New Hampshire LLC or Delaware LLC?
If you run your business in New Hampshire, here's what each route costs in state fees.
The short answer
For a business that operates in New Hampshire, forming in Delaware costs about $2,110 more over five years in state fees alone — before paying for a registered agent in Delaware.
Form in New Hampshire
New Hampshire
Certificate of Formation (Form LLC-1)$100
Annual Report$100 / yr
Business Profits Tax (BPT)$0
Business Enterprise Tax (BET)$0
Year one$100
Each year after$100
5-year total$500
Form in Delaware, register in New Hampshire
Delaware
Certificate of Formation$110
Annual LLC tax payment (no separate report)$0
LLC annual tax$400 / yr
New Hampshire (foreign registration)
Application for Foreign LLC Registration (Form FLLC-1)$100
Annual Report$100 / yr
Business Profits Tax (BPT)$0
Business Enterprise Tax (BET)$0
Year one$610
Each year after$500
5-year total$2,610
What the fees don't show
- Forming in Delaware while operating in New Hampshire means two sets of reports and two sets of deadlines, adding about $400 a year.
- You need a registered agent with a street address in Delaware. If you don't have one there, that's a paid service every year.
- Out-of-state formation makes the most sense when you raise outside investment, operate in many states, or have a specific legal reason — not as a default.
State fees only, from each state's official fee pages. Not legal or tax advice.