Everything you need to register a foreign LLC in New Hampshire.
State filing fee$100one-time
Registered agent$125/yearbased on Northwest RA
Total, all in$775
New Hampshire data last reviewed Aug 21, 2026 · sos.nh.govTotals include the $100 filing fee once, Northwest RA at $125/year, and New Hampshire recurring state costs over the selected period.
Foreign Qualification
Filing fee
$100
Form
Form FLLC-1, Application for Registration as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
Annual obligation
$100/year
Processing time
New Hampshire publishes no standing turnaround. It states that processing times vary by filing type and time of year, and posts a current processing date in the Announcements on the NH QuickStart login page. Expedited service is $25 and is sold in person only, at the Customer Lobby in Concord
Expedite
$25, and it is counter only. New Hampshire sells it in person at the Customer Lobby in Concord and does not offer it online or by post. No turnaround is published for the expedite itself; standard online processing is posted as no more than 10 business days on one FAQ page and 10 to 15 on another
New Hampshire data last reviewed Aug 21, 2026 · sos.nh.gov
Formation in New Hampshire
Formation fee
$100
Annual cost
$100/year
State income tax
No state income tax on wages (interest/dividends tax repealed 2025)
Privacy
Moderate
What triggers foreign qualification in New Hampshire?
Physical office or place of business
Employees working in the state
Important to know
The annual report is $100 and due April 1 on a fixed calendar rather than the registration anniversary.
Activities that do NOT require registration in New Hampshire
The following activities are explicitly carved out by statute. On their own, they do not require a foreign LLC to register in New Hampshire.
Maintaining, defending, or settling any proceeding
Holding meetings of members or managers, or carrying on other internal company affairs
Maintaining bank accounts
Maintaining transfer, exchange, or registration offices for the company's own securities or interests, or trustees or depositories for them
Selling through independent contractors
Soliciting or obtaining orders, if the orders require acceptance outside New Hampshire to become contracts
Creating or acquiring debts, mortgages, and security interests in real or personal property
Securing or collecting debts, or enforcing mortgages and security interests in the property securing them
Owning real or personal property, and nothing more
Conducting an isolated transaction completed within 30 days that is not one of a series of like transactions
Transacting business in interstate commerce
Owning a controlling interest in a corporation that is doing business here
Being a limited partner of a limited partnership that is doing business here
Being a member or manager of an LLC or foreign LLC that is doing business here
Under RSA 304-C:174. Fourteen items across two paragraphs. The tax disclaimer in paragraph III is weaker than standard: it expressly preserves a Business Profits Tax finding under RSA 77-A:1, XII, so a registration safe harbor does not imply BPT safety.
This page provides general information based on publicly available state requirements. It is not legal advice. Verify with the New Hampshire SOS before filing.