Foreign registration · Form 50

Vermont Corporation Foreign Registration in Oregon

Oregon registers a corporation from Vermont as a foreign corporation on Form 50, with $275 in state fees. Oregon may ask for Vermont's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division using your Vermont records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Vermont and Oregon side by side

	Vermont formed here	Oregon registering here
Document	Vermont Certificate of Good Standing	Form 50, Application for Authority to Transact Business - Business/Professional (Foreign Business Corporation)
State fee	$25	$275 at order
How it is handled	Vermont: online as an instant download from the business dashboard	Filed online with Oregon
Office	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	sos.vermont.gov	sos.oregon.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $60, every year	Annual Report, $275, every year
Due	By March 15 for calendar-year corps (within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year	Anniversary of authorization to transact business in Oregon, every year
Agent	Your Vermont registered agent	Our Oregon registered agent

From Vermont to Oregon, step by step

We prepare and file Form 50
It names us as your Oregon registered agent, with your Vermont name and formation date. If Oregon wants the Vermont certificate, it is ordered first. Once Oregon approves it, the Vermont company can do business there.

Will your Vermont name work for Oregon?

We search Oregon's records for Vermont's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Oregon and Vermont

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

Yearly filings: Oregon and Vermont

Each year your corporation files Vermont's Annual Report ($60) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Vermont plus Oregon comes to $484 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Vermont to Oregon

An LLC formed in Vermont files Form 110 with Oregon ($275 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Vermont's Annual Report ($45) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Oregon company in Vermont

A corporation formed in Oregon that registers with Vermont files Vermont's registration (no form number) with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions Vermont owners ask about Oregon

Does my Vermont company need to register in Oregon?

Yes, once a Vermont business operates there; Oregon law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Oregon issues one to Vermont corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Oregon registration cost?

$474 at checkout; Oregon may also want Vermont's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Vermont and Oregon?

$484 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Vermont and $275 to Oregon for the yearly reports.

Does Oregon require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oregon corporation instead?

Yes, but Vermont keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Oregon's Annual Report ($100), and the original keeps Vermont's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Oregon later?

Vermont companies leave by filing a Foreign Corporation Amendment/Withdrawal; until then, Oregon's report stays due alongside Vermont's filings.

What does an Oregon company file to register in Vermont?

It files Vermont's registration with $155 in state fees, plus Oregon's good standing certificate.

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