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Colorado Corporation Foreign Registration in Vermont

To do business in Vermont, a corporation formed in Colorado registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Colorado records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Colorado and Vermont side by side

	Colorado formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	No fee	$155 at order
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.state.co.us	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	Within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: less than one business day
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

How Colorado companies register with Vermont

Order the Colorado certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Colorado separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. An instant Colorado certificate reaches Vermont only hours old, well inside the limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Vermont registered agent, next to your Colorado name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Colorado issues the certificate instantly, so the Vermont filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Colorado corporation is registered with Vermont.

Vermont costs for Colorado companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Colorado	No fee
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Colorado certificate included	$354

Will your Colorado name work for Vermont?

If Vermont's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Colorado company. Vermont can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Vermont and Colorado

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

Staying in good standing in Colorado and Vermont

Each year your corporation files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Colorado plus Vermont comes to $424 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Vermont

An LLC formed in Colorado files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free)). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Vermont company in Colorado

A corporation formed in Vermont that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no Vermont certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Colorado to Vermont

Does my Colorado company need to register in Vermont?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a Colorado corporation in Vermont?

$354 at checkout, plus Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants it (free), 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; Colorado's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Vermont?

$424 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Colorado and $250 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont accept my Colorado name?

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

Can I form a new Vermont corporation instead?

Yes, but Colorado keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Vermont's Annual Report ($60), and the original keeps Colorado's Periodic Report.

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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