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Vermont LLC Foreign Registration in South Dakota

An LLC formed in Vermont that wants to do business in South Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants Vermont's Certificate of Good Standing ($35). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Vermont records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Vermont and South Dakota side by side

	Vermont formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Vermont Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign LLC) (no form number)
State fee	$35	$750 at order
How it is handled	Vermont: online as an instant download from the business dashboard	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sos.vermont.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $45, every year	Annual Report, $55, every year
Due	By March 31 for calendar-year LLCs (within 3 months after end of fiscal year on record	During the entity's anniversary month each year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: immediately
Agent	Your Vermont registered agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

From Vermont to South Dakota, step by step

Order the Vermont certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($35) is ordered from Vermont separately; it is not part of our South Dakota order. South Dakota wants the Vermont certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your South Dakota registered agent, next to your Vermont name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Vermont issues the certificate instantly, so the South Dakota filing can go in the same day. Once South Dakota approves it, the Vermont company can do business there.

South Dakota costs for Vermont companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Vermont	$35
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Vermont certificate included	$984

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

Your Vermont name and South Dakota's rules

South Dakota accepts your Vermont name if it includes 'limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.). If the Vermont name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If another South Dakota company uses the Vermont name, an alternate name is allowed. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your South Dakota agent and the Vermont one

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

Staying in good standing in Vermont and South Dakota

Each year your LLC files Vermont's Annual Report ($45) and South Dakota's Annual Report ($55). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Vermont plus South Dakota comes to $249 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Vermont to South Dakota

A corporation formed in Vermont files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Vermont's Annual Report ($60) and South Dakota's Annual Report. See the corporation filing.

The other way: South Dakota into Vermont

An LLC formed in South Dakota that registers with Vermont files Vermont's registration (no form number) with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Vermont to South Dakota

Does my Vermont company need to register in South Dakota?

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

How much does the South Dakota registration cost?

$949 at checkout plus $35 to Vermont for the Certificate of Good Standing, $984 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Vermont's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Dakota wants it ($35), current at filing.

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

South Dakota approves online filings immediately; Vermont's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $50.

What are the yearly costs for Vermont and South Dakota?

$249 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $45 to Vermont and $55 to South Dakota for the yearly reports.

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will South Dakota 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. South Dakota names must include 'limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.).

Can I form a new South Dakota LLC instead?

Yes, but Vermont keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files South Dakota's Annual Report ($55), and the original keeps Vermont's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from South Dakota later?

Vermont companies leave by filing a Notice of Cancellation of Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, South Dakota's report stays due alongside Vermont's filings.

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