Foreign registration · no form number

Florida Corporation Foreign Registration in Vermont

Vermont registers a corporation from Florida as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also wants Florida's Certificate of Status ($8.75), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Florida records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Florida and Vermont each ask for

	Florida formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$8.75	$155 at order
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	dos.fl.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	May 1	Within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: less than one business day
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

From Florida to Vermont, step by step

Order the Florida certificate
The Certificate of Status ($8.75) is ordered from Florida separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. Ordered from Florida on filing day, it easily meets Vermont's limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Vermont registered agent, next to your Florida name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Florida delays the Vermont filing. After approval, your Florida corporation is registered with Vermont.

Vermont costs for Florida companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Status, paid to Florida	$8.75
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Florida certificate included	$362.75

Will your Florida name work for Vermont?

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

Agents: Vermont and Florida

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

Yearly filings: Vermont and Florida

Each year your corporation files Florida's Annual Report ($150) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Florida plus Vermont comes to $549 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Florida to Vermont

An LLC formed in Florida files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($5)). After that come Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Vermont company in Florida

A corporation formed in Vermont that registers with Florida files Form CR2E007 with $70 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Florida owners ask about Vermont

Does my Florida company need to register in Vermont?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Vermont registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $8.75 to Florida for the Certificate of Status, $362.75 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Florida's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants Florida's Certificate of Status ($8.75), 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; Florida's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Vermont?

$549 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Florida and $250 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont accept my Florida name?

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

Can I form a new Vermont corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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