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Indiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Vermont

A corporation formed in Indiana that wants to do business in Vermont files an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Indiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Indiana and Vermont each ask for

	Indiana formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$15	$155 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month, every 2 years	Within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

How Indiana companies register with Vermont

Order the Indiana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($15) is ordered from Indiana separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. Vermont accepts it within 30 days of Indiana's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Vermont registered agent, with your Indiana name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Indiana certificate comes first; then the Vermont filing goes in. Once Vermont approves it, the Indiana company can do business there.

Vermont costs for Indiana companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Existence, paid to Indiana	$15
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Indiana certificate included	$369

Will your Indiana name work for Vermont?

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

Your Vermont agent and the Indiana one

Indiana and Vermont both call it a registered agent. Vermont papers come to us; Indiana's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Indiana and Vermont

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Vermont wants the Annual Report every year ($250). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Vermont

An LLC formed in Indiana files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15)). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Indiana to Vermont

Does my Indiana company need to register in Vermont?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register an Indiana corporation in Vermont?

$354 at checkout plus $15 to Indiana for the Certificate of Existence, $369 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), 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, once Indiana's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Vermont?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Vermont's report ($250).

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont accept my Indiana name?

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

Can I form a new Vermont corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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