Foreign registration · no form number

Pennsylvania Corporation Foreign Registration in Vermont

To do business in Vermont, a corporation formed in Pennsylvania registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Pennsylvania records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Pennsylvania and Vermont side by side

	Pennsylvania formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$40	$155 at order
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	June 30	Within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Vermont registered agent

From Pennsylvania to Vermont, step by step

Order the Pennsylvania certificate
The Subsistence Certificate ($40) is ordered from Pennsylvania separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. Vermont counts 30 days from the day Pennsylvania issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Vermont registered agent, next to your Pennsylvania name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Pennsylvania certificate comes first; then the Vermont filing goes in. After approval, your Pennsylvania corporation is registered with Vermont.

First-year cost, Pennsylvania to Vermont

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Subsistence Certificate, paid to Pennsylvania	$40
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Pennsylvania certificate included	$394

Your Pennsylvania name and Vermont's rules

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

Agents: Vermont and Pennsylvania

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

Staying in good standing in Pennsylvania and Vermont

Each year your corporation files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus Vermont comes to $406 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Vermont

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40)). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Vermont company in Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Vermont that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no Vermont certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Pennsylvania owners ask about Vermont

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Vermont?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Vermont registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $40 to Pennsylvania for the Subsistence Certificate, $394 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Pennsylvania's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), 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 Pennsylvania's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Vermont?

$406 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and $250 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

Yes: the Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers Vermont for year one.

Will Vermont accept my Pennsylvania name?

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

Can I form a new Vermont corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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