Foreign registration · no form number

Vermont Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

A corporation formed in Vermont that wants to do business in New Jersey files an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Vermont's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury from your Vermont records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Vermont and New Jersey side by side

	Vermont formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Vermont Certificate of Good Standing	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$100 at order
How it is handled	Vermont: online as an instant download from the business dashboard	Filed online with New Jersey
Office	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	sos.vermont.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $60, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	By March 15 for calendar-year corps (within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year	Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your Vermont registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From Vermont to New Jersey, step by step

Order the Vermont certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Vermont separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Vermont certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your New Jersey registered agent, next to your Vermont name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Vermont issues the certificate instantly, so the New Jersey filing can go in the same day. Once New Jersey approves it, the Vermont company can do business there.

First-year cost, Vermont to New Jersey

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Vermont	$25
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Vermont certificate included	$324

Will your Vermont name work for New Jersey?

If another New Jersey company uses the Vermont name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Vermont name against New Jersey's records before filing.

Agents: New Jersey and Vermont

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

Staying in good standing in Vermont and New Jersey

Each year your corporation files Vermont's Annual Report ($60) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Vermont plus New Jersey comes to $284 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Vermont to New Jersey

An LLC formed in Vermont files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($35)). After that come Vermont's Annual Report ($45) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Jersey into Vermont

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

Common questions: Vermont to New Jersey

Does my Vermont company need to register in New Jersey?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $25 to Vermont for the Certificate of Good Standing, $324 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Vermont's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants it ($25), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Vermont and New Jersey?

$284 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Vermont and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

New Jersey can charge a Vermont company a civil penalty of up to $1,000 and a fine of at least $200.

Does New Jersey require a registered agent?

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

Will New Jersey 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 New Jersey corporation instead?

Yes, but Vermont keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps Vermont's Annual Report.

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