Alabama

Foreign registration · no form number

Vermont LLC Foreign Registration in Alabama

An LLC formed in Vermont that wants to do business in Alabama files an online registration (no form number), with $184 in state fees. Alabama needs nothing from Vermont: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities Division from your Vermont records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Vermont and Alabama each ask for

	Vermont formed here	Alabama registering here
Document	Vermont Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$35	$184 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Vermont: online as an instant download from the business dashboard	Filed online with Alabama
Office	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division
Official page	sos.vermont.gov	sos.alabama.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $45, every year	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	By March 31 for calendar-year LLCs (within 3 months after end of fiscal year on record
Agent	Your Vermont registered agent	Our Alabama registered agent

From Vermont to Alabama, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Alabama registered agent, with your Vermont name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Vermont first, so the Alabama filing can go in right away. After approval, your Vermont LLC is registered with Alabama.

Will your Vermont name work for Alabama?

Alabama accepts your Vermont name if it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC. If the Vermont name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If Alabama's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Vermont company. Alabama can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Alabama and Vermont

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

Yearly filings: Alabama and Vermont

Vermont wants the Annual Report every year ($45); Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Vermont to Alabama

A corporation formed in Vermont files its own registration with Alabama ($184 in state fees, the same). After that come Vermont's Annual Report ($60) and Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Alabama into Vermont

An LLC formed in Alabama that registers with Vermont files Vermont's registration (no form number) with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($25) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Vermont to Alabama

Does my Vermont company need to register in Alabama?

Yes, once a Vermont business operates there; Alabama registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does it cost to register a Vermont LLC in Alabama?

$383 at checkout, with nothing to pay Vermont.

Do I need Vermont's certificate of good standing?

No, Alabama takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for Vermont and Alabama?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Vermont's report ($45) and Alabama's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with Alabama?

A Vermont company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Alabama require a registered agent?

Yes: the Vermont registered agent stays, and ours covers Alabama for year one, with a street address there.

Will Alabama accept my Vermont name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Vermont name at home. Alabama names must include limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC.

Can I form a new Alabama LLC instead?

Yes, but Vermont keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Alabama's Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, and the original keeps Vermont's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Alabama later?

Vermont companies leave by filing a Foreign LLC Certificate of Withdrawal ($100); until then, Alabama's report stays due alongside Vermont's filings.

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