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New Hampshire LLC vs Delaware LLC with New Hampshire registration
Forming in New Hampshire costs $100; forming in Delaware costs $110 and then New Hampshire charges $100 to register it, so $210 to start.
Line by line
| State fee | LLC formed in New Hampshire | LLC formed in Delaware, registered in New Hampshire |
|---|---|---|
| Formation in Delaware | None | $110 |
| Formation in New Hampshire | $100 | None |
| New Hampshire foreign registration | None | $100 |
| Delaware yearly filing, two years | None | $800 |
| New Hampshire yearly filing, two years | $200 | $200 |
| Two years of state fees | $300 | $1,210 |
Over two years the Delaware route costs $910 more in state fees than forming at home.
State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.
If you register in New Hampshire
Mainstay Filing prepares the New Hampshire registration (Form FLLC-1, Application for Registration as a Foreign Limited Liability Company) for $199 plus the state fee, with the registered agent included for the first year. The 3 services we rank for New Hampshire are on the New Hampshire page.
Where the numbers come from
Delaware: formation and yearly filing from Delaware’s own pages. New Hampshire: foreign registration and yearly filing from the New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division and the sources on the New Hampshire page.