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Louisiana LLC Foreign Registration in Vermont

An LLC formed in Louisiana that wants to do business in Vermont files an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also wants Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Louisiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Louisiana and Vermont each ask for

	Louisiana formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$155 at order
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.la.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $40, every year	Annual Report, $170, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary date of organization	Within 3 months after end of the foreign LLC's fiscal year on record
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

From Louisiana to Vermont, step by step

Order the Louisiana certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Louisiana separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. Vermont counts 90 days from the day Louisiana issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Vermont registered agent, with your Louisiana name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Louisiana certificate comes first; then the Vermont filing goes in. After approval, your Louisiana LLC is registered with Vermont.

First-year cost, Louisiana to Vermont

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Louisiana	$25
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Louisiana certificate included	$379

Your Louisiana name and Vermont's rules

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

Agents: Vermont and Louisiana

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

Yearly filings: Vermont and Louisiana

Each year your LLC files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Louisiana plus Vermont comes to $359 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Vermont

A corporation formed in Louisiana files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Vermont company in Louisiana

An LLC formed in Vermont that registers with Louisiana files Form 972 with $190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($35) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Louisiana to Vermont

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Vermont?

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

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

$354 at checkout plus $25 to Louisiana for the Certificate of Good Standing, $379 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Louisiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants it ($25), 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 Louisiana's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Vermont?

$359 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $40 to Louisiana and $170 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Vermont?

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

Will Vermont accept my Louisiana name?

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

Can I form a new Vermont LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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