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Walkthrough 3 · Vermont

Foreign LLC Registration Walkthrough, Vermont (2026): 5 Stages and the 3 Best Services

For bringing an LLC into a second state in Vermont in 2026, our mentors would send you to Mainstay Filing ($199), VT Registered Agent.org ($199) and Vermont Registered Agent.co ($199), in that order. First work out whether you have to register; 5 stages and a $155 fee follow.

Advice from the Founder Mentor Guide mentors

The short version

State filing fee
$155
Official page: sos.vermont.gov (viewed October 2026)
Proof of good standing
90 days
How recent it has to be
Yearly filing
$170
Annual report
Three-year state cost
$495
State charges only
Walkthrough stages
5
Listed below

You will walk away able to

  • When the rule applies
  • The form and the fee
  • The recurring filing
  • Our recommendations, with reasons

Our shortlist for Vermont

Five weighted criteria set the order (see how we score), and three-year cost and work taken off your desk count most.

Our call

1. Mainstay Filing: best for LLCs on the move

Start with this one$199 and the $155 state fee, then $149 a year

If you only phone one company, make it Mainstay Filing, because $199 over the state fee in any state; year one of the registered agent is free, then $149 yearly.

Compared with VT Registered Agent.org, you spend $100 more over three years and file less yourself.

Once the free agent year is over, it is $149 a year.

What you get

  • Filing made with the state
  • Your first year of registered agent is free
  • The same price in each state

What works

  • Year-one agent is covered
  • $199 plus the state fee
  • One price anywhere

What to watch

  • Renewal $50 above VT Registered Agent.org's
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Our call

2. VT Registered Agent.org: best for a budget registration

Local choice$199 and the $155 state fee, then $99 a year

Pick number 2 is VT Registered Agent.org, where $199 plus the state fee to register, and $99 every year afterward.

What you get

  • The Vermont registration, prepared and sent
  • Agent service for one year comes with the price

What works

  • $199 above the state fee
  • Agent service costs nothing extra in the first year
  • The agent renews at $99

What to watch

  • A single-state service
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Our call

3. Vermont Registered Agent.co: best for a local filer

Local choice$199 and the $155 state fee, then $99 a year

Pick number 3 is Vermont Registered Agent.co, where $199 plus the state fee to register, and $99 every year afterward.

It charges exactly what VT Registered Agent.org charges.

What you get

  • The Vermont registration, prepared and sent
  • Agent service for one year comes with the price

What works

  • $199 above the state fee
  • The agent renews at $99
  • Agent service costs nothing extra in the first year

What to watch

  • A single-state service
Visit Vermont Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

3 services, compared

#ServiceFirst yearFrom year twoThree-year total
1Mainstay Filing$199$149/yr$497Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2VT Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397Visit VT Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Vermont Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397Visit Vermont Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Company prices as listed on November 13, 2026. Plan for $155 more in state fees, whichever row you pick.

The Vermont registration, in order

  1. Stage 1

    Does the rule cover you?

    Foreign registration is how an LLC from another state gets permission to do business in Vermont. An LLC that operates unregistered risks: its own lawsuits are on hold until it registers (11 V.S.A. 4119(a)(1)) signed contracts keep their force (11 V.S.A. 4119(b)) a charge of $50.

    Check it yourself: Official page: legislature.vermont.gov (viewed October 2026)

  2. Stage 2

    Collect the certificate from the state of formation

    Attach certificate of existence (certificate of good standing), issued in the past 90 days.

    Hold off until the other papers are ready.

  3. Stage 3

    Find a registered agent with an address in Vermont

    Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be a street address in Vermont. P.O. boxes and virtual addresses are not accepted.

    Our picks each fill the registered agent role.

    Check it yourself: Official page: legislature.vermont.gov (viewed October 2026)

  4. Stage 4

    Your next job is the Application for certificate of authority

    To register, send the Application for certificate of authority to the Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division along with $155.

    Check it yourself: Official page: sos.vermont.gov (viewed October 2026)

  5. Stage 5

    Look ahead to the repeating filing

    After registering, a foreign LLC sends in the annual report ($170), within three months after your fiscal year ends.

Costs, stage by stage

EntryPaid toSum
Registering the LLCGoes to the state$155
Annual reportGoes to the state$170
Service, if you hire oneYour service$199 to start
Three-year state totalGoes to the state$495
Here is how the three-year state row is built: filing fee, then the report in each of years two and three, then any yearly minimum tax. Service fees get their own rows.

Why Mainstay Filing is first

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

With the LLC working in two states, reach settled the order.

Short answers

What does Vermont charge an out-of-state LLC?

$155 at the state office. Service fees: $199.

Which form do I file to register?

Fill in the form named in stage 4 and send it to the Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division.

Do I need a certificate from my home state?

Yes: certificate of existence (certificate of good standing), issued within 90 days of filing.

What if the LLC does business there without registering?

its own lawsuits are on hold until it registers (11 V.S.A. 4119(a)(1)) signed contracts keep their force (11 V.S.A. 4119(b)) a charge of $50.

What is due after registering?

After registering, the LLC will owe the annual report, at $170 per filing.

Which service should handle the registration?

Phone Mainstay Filing, because a service charge of $199 next to Vermont's fee, with your first registered agent year included. After that come VT Registered Agent.org and Vermont Registered Agent.co.

Where we got the facts

  1. Where the Vermont Secretary of State fee schedule, Annual Report advice comes from: sos.vermont.gov, viewed October 2026.
  2. Where the Vermont report due date advice comes from: legislature.vermont.gov, viewed August 2026.
  3. Where the Vermont formation fee: Filing fee, official source advice comes from: legislature.vermont.gov, viewed October 2026.
  4. Where the Vermont registered agent statute advice comes from: legislature.vermont.gov, viewed October 2026.
  5. Where the Vermont Secretary of State, foreign registration advice comes from: sos.vermont.gov, viewed October 2026.
  6. Where the 11 V.S.A. § 4112, application for certificate of advice comes from: legislature.vermont.gov, viewed October 2026.
  7. Where the 11 V.S.A. § 4113, activities that are not advice comes from: legislature.vermont.gov, viewed October 2026.
  8. Where the 11 V.S.A. § 4033, annual report advice comes from: legislature.vermont.gov, viewed October 2026.
  9. Where the 11 V.S.A. 4119, effect of failure to obtain advice comes from: legislature.vermont.gov, viewed November 2026.
  10. Where the 11A V.S.A. 15.02, consequences of transacting business without advice comes from: legislature.vermont.gov, viewed November 2026.
  11. We opened Mainstay Filing's Vermont service page on November 13, 2026 for the prices
  12. We opened VT Registered Agent.org's pricing page on November 13, 2026 for the prices
  13. We opened Vermont Registered Agent.co's pricing page on November 13, 2026 for the prices