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Indiana LLC Foreign Registration in Vermont

To do business in Vermont, an LLC formed in Indiana registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Indiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Indiana and Vermont side by side

	Indiana formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$15	$155 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Report, $170, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years	Within 3 months after end of the foreign LLC's fiscal year on record
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

From Indiana to Vermont, step by step

Order the Indiana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($15) is ordered from Indiana separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. Vermont accepts it within 90 days of Indiana'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 Indiana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Indiana's certificate is in hand, Vermont's filing goes in. Once Vermont approves it, the Indiana company can do business there.

Vermont costs for Indiana companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Existence, paid to Indiana	$15
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Indiana certificate included	$369

Will your Indiana name work for Vermont?

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

Agents: Vermont and Indiana

Indiana and Vermont both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Indiana; ours takes Vermont's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Indiana and Vermont

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Vermont wants the Annual Report every year ($170). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Vermont

A corporation formed in Indiana files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15)). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Vermont company in Indiana

An LLC formed in Vermont that registers with Indiana files State Form 56369 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($35) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Indiana to Vermont

Does my Indiana company need to register in Vermont?

Yes, once an Indiana 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 $15 to Indiana for the Certificate of Existence, $369 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), 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 Indiana's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Vermont?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Vermont's report ($170).

What if I don't register with Vermont?

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

Will Vermont accept my Indiana name?

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

Can I form a new Vermont LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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