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Louisiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Vermont

A corporation formed in Louisiana that wants to do business in Vermont files an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also wants Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Louisiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Louisiana vs Vermont: the paperwork

	Louisiana formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$155 at order
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.la.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $30, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary of the date of incorporation	Within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

From Louisiana to Vermont, step by step

Order the Louisiana certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Louisiana separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. Vermont accepts it within 30 days of Louisiana'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 Louisiana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Louisiana's certificate is in hand, Vermont's filing goes in. Once Vermont approves it, the Louisiana company can do business there.

Vermont costs for Louisiana companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Louisiana	$25
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Louisiana certificate included	$379

Your Louisiana name and Vermont's rules

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

Your Vermont agent and the Louisiana one

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

Yearly filings: Vermont and Louisiana

Each year your corporation files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Louisiana plus Vermont comes to $429 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Vermont

An LLC formed in Louisiana files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Vermont company in Louisiana

A corporation formed in Vermont that registers with Louisiana files Form 326 with $160 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Louisiana owners ask about Vermont

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Vermont?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Vermont registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $25 to Louisiana for the Certificate of Good Standing, $379 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Louisiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants it ($25), 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 Louisiana's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Vermont?

$429 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $30 to Louisiana and $250 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont accept my Louisiana name?

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

Can I form a new Vermont corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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