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Hawaii LLC Foreign Registration in Vermont

An LLC formed in Hawaii that wants to do business in Vermont files an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Hawaii records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Hawaii vs Vermont: the paperwork

	Hawaii formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$155 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5), $12.50, every year	Annual Report, $170, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized (Q1 organized -> Mar 31	Within 3 months after end of the foreign LLC's fiscal year on record
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

From Hawaii to Vermont, step by step

Order the Hawaii certificate
The Good Standing Certificate ($5) is ordered from Hawaii separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. Vermont accepts it within 90 days of Hawaii's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Vermont registered agent, with your Hawaii name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Hawaii certificate comes first; then the Vermont filing goes in. Once Vermont approves it, the Hawaii company can do business there.

Vermont costs for Hawaii companies

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

Will your Hawaii name work for Vermont?

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

Agents: Vermont and Hawaii

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

Yearly filings: Vermont and Hawaii

Each year your LLC files Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Hawaii plus Vermont comes to $331.50 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Vermont

A corporation formed in Hawaii files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5)). After that come Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Vermont company in Hawaii

An LLC formed in Vermont that registers with Hawaii files Form FLLC-1 with $51 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($35) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Hawaii owners ask about Vermont

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Vermont?

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

How much does the Vermont registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $5 to Hawaii for the Good Standing Certificate, $359 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants it ($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, once Hawaii's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Vermont?

$331.50 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $12.50 to Hawaii and $170 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Vermont?

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

Will Vermont accept my Hawaii name?

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

Can I form a new Vermont LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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