering a New Hampshire company in Iowa

An LLC formed in New Hampshire that registers with Iowa files Form 635_0010 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Iowa owners ask about New Hampshire

Does my Iowa company need to register in New Hampshire?

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

How much does the New Hampshire registration cost?

$301 at checkout, with nothing to pay Iowa.

Do I need Iowa's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Iowa and New Hampshire?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Iowa's report ($30, every two years) and New Hampshire's report ($100).

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

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

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Hampshire LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

Iowa 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 Iowa's filings.

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