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Texas LLC Foreign Registration in Vermont

To do business in Vermont, an LLC formed in Texas registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Texas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Texas and Vermont each ask for

	Texas formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$15	$155 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $170, every year
Due	May 15 each year	Within 3 months after end of the foreign LLC's fiscal year on record
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: less than one business day
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

How Texas companies register with Vermont

Order the Texas certificate
The Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) is ordered from Texas separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. An instant Texas certificate reaches Vermont only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Vermont registered agent, next to your Texas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Texas delays the Vermont filing. Once Vermont approves it, the Texas company can do business there.

First-year cost, Texas to Vermont

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Fact - Status, paid to Texas	$15
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Texas certificate included	$369

Will your Texas name work for Vermont?

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

Agents: Vermont and Texas

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

Staying in good standing in Texas and Vermont

Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year; Vermont wants the Annual Report every year ($170). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Vermont

A corporation formed in Texas files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15)). After that come Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Vermont company in Texas

An LLC formed in Vermont that registers with Texas files Form 304 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite; no Vermont certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Texas to Vermont

Does my Texas company need to register in Vermont?

Yes, once a Texas 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 $15 to Texas for the Certificate of Fact - Status, $369 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), 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; Texas's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Vermont?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (fee set by the state) and Vermont's report ($170).

What if I don't register with Vermont?

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

Will Vermont accept my Texas name?

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

Can I form a new Vermont LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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