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Michigan LLC Foreign Registration in Vermont

To do business in Vermont, an LLC formed in Michigan registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Michigan records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Michigan vs Vermont: the paperwork

	Michigan formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$155 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	michigan.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Statement, $25, every year	Annual Report, $170, every year
Due	February 15	Within 3 months after end of the foreign LLC's fiscal year on record
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Vermont registered agent

How Michigan companies register with Vermont

Order the Michigan certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Michigan separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. Vermont accepts it within 90 days of Michigan'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 Michigan name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Michigan certificate comes first; then the Vermont filing goes in. After approval, your Michigan LLC is registered with Vermont.

Vermont costs for Michigan companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Michigan	$10
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Michigan certificate included	$364

Your Michigan name and Vermont's rules

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

Your Vermont agent and the Michigan one

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

Yearly filings: Vermont and Michigan

Each year your LLC files Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Michigan plus Vermont comes to $344 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Vermont

A corporation formed in Michigan files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). After that come Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Vermont into Michigan

An LLC formed in Vermont that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 760 with $50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($35) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions Michigan owners ask about Vermont

Does my Michigan company need to register in Vermont?

Yes, once a Michigan 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 $10 to Michigan for the Certificate of Good Standing, $364 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Michigan's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants it ($10), 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 Michigan's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Vermont?

$344 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and $170 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Vermont?

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

Will Vermont accept my Michigan name?

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

Can I form a new Vermont LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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