Alabama

Foreign registration · no form number

Alabama Corporation Foreign Registration in Vermont

Vermont registers a corporation from Alabama as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Alabama records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Alabama and Vermont side by side

	Alabama formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$155 at order
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due		Within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: less than one business day
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

From Alabama to Vermont, step by step

Order the Alabama certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Alabama separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. Ordered from Alabama on filing day, it easily meets Vermont's limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Vermont registered agent, with your Alabama name and formation date and the certificate attached. Alabama issues the certificate instantly, so the Vermont filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Alabama corporation is registered with Vermont.

First-year cost, Alabama to Vermont

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Existence, paid to Alabama	$25
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Alabama certificate included	$379

Your Alabama name and Vermont's rules

If another Vermont company uses the Alabama name, an alternate name is allowed. Vermont can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Vermont agent and the Alabama one

Alabama and Vermont both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Alabama; ours takes Vermont's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Vermont and Alabama

Alabama wants the Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) every year; Vermont wants the Annual Report every year ($250). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to Vermont

An LLC formed in Alabama files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($25)). After that come Alabama's Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Vermont into Alabama

A corporation formed in Vermont that registers with Alabama files Alabama's registration (no form number) with $184 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Alabama to Vermont

Does my Alabama company need to register in Vermont?

Yes, once an Alabama business operates there; Vermont registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Vermont calls it registration for Alabama corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Vermont registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $25 to Alabama for the Certificate of Existence, $379 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alabama's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), no more than 30 days old at filing.

How long does the Vermont registration take?

Vermont's online processing takes less than one business day; Alabama's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and Vermont?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and Vermont's report ($250).

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

Yes: the Alabama registered agent stays, and ours covers Vermont for year one.

Will Vermont accept my Alabama name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Alabama name at home.

Can I form a new Vermont corporation instead?

Yes, but Alabama keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Vermont's Annual Report ($60), and the original keeps Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT).

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

Alabama companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Vermont's report stays due alongside Alabama's filings.

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