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Foreign registration · no form number

Alabama LLC Foreign Registration in Vermont

An LLC formed in Alabama that wants to do business in Vermont files an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Alabama records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Alabama and Vermont each ask for

	Alabama formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$155 at order
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $170, every year
Due		Within 3 months after end of the foreign LLC's fiscal year on record
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: less than one business day
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

How Alabama companies register with Vermont

Order the Alabama certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Alabama separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. An instant Alabama certificate reaches Vermont only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Vermont registered agent, next to your Alabama name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Alabama delays the Vermont filing. Once Vermont approves it, the Alabama company can do business there.

First-year cost, Alabama to Vermont

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Existence, paid to Alabama	$25
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Alabama certificate included	$379

Will your Alabama name work for Vermont?

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

Agents: Vermont and Alabama

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

Staying in good standing in Alabama and Vermont

Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year; Vermont wants the Annual Report every year ($170). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to Vermont

A corporation formed in Alabama files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($25)). After that come Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Vermont company in Alabama

An LLC formed in Vermont that registers with Alabama files Alabama's registration (no form number) with $184 in state fees; no Vermont certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Alabama to Vermont

Does my Alabama company need to register in Vermont?

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

How much does it cost to register an Alabama LLC in Vermont?

$354 at checkout plus $25 to Alabama for the Certificate of Existence, $379 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alabama's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Vermont registration take?

Vermont's online processing takes less than one business day; Alabama's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and Vermont?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and Vermont's report ($170).

What if I don't register with Vermont?

An Alabama company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Vermont can add a penalty of $50 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont accept my Alabama name?

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

Can I form a new Vermont LLC instead?

Yes, but Alabama keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Vermont's Annual Report ($45), and the original keeps Alabama's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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