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The New Hampshire annual report for a foreign LLC: dates, fee and what a late one risks
A foreign LLC registered in New Hampshire files an annual report between January 1 and April 1 each year, and the fee is $100. A report filed after April 1 carries a $50 late fee, and one more than 60 days overdue lets the Secretary of State start revocation.
The report at a glance
- Fee
- $100
- Handling charge online
- $2
- Late fee
- $50
- Window
- between January 1 and April 1 each year
- Information current as of
- January 1 of the year the report is due
- Where to file
- The QuickStart dashboard, or on paper from a form requested first
- Statute
- RSA 304-C:194
What the report contains
The report sets out the LLC name and home jurisdiction, the registered office and agent, the principal office, the names and business addresses of its managers or at least one member, and a brief description of the business. The managers and the description are the parts that change most often, so review them rather than assuming last year's entries still hold.
Starting the cycle
The first report falls the year after the calendar year in which the LLC registered, unless it registered between December 1 and April 1, in which case no report is due that year. After that, one is delivered each year in the same window.
How to file
File through the QuickStart dashboard. A business with no changes to report can use the One Click option. Paper filers must request a form from the Corporation Division first, and a mailed report must be postmarked by April 1. The online charge is the $100 fee plus $2, which the state lists as $102.
If the report comes back
If a report is missing required information, the Secretary of State returns it for correction, and a corrected report delivered within 30 days of the notice is treated as on time. Do not let that notice sit.
Late reports
A business that misses the deadline pays the late fee and files its report to return to good standing. The fee schedule shows $50, so a late report costs $150 before the handling charge.
When a late report becomes revocation
Once a report is 60 days past its due date, the Secretary of State may start a revocation proceeding. Written notice comes first and gives the LLC 60 days to cure the problem. Only after that can the Secretary revoke, by notice mailed to the principal office on file. From the date on that notice the LLC has no right to do business, although its registered agent keeps authority.
Reinstating a revoked registration
Reinstatement means filing a reinstatement form and paying the fees that were owing at revocation. Past the 120-day mark, add the yearly fees for the time since, if the LLC kept doing business here, plus a statement from the Department of Revenue Administration that no taxes are due. The alternative is an appeal to superior court, which must come within 30 days of service of the notice.
Other grounds for revocation
The list of grounds is longer than a missed report: an annual report not delivered within 60 days after it is due, franchise taxes or penalties unpaid for 60 days after they are due, no registered agent or office for 60 days or more, a document signed with knowledge it was materially false, or a certificate from the home jurisdiction that the LLC has dissolved or disappeared in a merger. Going 60 days with no registered agent is easy to overlook, and the agent page explains how to avoid it.
Keep the reminder on
The form offers a courtesy reminder by email. The state notes that more than 90 percent of registered businesses file their reports online.
Our role
We can prepare the report for $199 when you order, using the information you give us. We do not guess at entries, and we tell you the filing window once you register.
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.
Report questions
What does the report cost?
$100, plus $2 online.
When is it due?
Between January 1 and April 1.
What if it is late?
A $50 late fee applies, and revocation can follow after 60 days.
Is a report due in the year I register?
Not for a registration made around the new year; see the first-report section.
Our fee and the New Hampshire fee
File Form FLLC-1 for my LLC
- Form FLLC-1 completed from your answers, all seven articles
- The good standing statement in article seventh explained before you sign
- A New Hampshire resident agent and office from us, or your own choice
- The accepted registration returned to you
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
$199
+ $100 state fee
Form FLLC-1 carries a state fee of $100, and a card payment online adds a $2 handling charge. Our price is a separate line. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that 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 QuickStart, annual report and annual fee schedule
- New Hampshire Secretary of State, domestic and foreign corporation forms and fees
- RSA 304-C:194, annual reports to the Secretary of State
- New Hampshire Secretary of State, annual report reminder notice
- RSA 304-C:183, grounds for revocation
- RSA 304-C:184, procedure and effect of revocation
- RSA 304-C:185, appeal from a revocation
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