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South Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Vermont

Vermont registers an LLC from South Carolina as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your South Carolina records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What South Carolina and Vermont each ask for

	South Carolina formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	South Carolina Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$155 at order
How it is handled	South Carolina: online	Filed online with Vermont
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	businessfilings.sc.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 South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Vermont registered agent

How South Carolina companies register with Vermont

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

First-year cost, South Carolina to Vermont

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

Will your South Carolina name work for Vermont?

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

Agents: Vermont and South Carolina

Vermont calls it a registered agent; South Carolina says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for South Carolina; ours takes Vermont's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in South Carolina and Vermont

South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs; Vermont wants the Annual Report every year ($170). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Carolina to Vermont

A corporation formed in South Carolina files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Vermont company in South Carolina

An LLC formed in Vermont that registers with South Carolina files Form F0008 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($35) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: South Carolina to Vermont

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Vermont?

Yes, once a South Carolina 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 South Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $364 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need South Carolina's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($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 South Carolina's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for South Carolina and Vermont?

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

What if I don't register with Vermont?

A South Carolina 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 South Carolina agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Vermont for year one.

Will Vermont accept my South Carolina name?

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

Can I form a new Vermont LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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