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Connecticut LLC Foreign Registration in Vermont

An LLC formed in Connecticut that wants to do business in Vermont files an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Connecticut records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Connecticut vs Vermont: the paperwork

	Connecticut formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$50	$155 at order
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	business.ct.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $80, every year	Annual Report, $170, every year
Due	On or before March 31	Within 3 months after end of the foreign LLC's fiscal year on record
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

From Connecticut to Vermont, step by step

Order the Connecticut certificate
The Certificate of Legal Existence ($50) is ordered from Connecticut separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). Vermont accepts it within 90 days of Connecticut's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Vermont registered agent, next to your Connecticut name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Connecticut's certificate is in hand, Vermont's filing goes in. Once Vermont approves it, the Connecticut company can do business there.

Vermont costs for Connecticut companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Legal Existence, paid to Connecticut	$50
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Connecticut certificate included	$404

Will your Connecticut name work for Vermont?

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

Your Vermont agent and the Connecticut one

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

Yearly filings: Vermont and Connecticut

Each year your LLC files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Connecticut plus Vermont comes to $399 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Vermont

A corporation formed in Connecticut files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($80)). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Vermont into Connecticut

An LLC formed in Vermont that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($35) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Connecticut to Vermont

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Vermont?

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

How much does it cost to register a Connecticut LLC in Vermont?

$354 at checkout plus $50 to Connecticut for the Certificate of Legal Existence, $404 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Connecticut's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), 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, once Connecticut's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Vermont?

$399 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $80 to Connecticut and $170 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Vermont?

A Connecticut 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 Connecticut registered agent stays, and ours covers Vermont for year one.

Will Vermont accept my Connecticut name?

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

Can I form a new Vermont LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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