New Hampshire LLC Annual Report: $100, Due April 1 (2026)
New Hampshire's annual report gives you a genuinely generous three-month window — file any time between January 1 and April 1. Here's the full playbook, the flat $50 late fee, and a calculator for your exact deadline and status.
Every New Hampshire LLC files an annual report with the Secretary of State, with a filing window that opens January 1 and a deadline of April 1 each year. The fee is $100 ($102 online). Your first report is generally due the year after formation; LLCs formed close to the window itself may see their first deadline pushed out — confirm your exact date if forming in winter. Miss April 1 and a flat $50 late fee applies. Miss it for two consecutive years and New Hampshire can administratively dissolve the LLC. The Secretary of State sends one courtesy reminder shortly after January 1st.
- Fee
- $100 / $102 online
- Filing window
- Jan 1 – Apr 1
- Filed with
- Secretary of State (NH QuickStart)
- Late fee
- $50 flat
- 2 unfiled years
- Administrative dissolution
- Courtesy reminder
- One, after Jan 1
What the New Hampshire Annual Report Is
A compliance confirmation, not a financial disclosure. The annual report confirms your LLC's current information: registered agent, principal office address, and management. No revenue data. Its defining features:
- $100 ($102 online) — a straightforward, predictable annual cost.
- A full three-month window — January 1 through April 1, more lead time than many states' fixed single-day deadlines.
- Filed through NH QuickStart — online, or by mail with the same form.
- A flat $50 late fee — not a percentage, so the penalty is predictable if you do miss it.
Your Deadline & Status — Calculated
New Hampshire Annual Report Deadline & Status Calculator
Formation year + filing status · your status as of July 20, 2026
Based on New Hampshire's rule: first report due the year after formation, window Jan 1\u2013Apr 1, flat $50 late fee, dissolution risk after 2 consecutive missed years. Educational estimate \u2014 confirm with the Secretary of State.
How to File in 10 Minutes
Log in to NH QuickStart
The same portal that formed your LLC files your annual report — search your entity and select the annual filing.
Confirm your information
Registered agent, principal office address, and management. Update anything that changed during the year.
Pay $102 (online) and archive
Download the confirmation — your proof of good standing — and verify next year's reminder will reach you.
File in January, not late March: the window opens January 1, and filing early avoids the technical hiccups — login problems, payment errors, record mismatches — that tend to cluster right before the April 1 deadline as everyone rushes at once. There's no advantage to waiting, and a three-month window gives you plenty of room to do it whenever is convenient in Q1.
If You Miss April 1
Not in Good Standing
Your LLC's status changes with the Secretary of State, and a flat $50 late fee applies on top of the $100/$102 filing fee, for $150 total.
Two consecutive years: dissolution risk
Failing to file for two consecutive years can lead to administrative dissolution — your liability shield's legal foundation, gone.
Cure
File the overdue report plus the $50 late fee to restore Good Standing status.
Never-Miss Tips
- File in January — the moment the window opens, before the late-March rush.
- Set a recurring calendar reminder for January 1 with a hard deadline of April 1.
- Keep your registered agent information current so the Secretary of State's courtesy reminder actually reaches you.
- Let a service handle it — many commercial registered agents track and file the annual report as part of their fee.
Ahmad Adil's Take: New Hampshire's three-month filing window is one of the most forgiving deadlines in this whole series, and I still see founders wait until the last week of March out of pure habit — treating a 90-day window like a single hard date. My advice is simple: file the same week you get the courtesy reminder in January, while it's fresh in your inbox or mailbox. You lose nothing by filing early, and you sidestep the portal slowdowns and payment glitches that tend to show up right before April 1 when everyone else procrastinates the same way.
- ✓Forms your New Hampshire LLC for $39 + the $100 state fee
- ✓Files online with the Secretary of State (NH QuickStart)
- ✓Free New Hampshire registered agent the first year
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New Hampshire LLC — FAQ
Ahmad Adil is the founder and CEO of LLC School. The figures here — the $100 Certificate of Formation, the $100 annual report due April 1, and New Hampshire’s Business Profits Tax (7.5%) and Business Enterprise Tax (0.50%) — reflect current New Hampshire Secretary of State and Department of Revenue Administration guidance. This is educational content, not legal or tax advice.
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