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Ohio LLC Foreign Registration in Vermont

To do business in Vermont, an LLC formed in Ohio registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Ohio records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Ohio and Vermont side by side

	Ohio formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$155 at order
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $170, every year
Due		Within 3 months after end of the foreign LLC's fiscal year on record
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our Vermont registered agent

From Ohio to Vermont, step by step

Order the Ohio certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Ohio separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. Vermont accepts it within 90 days of Ohio'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 Ohio name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Ohio certificate comes first; then the Vermont filing goes in. After approval, your Ohio LLC is registered with Vermont.

Vermont costs for Ohio companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Ohio	$5
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Ohio certificate included	$359

Will your Ohio name work for Vermont?

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

Your Vermont agent and the Ohio one

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

Yearly filings: Vermont and Ohio

Ohio has no annual report for LLCs; Vermont wants the Annual Report every year ($170). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to Vermont

A corporation formed in Ohio files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Vermont into Ohio

An LLC formed in Vermont that registers with Ohio files Form 617 with $99 in state fees; no Vermont certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Ohio to Vermont

Does my Ohio company need to register in Vermont?

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

How much does it cost to register an Ohio LLC in Vermont?

$354 at checkout plus $5 to Ohio for the Certificate of Good Standing, $359 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Ohio's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants it ($5), 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 Ohio's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Vermont?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and Vermont's report ($170).

What if I don't register with Vermont?

An Ohio 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 Ohio statutory agent stays, and ours covers Vermont for year one.

Will Vermont accept my Ohio name?

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

Can I form a new Vermont LLC instead?

Yes, but Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Vermont's Annual Report ($45), and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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