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Class 3 · New Hampshire

Foreign LLC Registration Class, New Hampshire (2026): 4 Assignments and the 3 Best Services

Graded for 2026, the best help with registering an LLC from another state in New Hampshire comes from New Hampshire Registered Agent.co ($199), NH Registered Agent.org ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199), in that order. Plan on 4 assignments and a $100 filing fee.

Taught by the Formation Class faculty

The quick version

Fee at the state office$100sos.nh.gov, last read in October 2026
Maintenance filing$100Annual report
What the state collects in three years$300State charges only
Assignments4Each one explained

What this class teaches

  • When registration is required
  • The official form and fee
  • What comes after registration
  • The services at the top of the class

New Hampshire: the graded services

Graded on the grading page: three-year tuition (30%), homework done (34%), year-two tuition, fit with the New Hampshire class and fees a student can read.
Class favorite

1. New Hampshire Registered Agent.co: best for a budget registration

$199 plus the state fee, then $99 a year

New Hampshire Registered Agent.co earns the top grade in New Hampshire: a service fee of $199 and an agent renewal of $99 a year.

Since Mainstay Filing costs more across three years, this service ends up on top.

Covered by the tuition

  • Filing made with the state
  • One year of agent service is part of the price

Strengths

  • Then $99 per year
  • $199 plus the state fee
  • A year of agent service is included

Weak spots

  • A single-state service
Focused on New Hampshire

2. NH Registered Agent.org: best for a small agent renewal

$199 plus the state fee, then $99 a year

NH Registered Agent.org makes a respectable second: a service fee of $199 and an agent renewal of $99 a year.

It charges exactly what New Hampshire Registered Agent.co charges.

Covered by the tuition

  • Filing made with the state
  • One year of agent service is part of the price

Strengths

  • A year of agent service is included
  • Then $99 per year
  • $199 plus the state fee

Weak spots

  • A single-state service
Any state

3. Mainstay Filing: best for one provider for both states

$199 plus the state fee, then $149 a year

Mainstay Filing makes a respectable third: $199 over the state fee, the registered agent free in year one and $149 a year after that.

New Hampshire Registered Agent.co undercuts it by $100 over three years, which keeps this one out of first.

Agent service past the first year is $149 yearly.

Covered by the tuition

  • Registration paperwork handled
  • The registered agent costs nothing in year one
  • A service for all fifty states

Strengths

  • $199 plus the state fee
  • All fifty states covered
  • Registered agent is free in year one

Weak spots

  • A pricier agent renewal ($149)

3 services, side by side

#ServiceFirst yearFrom year twoThree-year total
1New Hampshire Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397Visit New Hampshire Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2NH Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397Visit NH Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Mainstay Filing$199$149/yr$497Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Each company's posted price on November 13, 2026. Each row still needs New Hampshire's $100 registration fee.

The assignments

  1. Assignment
    1

    Does the rule apply to you?

    LLCs formed outside New Hampshire file a foreign registration before transacting business here. Doing business without registering means: Its contracts remain valid (RSA 304-C:180, II(a)). Expect to pay back fees too.

    Textbook page: gc.nh.gov, last read in October 2026

  2. Assignment
    2

    Name a registered agent for New Hampshire

    Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be a physical street address in New Hampshire; filings that list an out-of-state address are not processed. P.O. boxes are not accepted.

    The grade list covers this role.

    Textbook page: gc.nh.gov, last read in October 2026

  3. Assignment
    3

    Complete, sign and file the Application for Registration as a Foreign Limited Liability Company

    Finish the Application for Registration as a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form FLLC-1), tuck in $100, and send everything to the New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division.

    Textbook page: sos.nh.gov, last read in October 2026

  4. Assignment
    4

    Keep the registration alive

    The repeat assignment is the annual report, $100, April 1.

New Hampshire costs by assignment

EntryReceiverAmount
Registration feeThe state$100
Annual reportThe state$100
Service fees (optional)The service$199 to start
State fees over years one to threeThe state$300
Anything paid to New Hampshire is an official fee you can look up on the pages listed below. The three-year row combines the filing, two later reports and a minimum tax where there is one, and service prices are not part of it.

Why the list runs this way

Tuition across three years settled first place in New Hampshire. It is worth 30% of the grade, and the rest comes from homework the price does, year-two tuition, fit with the state class and fees a student can read.

Three years with New Hampshire Registered Agent.co add up to $397, which is $100 under Mainstay Filing.

New Hampshire pop quiz

Which fees does New Hampshire take from a foreign LLC?

$100 in state fees. The graded services add $199.

Which form do I file to register?

The Application for Registration as a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form FLLC-1) is the one to track down, and it goes to the New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division.

What if the LLC does business there without registering?

Its contracts remain valid (RSA 304-C:180, II(a)). Expect to pay back fees too.

What is due after registering?

Next is the annual report at $100.

Which services are in this lesson?

3 services get grades: New Hampshire Registered Agent.co at $199, NH Registered Agent.org at $199 and Mainstay Filing at $199.

Which service should handle the registration?

The grade order is New Hampshire Registered Agent.co, NH Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing, and New Hampshire Registered Agent.co is first since $199 above the state fee to register, then $99 a year.

See also

Textbook pages and extra reading

  1. If you want proof of the New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporations Division facts, sos.nh.gov is the page to read, and we last read it in August 2026.
  2. If you want proof of the New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporations Division facts, sos.nh.gov is the page to read, and we last read it in August 2026.
  3. If you want proof of the New Hampshire report due date facts, gencourt.state.nh.us is the page to read, and we last read it in August 2026.
  4. If you want proof of the N.H facts, gc.nh.gov is the page to read, and we last read it in August 2026.
  5. If you want proof of the New Hampshire formation fee: Filing fee, official source facts, gc.nh.gov is the page to read, and we last read it in October 2026.
  6. If you want proof of the New Hampshire registered agent statute facts, gc.nh.gov is the page to read, and we last read it in October 2026.
  7. If you want proof of the Form FLLC-1 facts, sos.nh.gov is the page to read, and we last read it in October 2026.
  8. If you want proof of the RSA 304-C:174, activities that do not count facts, gc.nh.gov is the page to read, and we last read it in October 2026.
  9. If you want proof of the RSA 304-C:175, registration facts, gc.nh.gov is the page to read, and we last read it in October 2026.
  10. If you want proof of the RSA 304-C:180, effect of not registering facts, gc.nh.gov is the page to read, and we last read it in November 2026.
  11. Pulled November 13, 2026: pricing page from New Hampshire Registered Agent.co
  12. Pulled November 13, 2026: pricing page from NH Registered Agent.org
  13. Pulled November 13, 2026: New Hampshire service page from Mainstay Filing