Alabama

Foreign registration · no form number

New Hampshire LLC Foreign Registration in Alabama

To do business in Alabama, an LLC formed in New Hampshire registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $184 in state fees. Alabama needs nothing from New Hampshire: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities Division using your New Hampshire records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Hampshire vs Alabama: the paperwork

	New Hampshire formed here	Alabama registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$5	$184 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed online with Alabama
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	sos.alabama.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $102, every year	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	April 1
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Alabama registered agent

From New Hampshire to Alabama, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Alabama registered agent, with your New Hampshire name and formation date. Nothing has to come from New Hampshire first, so the Alabama filing can go in right away. After approval, your New Hampshire LLC is registered with Alabama.

Will your New Hampshire name work for Alabama?

Alabama accepts your New Hampshire name if it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC. If the New Hampshire name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If Alabama's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the New Hampshire company. Alabama can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Alabama and New Hampshire

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

Staying in good standing in New Hampshire and Alabama

New Hampshire wants the Annual Report every year ($102); Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Alabama

A corporation formed in New Hampshire files its own registration with Alabama ($184 in state fees, the same). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Alabama into New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Alabama that registers with New Hampshire files Form FLLC-1 with $102 in state fees; no Alabama certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: New Hampshire to Alabama

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Alabama?

Yes, once a New Hampshire business operates there; Alabama registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does the Alabama registration cost?

$383 at checkout, with nothing to pay New Hampshire.

Do I need New Hampshire's certificate of good standing?

No, Alabama takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Alabama?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New Hampshire's report ($102) and Alabama's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Alabama?

A New Hampshire company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Alabama require a registered agent?

Yes: the New Hampshire registered agent stays, and ours covers Alabama for year one, with a street address there.

Will Alabama accept my New Hampshire name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its New Hampshire name at home. Alabama names must include limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC.

Can I form a new Alabama LLC instead?

Yes, but New Hampshire keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Alabama's Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, and the original keeps New Hampshire's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Alabama later?

New Hampshire companies leave by filing a Foreign LLC Certificate of Withdrawal ($100); until then, Alabama's report stays due alongside New Hampshire's filings.

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