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Alaska LLC Foreign Registration in Vermont

Vermont registers an LLC from Alaska as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Alaska records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Alaska and Vermont side by side

	Alaska formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$155 at order
How it is handled	Alaska: online or by mail, usually in 10 to 15 business days and longer from October to February	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Annual Report, $170, every year
Due	January 2 of the filing year	Within 3 months after end of the foreign LLC's fiscal year on record
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Online processing: less than one business day
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

How Alaska companies register with Vermont

Order the Alaska certificate
The Certificate of Compliance ($10) is ordered from Alaska separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. With Alaska taking days and Vermont counting 90 days from issue, the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Vermont registered agent, with your Alaska name and formation date and the certificate attached. Allow for the days Alaska takes to send the certificate before the Vermont filing goes in. Once Vermont approves it, the Alaska company can do business there.

First-year cost, Alaska to Vermont

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Compliance, paid to Alaska	$10
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Alaska certificate included	$364

Will your Alaska name work for Vermont?

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

Agents: Vermont and Alaska

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

Yearly filings: Vermont and Alaska

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); Vermont wants the Annual Report every year ($170). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alaska to Vermont

A corporation formed in Alaska files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10)). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Vermont company in Alaska

An LLC formed in Vermont that registers with Alaska files Form 08-0497 with $350 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($35). See that filing.

Common questions: Alaska to Vermont

Does my Alaska company need to register in Vermont?

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

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

$354 at checkout plus $10 to Alaska for the Certificate of Compliance, $364 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alaska's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10), 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, plus a few days for Alaska's certificate before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and Vermont?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and Vermont's report ($170).

What if I don't register with Vermont?

An Alaska 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 Alaska registered agent stays, and ours covers Vermont for year one.

Will Vermont accept my Alaska name?

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

Can I form a new Vermont LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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