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Maine LLC Foreign Registration in Vermont

To do business in Vermont, an LLC formed in Maine registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Maine records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Maine and Vermont each ask for

	Maine formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$30	$155 at order
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Annual Report, $170, every year
Due	June 1	Within 3 months after end of the foreign LLC's fiscal year on record
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

How Maine companies register with Vermont

Order the Maine certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($30) is ordered from Maine separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. Vermont counts 90 days from the day Maine 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 Maine name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Maine certificate comes first; then the Vermont filing goes in. After approval, your Maine LLC is registered with Vermont.

Vermont costs for Maine companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Existence, paid to Maine	$30
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maine certificate included	$384

Will your Maine name work for Vermont?

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

Your Vermont agent and the Maine one

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

Staying in good standing in Maine and Vermont

Each year your LLC files Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maine plus Vermont comes to $404 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maine to Vermont

A corporation formed in Maine files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30)). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Vermont company in Maine

An LLC formed in Vermont that registers with Maine files Form MLLC-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($35) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Maine owners ask about Vermont

Does my Maine company need to register in Vermont?

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

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

$354 at checkout plus $30 to Maine for the Certificate of Existence, $384 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maine's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), 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 Maine's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Vermont?

$404 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $85 to Maine and $170 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Vermont?

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

Will Vermont accept my Maine name?

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

Can I form a new Vermont LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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