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New Hampshire Registered Agent Walkthrough (2026): 6 Stages and the 3 Best Agents

Here is the short answer for naming a registered agent in New Hampshire in 2026: Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), NH Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and New Hampshire Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), ranked from first to last. Work through the 6 stages below and your registered agent is sorted out.

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Read this first

Do you need a registered agent?
Yes
Verify it at gc.nh.gov, which we opened in October 2026
What recommended services charge
$99 to $149 a year
Pulled from each company's price page
Annual report
$100 a year
Verify it at sos.nh.gov, which we opened in August 2026
Stage count
6
Listed below

Walkthrough goals

  • The legal requirement
  • Who qualifies, and the address test
  • Naming the agent with the state
  • The agents at the top of the list

New Hampshire: our recommended services

Three-year cost and work taken off your desk weigh the most; how we score lists all five.

Our call

1. Mainstay Filing: best for LLCs that may add other states

Best overall$149 a year, $149 when it renews

If you only phone one company, make it Mainstay Filing, because a steady $149 per year, with nothing to change if you move into another state.

NH Registered Agent.org costs $150 less across three years; this one still ranks higher because it takes more work off your plate.

What you get

  • A registered office in New Hampshire
  • Papers served on the company are scanned for you, no charge
  • Up to three government mailings a year are scanned for free
  • Also works for nonprofits, corporations, LPs and LLPs

What works

  • $149 a year, same at renewal
  • One price in all fifty states

What to watch

  • Higher by $50 a year
  • It will not file your yearly report
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Our call

2. NH Registered Agent.org: best for a low yearly agent fee

Focused on New Hampshire$99 a year, $99 when it renews

NH Registered Agent.org comes in second: a street address in the state for $99 a year.

What you get

  • A New Hampshire address for the registered office
  • Served documents appear online

What works

  • Costs less per year than Mainstay Filing
  • $99 each year, no increase

What to watch

  • Serves New Hampshire alone
  • Annual report is a job it leaves to you
Visit NH Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Our call

3. New Hampshire Registered Agent.co: best for staying inside one state

Focused on New Hampshire$99 a year, $99 when it renews

New Hampshire Registered Agent.co comes in third: a street address in the state for $99 a year.

It charges exactly what NH Registered Agent.org charges.

What you get

  • A New Hampshire address for the registered office
  • Served documents appear online

What works

  • $99 each year, no increase
  • Costs less per year than Mainstay Filing

What to watch

  • Serves New Hampshire alone
  • Annual report is a job it leaves to you
Visit New Hampshire Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

The services compared

#ServiceAnnual priceRenewal priceThree-year total
1Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2NH Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297Visit NH Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3New Hampshire Registered Agent.co$99$99/yr$297Visit New Hampshire Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Company prices as listed on November 13, 2026. Changing agents does not alter the state charge.

Naming a New Hampshire registered agent, stage by stage

  1. Stage 1

    The New Hampshire rule in plain terms

    Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

    Check it yourself: Verify it at gc.nh.gov, which we opened in October 2026

  2. Stage 2

    Who counts as an agent

    A New Hampshire resident, or a business entity registered with the Secretary of State, whose office is the registered office. (N.H. RSA 304-C:36)

  3. Stage 3

    The address rule

    The address has to be a physical street address in New Hampshire; filings that list an out-of-state address are not processed. P.O. boxes are not accepted.

    A service keeps your home address off public records.

  4. Stage 4

    Choose the person or company

    Qualify and you may serve yourself. A professional from our list runs $99 to $149 per year.

  5. Stage 5

    Report the agent's details

    The Certificate of Formation of a New Hampshire Limited Liability Company (Form LLC-1) asks for the agent's name and address, and the New Hampshire Secretary of State also handles the change filing when you switch.

    Check it yourself: Verify it at gc.nh.gov, which we opened in October 2026

  6. Stage 6

    Keep the agent record accurate

    Every year the annual report confirms who your agent is, for $100, by April 1. Filing late costs $50.

    Check it yourself: Verify it at sos.nh.gov, which we opened in August 2026

What the agent costs in New Hampshire

StagePayeePrice
Registered agent serviceYour service$99 to $149 a year
Agent renewalYour service$99 to $149 a year
Annual reportState office$100 every year
Whatever goes to New Hampshire is an official fee you can verify on the pages listed below. The three-year row combines the filing, two later reports and a minimum tax where there is one; service prices stay out of it.

How the scores came out

Work taken off your desk makes up 32% of the score, and that is where pulled ahead in New Hampshire.

An agent who can follow your LLC into any state scored higher than NH Registered Agent.org's lower price.

Short answers

Will New Hampshire insist on a registered agent for your LLC?

Yes. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Can I be my own registered agent?

An owner can serve when eligible; the tests sit in stages 2 and 3.

Can I change my registered agent later?

Yes, any time. Stage 5 shows how to file the change with the New Hampshire Secretary of State.

What does a registered agent cost in New Hampshire?

The agents we recommend charge $99 to $149 a year.

What does the LLC pay the state each year?

$100, every year, for the annual report.

Which registered agent would you choose?

Go with Mainstay Filing: you pay $149 a year here and the identical amount in any state you add later. Then NH Registered Agent.org and New Hampshire Registered Agent.co.

Where we got the facts

  1. For New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporations Division, open sos.nh.gov (we last saw it August 2026).
  2. For New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporations Division, open sos.nh.gov (we last saw it August 2026).
  3. For New Hampshire report due date, open gencourt.state.nh.us (we last saw it August 2026).
  4. For N.H, open gc.nh.gov (we last saw it August 2026).
  5. For New Hampshire formation fee: Filing fee, official source, open gc.nh.gov (we last saw it October 2026).
  6. For New Hampshire registered agent statute, open gc.nh.gov (we last saw it October 2026).
  7. Mainstay Filing New Hampshire service page; prices copied November 13, 2026
  8. NH Registered Agent.org pricing page; prices copied November 13, 2026
  9. New Hampshire Registered Agent.co pricing page; prices copied November 13, 2026