New Hampshire LLCs file a Certificate of Formation and an annual report through QuickStart.
This guide covers forming a new New Hampshire LLC. If your LLC already exists in another state or country, use the foreign-registration process instead.
New Hampshire LLC at a glance
- Official filing website
- New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
- Business name check
- Search business namesA name search does not reserve or approve the name.
- Formation document
- Certificate of Formation
- State filing fee
- $100The filing fee is $100. QuickStart lists a $2 online handling charge, making its displayed online total $102.
- Processing time
- Online7-10 business daysPaper7-10 business days; add mail transitPublished guide estimate. Published guide estimate for a complete filing; not a state guarantee. Check the filing office before setting a deadline.
- Ongoing report or tax
- Annual Report
- Report / renewal charge
- $100QuickStart lists a $2 online handling charge in addition to the $100 annual-report fee.
- Frequency / due date
- Annually, due April 1
- Sales tax base rate
- 0%No statewide general sales tax. July 1, 2026 snapshot; not an address-specific rate. No general sales tax. Meals, rooms and other specially taxed transactions are outside this general rate.Official tax agency ↗
- Names in formation records
- No management roster requiredThe certificate states whether members or managers manage the LLC but does not require their names in that statutory list. The annual report is separate. Other filings and private bank/tax records may identify owners.
Before you file in New Hampshire
Prepare the name, principal business address, purpose, New Hampshire agent and management choice.
File the Certificate of Formation
Open New Hampshire QuickStart ↗
- Start a domestic LLC Certificate of Formation in QuickStart.
- Enter the business and agent details and choose member or manager management.
- Sign, pay the filing and online handling charges and save the accepted certificate and business ID.
What to enter in the form
- Purpose
- Describe the business’s main activity.
- Agent
- Enter the appointed New Hampshire agent and office.
- Management
- Choose member management if the owners will run the LLC, or manager management if appointed managers will run it. The annual report separately asks for member or manager details.
- Contact email
- Use an inbox that will remain with the business after formation.
After approval in New Hampshire
- Set an April 1 annual-report reminder and keep QuickStart access with the business.
Annual Report
Open New Hampshire QuickStart ↗
- Find the LLC in QuickStart and select the report year.
- Confirm or update the business purpose, agent, principal office, email and member/manager information.
- Sign and submit by April 1. Save the confirmation and keep tax filings on their separate schedule.
Compare the filing cycles in our annual report and recurring-fee table.
Next steps: operating agreement · get an EIN · starting checklist.
Sources and filing links
Sources checked . Confirm the state’s current fees and instructions before filing.
- New Hampshire QuickStart: Filing Fee Schedule
- New Hampshire Secretary of State: Corporation Forms and Fees
- New Hampshire Secretary of State: Annual report reminders
Research and walkthrough references
These references provide background and filing walkthroughs. Follow current state instructions if an older walkthrough differs.
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