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New Hampshire LLC vs Wyoming LLC with New Hampshire registration

Forming in New Hampshire costs $100; forming in Wyoming costs $100 and then New Hampshire charges $100 to register it, so $200 to start.

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State feeLLC formed in New HampshireLLC formed in Wyoming, registered in New Hampshire
Formation in WyomingNone$100
Formation in New Hampshire$100None
New Hampshire foreign registrationNone$100
Wyoming yearly filing, two yearsNone$120
New Hampshire yearly filing, two years$200$200
Two years of state fees$300$520

Over two years the Wyoming route costs $220 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

Wyoming: formation and yearly filing from Wyoming’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.