2025 fees New Hampshire Secretary of State Rank #29 of 51

LLC Costs in New Hampshire (NH)

$325 all-in for your first year - $100 to file, $100 annual report, plus a registered agent. New Hampshire is $58 (15%) cheaper than the national average for first-year LLC costs.

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No general sales or income tax makes New Hampshire attractive for businesses. Annual report is due April 1. The Business Enterprise Tax (BET) may apply to larger enterprises.

Updated 2025 · Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State

Higher periodic report fee

Higher periodic report fee. Annual Report at $100 sits in the dearer third of report fees among states that still charge one. Filing, registered agent and the Annual Report together put New Hampshire's first-year total at $325, ranking #29 of 51. Fees are those published by the New Hampshire Secretary of State; registered agent is a $125/yr market-rate line, not a vendor quote.

According to the New Hampshire Secretary of State fee schedule; registered agent normalized at $125/yr. See methodology. How we calculate →

$100
One-time filing fee
$100 /yr
Annual report
$325
First-year total
#29 of 51
Cost rank (1 = cheapest)

SOS formation fee schedule

Fee strip NH · New Hampshire SOS FY 2026 · rank #29

New Hampshire · FY 2026 · 5-7 business days · no pub

  • ONLINE Online filing
  • ONLINE www.sos.nh.gov
  • ONLINE 5-7 business days
  • ONLINE +$50 expedite
  • ONLINE near Connecticut
  • ONLINE 15% below avg

Stamps derive from this state's Secretary of State fee schedule (filing, report, publication, rank, nearest peer), not a recommendation of where to form. Read with small business tax planning → · All 51 SOS fee rows →

1. New Hampshire$3252. Connecticut$3253. New Jersey$3254. Oregon$3255. Rhode Island$3256. South Dakota$325
1. New Hampshire$3252. Connecticut$3253. New Jersey$3254. Oregon$3255. Rhode Island$3256. South Dakota$325
First-year SOS-fee total for New Hampshire and nearest-cost peers. Source: each Secretary of State + 51-row aggregate.

Cost vs. speed: where New Hampshire sits among all 51 filing offices

New Hampshire delivers both: below-average cost and a 6-business-day turnaround faster than the national median. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by First-year cost ($) (X) and Processing time (business days) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Slow & expensiveCheap but slowFast but priceyFast & cheap $0$500$1,000$1,500 0d10d20d30d First-year cost ($) Processing time (business days) Cost vs. speed: where New Hampshire sits among all 51 filing offices
New Hampshire delivers both: below-average cost and a 6-business-day turnaround faster than the national median.
New Hampshire delivers both: below-average cost and a 6-business-day turnaround faster than the national median. National median processing time: 6 business days; national average first-year cost: $383. Source: each state's Secretary of State published processing-time guidance + the 51-row SOS fee aggregate.

Complete cost breakdown for New Hampshire

How your $325 first-year total breaks down Registered agent is the largest piece - 38%
  • State filing fee $100
  • Annual Report (yr 1) $100
  • Registered agent $125
Cost Item Amount
State Filing Fee $100
Annual Report $100
Registered Agent $125/yr
Expedited Filing (optional) $50
Total, First Year $325

Ongoing tax burden after formation

New Hampshire's effective property tax rate of 1.66% ranks among the highest nationally, an ongoing cost that can exceed the $325 formation fee above within a year or two for a property-owning LLC.

Corporate income tax
7.5%
7.5% corporate tax rate, #37 of 51 lowest nationally
Effective property tax rate
1.66%
Of assessed property value, per year

Sources: Tax Foundation state corporate tax rates, Census ACS effective property tax rates.

Fee check: Verify current LLC fees with the New Hampshire Secretary of State at https://www.sos.nh.gov. Not legal or tax advice.

New Hampshire LLC Quick Facts

Filing Fee $100
Annual Report $100 /yr
Processing Time 5-7 business days
Expedited $50 → Same business day
Online Filing Available
First-Year Total $325
File with New Hampshire SOS

Similar Cost States

Iowa $235 South Carolina $235 Oklahoma $250 West Virginia $250

Lower-cost alternatives

Cheaper first-year filing than NH, state by state:

Wyoming $285 North Dakota $310 Arkansas $320

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Report a data error on this page.

Sources used on this page
  • New Hampshire Secretary of State - LLC filing fee, annual-report requirement, and processing time. www.sos.nh.gov
  • Federation of Tax Administrators - cross-check of state fee and tax figures. taxadmin.org
LLC fees and requirements sourced from the New Hampshire Secretary of State. See our methodology for details.

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