Foreign registration · Form FBE

New Hampshire LLC Foreign Registration in Kentucky

To do business in Kentucky, an LLC formed in New Hampshire registers there on Form FBE, with $90 in state fees. Kentucky asks nothing of New Hampshire here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings from your New Hampshire records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

New Hampshire and Kentucky side by side

	New Hampshire formed here	Kentucky registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity)
State fee	$5	$90 at order
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed with Kentucky
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	web.sos.ky.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $102, every year	Annual Report, $15, every year
Due	April 1	On or before June 30
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Kentucky registered agent

From New Hampshire to Kentucky, step by step

We prepare and file Form FBE
It lists us as your Kentucky registered agent, next to your New Hampshire name and formation date. No New Hampshire paperwork holds up the Kentucky filing. Once Kentucky approves it, the New Hampshire company can do business there.

Your New Hampshire name and Kentucky's rules

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

Agents: Kentucky and New Hampshire

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

Yearly filings: Kentucky and New Hampshire

Each year your LLC files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Hampshire plus Kentucky comes to $266 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Kentucky

A corporation formed in New Hampshire files Form FBE with Kentucky ($90 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Kentucky into New Hampshire

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

Questions New Hampshire owners ask about Kentucky

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Kentucky?

Yes, once a New Hampshire business operates there; Kentucky law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register a New Hampshire LLC in Kentucky?

$289 at checkout, with nothing to pay New Hampshire.

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

No, Kentucky takes Form FBE without it.

How long does the Kentucky registration take?

Kentucky's standard processing takes up to 3 business days; nothing comes from New Hampshire first.

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Kentucky?

$266 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $102 to New Hampshire and $15 to Kentucky for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Kentucky?

A New Hampshire company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Kentucky can add a penalty of $2 a day.

Does Kentucky require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kentucky LLC instead?

Yes, but New Hampshire keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15), and the original keeps New Hampshire's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Kentucky later?

New Hampshire companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Business Entity) ($40); until then, Kentucky's report stays due alongside New Hampshire's filings.

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