Incorporate your Business Online in New Hampshire (NH)
How to Incorporate your business in New Hampshire (NH)
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Filings Made Easy has streamlined the online incorporation process for your New Hampshire business. Incorporation takes as little as 24 hours and allows you to get your business started quickly. All you have to do is complete the 5-step process to incorporate. Read more about New Hampshire business incorporation below.
Incorporation in New Hampshire (NH):
A New Hampshire corporation is created when its articles of incorporation become effective, which means the articles of incorporation have been properly completed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New Hampshire, along with the required fee. The articles of incorporation must certain basic information, including the name of the business, the number of authorized shares, the name and address of the initial registered agent and an incorporator.
Filings Made Easy will include the following New Hampshire articles of incorporation during your online incorporation process, unless otherwise specified by you:
- the name of your corporation (see below for special rules regarding your corporation’s name);
- the name of the incorporator(s), which will be Filings Made Easy or an employee or agent of Filings Made Easy;
- the corporation is authorized to issue only one class of stock, which shall be 1,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share;
- there are no special rights, preferences or privileges of such stock;
- there are no restrictions on transferability of such stock;
- the corporation may engage in any lawful purpose in the State of New Hampshire;
- the articles of incorporation are effective upon filing with, and acceptance by, the Secretary of State of the State of New Hampshire; and
- the name and address of the corporation’s registered agent in the State of New Hampshire will be Filings Made Easy or a party affiliated with Filings Made Easy (Filings Made Easy will provide this service for free for the first six months, and then at the rate of $125 per year each year thereafter).
Corporate Name:
In New Hampshire, the name of any business entity must be distinguishable from, and not the same as, or likely to be confused with, any other registered New Hampshire business entity. This means the Office of the Secretary of State will deny a request for a name if such name is identical to or not distinguishable from any entity, name reservation, or registration on file with the Secretary of State.
The corporate name shall contain the word “corporation,” “incorporated” or “limited,” or shall contain an abbreviation of one of the words. If you fail to include one of the endings with your corporation’s name choice, Filings Made Easy will add “Inc.” as an ending to your corporation’s name when preparing and filing your incorporation documents.
Filings Made Easy, as part of the incorporation process, will conduct a preliminary name check to determine if the company name you chose is likely to be available for your business.
Registered Agent Information:
All corporations within New Hampshire (NH) are required by law to have a registered agent. The registered agent may be any other corporation, person, or commercial registered agent within the State and must have a physical New Hampshire (NH) mailing address.
Filings Made Easy’s legal name and address in New Hampshire (NH) are:
Corporate Filing Solutions, LLC
225 Clark Hill Rd., New Boston, NH 03070
Director Information:
The Board of Directors of a corporation formed in New Hampshire must have a minimum of one director.
Articles of Incorporation Fee:
The filing fee for submitting Articles of Incorporation is $100.00.
Annual Report:
An annual report must be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New Hampshire between January 1 and April 1 each year following the year of incorporation. This report must indicate:
- The name of the corporation and the state under whose law it is incorporated.
- The address of the corporation’s registered office and the name of its registered -agent at that office in this state;
- The address of the corporation’s principal office;
- The names and business addresses of the corporation’s directors and officers; and
- A brief description of the corporation’s business.
New HampshireS Corporations:
S Corporation elections are recognized by the State of New Hampshire. No additional paperwork is required to be filed in New Hampshire to elect S Corp status if the correct forms are properly completed and timely filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
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