Foreign registration · no form number

Kentucky Corporation Foreign Registration in Vermont

Vermont registers a corporation from Kentucky as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Kentucky records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Kentucky and Vermont side by side

	Kentucky formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$155 at order
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	On or before June 30	Within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

From Kentucky to Vermont, step by step

Order the Kentucky certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Kentucky separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. Vermont accepts it within 30 days of Kentucky's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Vermont registered agent, next to your Kentucky name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Kentucky's certificate is in hand, Vermont's filing goes in. After approval, your Kentucky corporation is registered with Vermont.

First-year cost, Kentucky to Vermont

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Existence, paid to Kentucky	$10
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Kentucky certificate included	$364

Your Kentucky name and Vermont's rules

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

Your Vermont agent and the Kentucky one

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

Yearly filings: Vermont and Kentucky

Each year your corporation files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Kentucky plus Vermont comes to $414 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Vermont

An LLC formed in Kentucky files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Vermont into Kentucky

A corporation formed in Vermont that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Vermont certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kentucky owners ask about Vermont

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Vermont?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Vermont registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $10 to Kentucky for the Certificate of Existence, $364 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kentucky's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10), 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 Kentucky's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Vermont?

$414 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Kentucky and $250 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont accept my Kentucky name?

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

Can I form a new Vermont corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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