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Delaware Corporation Foreign Registration in Vermont

Vermont registers a corporation from Delaware as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Delaware records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Delaware and Vermont side by side

	Delaware formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$50	$155 at order
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Franchise Tax Report, $50, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	March 1	Within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year
Turnaround	Certificate comes by mail	Online processing: less than one business day
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

From Delaware to Vermont, step by step

Order the Delaware certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($50) is ordered from Delaware separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($175). Mail time from Delaware counts against Vermont's limit of 30 days, so the order allows for transit.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Vermont registered agent, next to your Delaware name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Allow for the days Delaware takes to send the certificate before the Vermont filing goes in. Once Vermont approves it, the Delaware company can do business there.

Vermont costs for Delaware companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Delaware	$50
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Delaware certificate included	$404

Will your Delaware name work for Vermont?

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

Agents: Vermont and Delaware

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

Yearly filings: Vermont and Delaware

Each year your corporation files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Delaware plus Vermont comes to $449 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Vermont

An LLC formed in Delaware files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50)). After that come Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Vermont company in Delaware

A corporation formed in Vermont that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $245 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Delaware owners ask about Vermont

Does my Delaware company need to register in Vermont?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Vermont registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $50 to Delaware for the Certificate of Good Standing, $404 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Delaware's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants it ($50), 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, plus mail time for Delaware's certificate before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Vermont?

$449 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Delaware and $250 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont accept my Delaware name?

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

Can I form a new Vermont corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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