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Massachusetts Corporation Foreign Registration in Vermont

A corporation formed in Massachusetts that wants to do business in Vermont files an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing ($12), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Massachusetts records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Massachusetts and Vermont each ask for

	Massachusetts formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Massachusetts Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$12	$155 at order
How it is handled	Massachusetts: online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $125, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	Within 2.5 months after the close of the corporation's fiscal year	Within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Vermont registered agent

From Massachusetts to Vermont, step by step

Order the Massachusetts certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($12) is ordered from Massachusetts separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. It comes as a short form ($7) or a long form ($12). Vermont counts 30 days from the day Massachusetts issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Vermont registered agent, with your Massachusetts name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Massachusetts's certificate is in hand, Vermont's filing goes in. Once Vermont approves it, the Massachusetts company can do business there.

First-year cost, Massachusetts to Vermont

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Massachusetts	$12
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Massachusetts certificate included	$366

Your Massachusetts name and Vermont's rules

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

Agents: Vermont and Massachusetts

Vermont calls it a registered agent; Massachusetts says resident agent. Vermont papers come to us; Massachusetts's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Massachusetts and Vermont

Each year your corporation files Massachusetts's Annual Report ($125) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Massachusetts plus Vermont comes to $524 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Vermont

An LLC formed in Massachusetts files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Massachusetts to Vermont

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Vermont?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Vermont registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $12 to Massachusetts for the Certificate of Good Standing, $366 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Massachusetts's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants it ($12), 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 Massachusetts's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Vermont?

$524 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $125 to Massachusetts and $250 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

Yes: the Massachusetts resident agent stays, and ours covers Vermont for year one.

Will Vermont accept my Massachusetts name?

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

Can I form a new Vermont corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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