New Hampshire · Limited liability company

What an LLC costs in New Hampshire

$100 in your first year. That's $100 to file with New Hampshire Secretary of State — Corporation Division, and about $100 a year to keep it in good standing after that.

First-year breakdown

  • State filing fee $100 One-time, paid when you form the LLC
  • Annual Report $100 — year 2 Not owed in your first year — see the ongoing filings below
  • Total, first year $100

Don't file on this alone. We're still verifying figures state by state. Open the source link below and confirm before you pay anything or rely on a deadline.

Verified Checked Source: sos.nh.gov All sources

In context

$100 puts New Hampshire near the bottom nationally

36 of 51 jurisdictions cost more than New Hampshire. The national range runs $35 to $1,000, median $150.

Montana — $35Arizona — $50Hawaii — $50Iowa — $50Mississippi — $50Missouri — $50New Mexico — $50Colorado — $75Indiana — $75Michigan — $75Utah — $77Kansas — $85District of Columbia — $99Ohio — $99Idaho — $100Louisiana — $100New Jersey — $100Georgia — $110South Carolina — $110Florida — $125Nebraska — $125North Carolina — $125Oklahoma — $125Pennsylvania — $125Virginia — $150Minnesota — $155West Virginia — $155Wisconsin — $155Wyoming — $160Maine — $175North Dakota — $185Arkansas — $195Alabama — $200Connecticut — $200Oregon — $200Vermont — $200South Dakota — $205Kentucky — $215Illinois — $225Alaska — $250Washington — $250Texas — $300Maryland — $400Nevada — $425Delaware — $510New York — $550Rhode Island — $550Tennessee — $700California — $890Massachusetts — $1,000

$35 · Montana$1,000 · Massachusetts

Keeping it alive

Your annual report

FilingAnnual Report
How oftenannual
Fee$100
When it's dueDue April 1 each year FOLLOWING the year of registration.
If you're late$50 late fee for reports received after April 1.
If you keep ignoring itContinued failure to file can lead to administrative dissolution; exact statutory timeline not confirmed.

State tax: No general sales or income tax, but New Hampshire imposes the Business Enterprise Tax (0.55%) and Business Profits Tax (7.5%). Both are THRESHOLD-based, not flat minimums: for the current 2025-26 cycle a BET return is required only above $298,000 in gross receipts, and a BPT return only above $109,000 in gross business income. A small LLC below both owes $0 and need not file either.

What we're less sure about

Caveats on this page

  • $100 formation only — the annual report is due April 1 of the year AFTER registration, and BET/BPT are $0 for a small LLC below the thresholds.
  • BET/BPT thresholds are adjusted every two years for inflation; confirm no update took effect for tax year 2026.

Ready to file?

File directly with New Hampshire Secretary of State — Corporation Division. It is the cheapest route in every state, it takes about twenty minutes online, and the form is linked below.

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