Foreign registration · Form 972

Vermont LLC Foreign Registration in Louisiana

To do business in Louisiana, an LLC formed in Vermont registers there on Form 972, with $190 in state fees. Louisiana also wants Vermont's Certificate of Good Standing ($35), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division using your Vermont records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Vermont and Louisiana side by side

	Vermont formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Vermont Certificate of Good Standing	Form 972, Application of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$35	$190 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Vermont: online as an instant download from the business dashboard	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	sos.vermont.gov	sos.la.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $45, every year	Annual Report, $35, every year
Due	By March 31 for calendar-year LLCs (within 3 months after end of fiscal year on record	On or before the anniversary date of registration in Louisiana
Agent	Your Vermont registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

How Vermont companies register with Louisiana

Order the Vermont certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($35) is ordered from Vermont separately; it is not part of our Louisiana order. An instant Vermont certificate reaches Louisiana only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form 972
It lists us as your Louisiana registered agent, next to your Vermont name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Vermont delays the Louisiana filing. Once Louisiana approves it, the Vermont company can do business there.

First-year cost, Vermont to Louisiana

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$190
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Vermont	$35
Our service, with a year of Louisiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Vermont certificate included	$424

Louisiana's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Vermont name and Louisiana's rules

We check your exact Vermont name against Louisiana's records before filing.

Your Louisiana agent and the Vermont one

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

Yearly filings: Louisiana and Vermont

Each year your LLC files Vermont's Annual Report ($45) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Vermont plus Louisiana comes to $229 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Vermont to Louisiana

A corporation formed in Vermont files Form 326 with Louisiana ($160 in state fees). After that come Vermont's Annual Report ($60) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Louisiana company in Vermont

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

Common questions: Vermont to Louisiana

Does my Vermont company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once a Vermont business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$389 at checkout plus $35 to Vermont for the Certificate of Good Standing, $424 in all (checkout is $190 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Vermont's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Louisiana wants it ($35), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Vermont and Louisiana?

$229 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $45 to Vermont and $35 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

A Vermont company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Louisiana can add a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

Yes: the Vermont registered agent stays, and ours covers Louisiana for year one.

Can I form a new Louisiana LLC instead?

Yes, but Vermont keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40), and the original keeps Vermont's Annual Report.

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Vermont?

It files Vermont's registration with $155 in state fees, plus Louisiana's good standing certificate.

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