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Foreign registration · no form number

Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in Vermont

Vermont registers a corporation from Texas as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Texas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Texas and Vermont each ask for

	Texas formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$15	$155 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	May 15 each year	Within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: less than one business day
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

From Texas to Vermont, step by step

Order the Texas certificate
The Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) is ordered from Texas separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. An instant Texas certificate reaches Vermont only hours old, well inside the limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Vermont registered agent, next to your Texas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Texas delays the Vermont filing. After approval, your Texas corporation is registered with Vermont.

First-year cost, Texas to Vermont

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Fact - Status, paid to Texas	$15
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Texas certificate included	$369

Will your Texas name work for Vermont?

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

Your Vermont agent and the Texas one

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

Staying in good standing in Texas and Vermont

Each year your corporation files Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Texas plus Vermont comes to $399 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Vermont

An LLC formed in Texas files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15)). After that come Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Vermont company in Texas

A corporation formed in Vermont that registers with Texas files Form 301 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Questions Texas owners ask about Vermont

Does my Texas company need to register in Vermont?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Vermont registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $15 to Texas for the Certificate of Fact - Status, $369 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), 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; Texas's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Vermont?

$399 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Texas and $250 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont accept my Texas name?

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

Can I form a new Vermont corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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