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An out-of-state LLC in Vermont

If your out-of-state LLC does business in Vermont, it registers with the Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division for a fee of $155.

Do you need to register?

That depends on what the LLC does in Vermont, and Vermont’s statute is the authority. Start with the Vermont filing page. If the answer is not clear, a Vermont attorney can say.

If you register: what to bring

  • The application: Application for certificate of authority
  • Filed with: Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
  • Fee: $155
  • Paper from your formation state: Certificate of existence (certificate of good standing), no older than 90 days
  • A local agent: A registered agent in Vermont

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Vermont (2026)

Handing the Vermont registration to a service? In order of our preference.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $155 state fee = $354; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. VT Registered Agent.org $199 + the $155 state fee = $354; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. Vermont Registered Agent.co $199 + the $155 state fee = $354; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices from each provider’s Vermont page, read October 29, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division.

Where Vermont sits

32nd cheapest of 50 at $155, in the band $150 to $249. It is one of 36 states that want paper from the formation state.

Vermont questions

Does an out-of-state LLC have to register in Vermont?

Vermont registers foreign LLCs through the Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division. Whether your activity requires it is set by Vermont’s statute; we do not offer one test for every state. If it does, the fee is $155.

What does an out-of-state LLC file in Vermont?

Application for certificate of authority, with Certificate of existence (certificate of good standing), no older than 90 days.

What does it keep up afterward?

Annual report (Secretary of State), $170 (due: within three months after your fiscal year ends), and a registered agent in the state.

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