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Florida LLC Foreign Registration in Vermont

To do business in Vermont, an LLC formed in Florida registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for Florida's Certificate of Status ($5), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Florida records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Florida vs Vermont: the paperwork

	Florida formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$155 at order
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	dos.fl.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $138.75, every year	Annual Report, $170, every year
Due	May 1	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 Florida registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

From Florida to Vermont, step by step

Order the Florida certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from Florida separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. An instant Florida certificate reaches Vermont only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Vermont registered agent, with your Florida name and formation date and the certificate attached. Florida issues the certificate instantly, so the Vermont filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Florida LLC is registered with Vermont.

Vermont costs for Florida companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Status, paid to Florida	$5
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Florida certificate included	$359

Your Florida name and Vermont's rules

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

Your Vermont agent and the Florida one

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

Yearly filings: Vermont and Florida

Each year your LLC files Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Florida plus Vermont comes to $457.75 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Florida to Vermont

A corporation formed in Florida files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($8.75)). After that come Florida's Annual Report ($150) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Vermont into Florida

An LLC formed in Vermont that registers with Florida files Form CR2E027 with $125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($35) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Florida owners ask about Vermont

Does my Florida company need to register in Vermont?

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

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

$354 at checkout plus $5 to Florida for the Certificate of Status, $359 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Florida's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants Florida's Certificate of Status ($5), 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; Florida's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Vermont?

$457.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $138.75 to Florida and $170 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Vermont?

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

Will Vermont accept my Florida name?

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

Can I form a new Vermont LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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