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South Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Vermont

To do business in Vermont, a corporation formed in South Dakota registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also wants South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your South Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

South Dakota and Vermont side by side

	South Dakota formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$155 at order
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed online with Vermont
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year (form opens that day	Within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

How South Dakota companies register with Vermont

Order the South Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) is ordered from South Dakota separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. Vermont counts 30 days from the day South Dakota 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 South Dakota name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once South Dakota's certificate is in hand, Vermont's filing goes in. Once Vermont approves it, the South Dakota company can do business there.

First-year cost, South Dakota to Vermont

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, paid to South Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, South Dakota certificate included	$374

Will your South Dakota name work for Vermont?

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

Your Vermont agent and the South Dakota one

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

Yearly filings: Vermont and South Dakota

South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year; Vermont wants the Annual Report every year ($250). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to Vermont

An LLC formed in South Dakota files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20)). After that come South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Vermont into South Dakota

A corporation formed in Vermont that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25). See that filing.

Common questions: South Dakota to Vermont

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Vermont?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$354 at checkout plus $20 to South Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, $374 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need South Dakota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants it ($20), 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 South Dakota's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and Vermont?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), South Dakota's report (fee set by the state) and Vermont's report ($250).

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont accept my South Dakota name?

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

Can I form a new Vermont corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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