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Tennessee LLC Foreign Registration in Vermont

Vermont registers an LLC from Tennessee as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Tennessee records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Tennessee vs Vermont: the paperwork

	Tennessee formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$155 at order
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.tn.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $300, every year	Annual Report, $170, every year
Due		Within 3 months after end of the foreign LLC's fiscal year on record
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

How Tennessee companies register with Vermont

Order the Tennessee certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Tennessee separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. Vermont counts 90 days from the day Tennessee issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Vermont registered agent, next to your Tennessee name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Tennessee certificate comes first; then the Vermont filing goes in. Once Vermont approves it, the Tennessee company can do business there.

Vermont costs for Tennessee companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Existence, paid to Tennessee	$20
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Tennessee certificate included	$374

Will your Tennessee name work for Vermont?

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

Agents: Vermont and Tennessee

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

Staying in good standing in Tennessee and Vermont

Each year your LLC files Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Tennessee plus Vermont comes to $619 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Vermont

A corporation formed in Tennessee files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Vermont into Tennessee

An LLC formed in Vermont that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4233 with $300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($35) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Tennessee to Vermont

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Vermont?

Yes, once a Tennessee 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 $20 to Tennessee for the Certificate of Existence, $374 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Tennessee's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), 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 Tennessee's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Vermont?

$619 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Tennessee and $170 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Vermont?

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

Will Vermont accept my Tennessee name?

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

Can I form a new Vermont LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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