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Michigan Corporation Foreign Registration in Vermont

To do business in Vermont, a corporation formed in Michigan registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Michigan records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Michigan vs Vermont: the paperwork

	Michigan formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$155 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	michigan.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	May 15	Within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Vermont registered agent

From Michigan to Vermont, step by step

Order the Michigan certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Michigan separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. Vermont accepts it within 30 days of Michigan'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 Michigan name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Michigan certificate comes first; then the Vermont filing goes in. Once Vermont approves it, the Michigan company can do business there.

First-year cost, Michigan to Vermont

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

Your Michigan name and Vermont's rules

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

Your Vermont agent and the Michigan one

Vermont calls it a registered agent; Michigan says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Michigan; ours takes Vermont's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Michigan and Vermont

Each year your corporation files Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Michigan plus Vermont comes to $424 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Vermont

An LLC formed in Michigan files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). After that come Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Vermont company in Michigan

A corporation formed in Vermont that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 560 with $60 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Michigan owners ask about Vermont

Does my Michigan company need to register in Vermont?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a Michigan corporation in Vermont?

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

Do I need Michigan's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants it ($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 Michigan's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Vermont?

$424 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and $250 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont accept my Michigan name?

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

Can I form a new Vermont corporation instead?

Yes, but Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Vermont's Annual Report ($60), and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500.

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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