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Kansas LLC Foreign Registration in Vermont

To do business in Vermont, an LLC formed in Kansas registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Kansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Kansas vs Vermont: the paperwork

	Kansas formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$7.50	$155 at order
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.ks.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Information Report, $90, every two years	Annual Report, $170, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	Within 3 months after end of the foreign LLC's fiscal year on record
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Vermont registered agent

From Kansas to Vermont, step by step

Order the Kansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) is ordered from Kansas separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. Vermont accepts it within 90 days of Kansas'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 Kansas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Kansas certificate comes first; then the Vermont filing goes in. After approval, your Kansas LLC is registered with Vermont.

First-year cost, Kansas to Vermont

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Kansas	$7.50
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Kansas certificate included	$361.50

Will your Kansas name work for Vermont?

If another Vermont company uses the Kansas name, an alternate name is allowed. Vermont can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Vermont agent and the Kansas one

Vermont calls it a registered agent; Kansas says resident agent. Vermont papers come to us; Kansas's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Vermont and Kansas

Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($90); Vermont wants the Annual Report every year ($170). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to Vermont

A corporation formed in Kansas files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50)). After that come Kansas's Business Entity Information Report and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Vermont company in Kansas

An LLC formed in Vermont that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no Vermont certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kansas owners ask about Vermont

Does my Kansas company need to register in Vermont?

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

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

$354 at checkout plus $7.50 to Kansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $361.50 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants it ($7.50), 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 Kansas's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Vermont?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report ($90, every two years) and Vermont's report ($170).

What if I don't register with Vermont?

A Kansas 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 Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers Vermont for year one.

Will Vermont accept my Kansas name?

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

Can I form a new Vermont LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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