New Hampshire Certificate of Authority / Cost
What a New Hampshire certificate of authority costs, entity by entity
Authority to operate in New Hampshire is $100 for an LLC from elsewhere, $100 for a corporation from elsewhere and $25 for a nonprofit from elsewhere. Reports, changes and exits carry their own fees, set out below by entity type. Our price is $199, a separate line at checkout.
State fees by entity type
| Filing | LLC | Corporation | Nonprofit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authority or registration | $100 | $100 | $25 |
| Amendment | $35 | $35 | $25 |
| New agent or office | $15 | $15 | $15 |
| Cancellation or withdrawal | $35 | $35 | $25 |
| Yearly report | $100 | $100 | Quoted when you order |
Add $30 from the Department of Revenue Administration whenever a cancellation or withdrawal needs its tax statement. Lateness on a report costs $50 more. A nonprofit's report fee is quoted when you order.
Paying electronically
A card or bank payment online brings a $2 charge from the state, so registering an LLC online totals $102. The extra applies to each line of the table when paid that way.
Other lines on the state list
Professional LLCs file Form FPLLC-1 at $100. A substitute name needs a trade name application at $50, for an LLC or a corporation. A merger of a foreign LLC that leaves New Hampshire LLCs out of it is $35.
Totals worked out
| Case | State total | Made up of |
|---|---|---|
| LLC files on paper | $100 | The form fee |
| LLC files online | $102 | $100 + $2 |
| LLC files, then reports once | $200 | $100 + $100 |
| LLC files with a substitute name | $150 | $100 + $50 |
| LLC files, then swaps its agent | $115 | $100 + $15 |
| LLC files and later leaves | $165 | $100 + $35 + $30 |
| Corporation applies, then reports once | $200 | $100 + $100 |
| Corporation withdraws | $65 | $35 + $30 |
| Delaware LLC: filing plus its tax | $500 | $100 + $400 |
| Wyoming LLC: filing plus its minimum | $160 | $100 + $60 |
Equal entry price, equal yearly price
Entering costs the same for an LLC as for a corporation, and the yearly report is the same too, so the fee never settles which entity type to use. The differences are the forms, the signers and the paperwork on exit.
A dated note on speed
Filings parked on hold can be pushed through in person for $25. A QuickStart notice dated October 13, 2026 put processing at up to 5 business days. The office revises it with the season. The same notice names Concord agent providers as a way to handle the in-person step and front the fee.
Not on the state list
Left off: what a home state charges for records you may want, whatever an agent bills, and New Hampshire business taxes. The LLC statute states outright that its list of exempt activities does not settle taxation. An accountant can say whether the Department of Revenue Administration will reach your entity.
What our price buys
For $199 we handle completing the form for your entity from your answers, testing the agent and the signer, and sending it in by whichever route you pick. A New Hampshire agent from us carries its own price line. It never lowers a state fee. To see the work first, read the do-it-yourself page.
What recurs and what does not
Only the yearly report repeats: $100 for an LLC and $100 for a corporation, plus $50 if late. Everything else in the tables is a one-off, set off by a change or an exit.
When a report is late or a registration lapses
A report filed after April 1 carries the $50 late fee, so a late LLC report totals $150. A registration that has been revoked comes back with a reinstatement form with the fees in arrears at the time of revocation. Neither charge is optional once the situation arises, which is why the yearly date matters.
Budgeting the first year
List the form fee, the online charge if you pay that way, any agent bill, and the first report when its window opens. If the entity might leave, set aside the exit total as well.
Registered agent: first year included, then $149 a year
$199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Cost questions
Do an LLC and a corporation pay the same entry fee?
Yes, $100 each.
Is a nonprofit cheaper?
Yes, $25 on its own form.
Does paying online cost extra?
A $2 charge applies.
What does leaving cost?
$65 for an LLC and $65 for a corporation, tax statement included.
Our fee and New Hampshire's
The Secretary of State's fee is $100 for an LLC filing and $100 for a corporation filing. We show the state fee apart from our own. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Get my New Hampshire authority
NH$199
+ $100 state fee
- The right New Hampshire form for your entity, completed from your answers
- The agent and the signer tested against what the state requires
- Our New Hampshire agent and office, or an agent you pick yourself
- The approved record sent to you
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
Sources
- New Hampshire Secretary of State, LLC forms and fees
- New Hampshire Form FLLC-1, foreign LLC registration, and its instructions
- New Hampshire Secretary of State, domestic and foreign corporation forms and fees
- New Hampshire Secretary of State, nonprofit corporations and associations forms and fees
- New Hampshire QuickStart, annual report and annual fee schedule
- RSA 77-A:18, certifications for withdrawal and good standing
- New Hampshire Form 40, foreign for-profit corporation certificate of authority, and its notes
- New Hampshire Form 44, withdrawal of a for-profit foreign corporation
- Delaware Division of Corporations, LLC/LP/GP annual tax
- Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division fee schedule
- New Hampshire Secretary of State, business FAQs
- New Hampshire QuickStart, announcements
- RSA 304-C:174, activities that are not doing business
- RSA 304-C:194, annual reports to the Secretary of State
- New Hampshire Secretary of State, annual report reminder notice
- RSA 304-C:184, procedure and effect of revocation
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