Vermont Corporation Foreign Registration in Alabama

A corporation formed in Vermont that wants to do business in Alabama files an online registration (no form number), with $184 in state fees. Alabama may ask for Vermont's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities Division from your Vermont records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Vermont vs Alabama: the paperwork

	Vermont formed here	Alabama registering here
Document	Vermont Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Corporation Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$25	$184 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Vermont: online as an instant download from the business dashboard	Filed online with Alabama
Office	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division
Official page	sos.vermont.gov	sos.alabama.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $60, every year	Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), fee set by the state, every year
Due	By March 15 for calendar-year corps (within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year
Agent	Your Vermont registered agent	Our Alabama registered agent

How Vermont companies register with Alabama

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Alabama registered agent, next to your Vermont name and formation date. If Alabama wants the Vermont certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Vermont corporation is registered with Alabama.

Will your Vermont name work for Alabama?

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

Agents: Alabama and Vermont

Vermont and Alabama both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Vermont; ours takes Alabama's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Alabama and Vermont

Vermont wants the Annual Report every year ($60); Alabama wants the Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Vermont to Alabama

An LLC formed in Vermont files its own registration with Alabama ($184 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Vermont's Annual Report ($45) and Alabama's Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report. See the LLC filing.

The other way: Alabama into Vermont

A corporation formed in Alabama that registers with Vermont files Vermont's registration (no form number) with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($25) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions Vermont owners ask about Alabama

Does my Vermont company need to register in Alabama?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$383 at checkout; Alabama may also want Vermont's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Vermont and Alabama?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Vermont's report ($60) and Alabama's report (fee set by the state).

Does Alabama require a registered agent?

Yes: the Vermont registered agent stays, and ours covers Alabama for year one, with a street address there.

Will Alabama accept my Vermont name?

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

Can I form a new Alabama corporation instead?

Yes, but Vermont keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), and the original keeps Vermont's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Alabama later?

Vermont companies leave by filing a Foreign Corporation Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Alabama's report stays due alongside Vermont's filings.

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