New Hampshire Revised Statutes 293-A:16.21 – Annual Report for Secretary of State
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(a) Each domestic corporation, and each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state, shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing an annual report that sets forth:
(1) the name of the corporation and the state or country under whose law it is incorporated;
(2) the address of its registered office and the name of its registered agent at that office in this state;
(3) the address of its principal office;
(4) names and business addresses of its directors and principal officers; and
(5) a brief description of the nature of its business.
(b) Information in the annual report must be current as of January 1 of the year the report is due.
(c) The first annual report must be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 1 of the year following the calendar year in which a domestic corporation was incorporated or a foreign corporation was authorized to transact business; provided, however, that a foreign corporation that has received its certificate of authority at any time between December 1 of the preceding year and April 1, or a domestic corporation which has received its certificate of incorporation during the same period shall not be required to file an annual report during that year. Subsequent annual reports must be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 1 of the following calendar years.
(d) If an annual report does not contain the information required by this section, the secretary of state shall promptly notify the reporting domestic or foreign corporation in writing and return the report to it for correction. If the report is corrected to contain the information required by this section and delivered to the secretary of state within 30 days after the effective date of notice, it is deemed to be timely filed.
(1) the name of the corporation and the state or country under whose law it is incorporated;
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 293-A:16.21
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
(2) the address of its registered office and the name of its registered agent at that office in this state;
(3) the address of its principal office;
(4) names and business addresses of its directors and principal officers; and
(5) a brief description of the nature of its business.
(b) Information in the annual report must be current as of January 1 of the year the report is due.
(c) The first annual report must be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 1 of the year following the calendar year in which a domestic corporation was incorporated or a foreign corporation was authorized to transact business; provided, however, that a foreign corporation that has received its certificate of authority at any time between December 1 of the preceding year and April 1, or a domestic corporation which has received its certificate of incorporation during the same period shall not be required to file an annual report during that year. Subsequent annual reports must be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 1 of the following calendar years.
(d) If an annual report does not contain the information required by this section, the secretary of state shall promptly notify the reporting domestic or foreign corporation in writing and return the report to it for correction. If the report is corrected to contain the information required by this section and delivered to the secretary of state within 30 days after the effective date of notice, it is deemed to be timely filed.