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Experiment 3 · Vermont

Foreign LLC Registration, Vermont (2026): 5 Procedures and the 3 Best Services

Ranked by measured reading, the services for registering an LLC formed elsewhere in Vermont in 2026 are VT Registered Agent.org ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and Vermont Registered Agent.co ($199). Registration involves 5 procedures and a $155 state fee, with $170 due at each later report.

Recorded by the Business Basics Lab staff ·

Before the procedures

State fee
$155Logged against sos.vermont.gov in October 2026
Home-state certificate
90 daysMust be issued within
Recurring report
$170Annual report
State fees collected in three years
$495Registration plus reports
Number of procedures
5In sequence

On this sheet

  • Whether Vermont registration applies to the LLC
  • The official form and fee
  • Remaining in good standing
  • The services we recommend

Best reading

The Vermont results

Five weighted criteria set the order (see how we measure); three-year cost and procedures performed count most.
Strongest result

1. VT Registered Agent.org: best for one added state

$199 with the $155 state fee, then $99 a year

VT Registered Agent.org reads highest, and the reason is that $199 above the state fee, first agent year included, then $99 a year.

Cost decides it: across three years it totals less than Mainstay Filing.

What the price performs

  • Registration prepared and filed
  • Agent service for one year

Measured strengths

  • A low $99 renewal
  • A free first agent year
  • A service fee of $199

Measured limits

  • Serves only Vermont
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Most procedures performed

2. Mainstay Filing: best for a second state and beyond

$199 with the $155 state fee, then $149 a year

In second position is Mainstay Filing, where $199 over the state fee in any state, and year-one agent service reads as free.

The three-year total is $100 above VT Registered Agent.org's, and cost carries 36% of the reading.

From year two the agent reads $149 a year, whichever state is used.

What the price performs

  • Registration filing
  • No fee for the registered agent in year one
  • Any state, one price

Measured strengths

  • $199 above Vermont's fee
  • Agent covered for year one
  • One price anywhere

Measured limits

  • A renewal $50 above VT Registered Agent.org's
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Vermont focus

3. Vermont Registered Agent.co: best for Vermont-only registrations

$199 with the $155 state fee, then $99 a year

Vermont Registered Agent.co follows in third place: $199 above the state fee, first agent year included, then $99 a year.

VT Registered Agent.org and this service charge alike.

What the price performs

  • Registration prepared and filed
  • Agent service for one year

Measured strengths

  • A low $99 renewal
  • A service fee of $199
  • A free first agent year

Measured limits

  • Serves only Vermont
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Comparison of the services

#ServiceFirst yearFrom year twoThree-year total
1VT Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397Visit VT Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Mainstay Filing$199$149/yr$497Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Vermont Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397Visit Vermont Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Posted prices, observed November 13, 2026. Each row requires Vermont's $155 registration fee on top.

The procedures

  1. Procedure 1: When registration is required

    Business transacted here through an LLC formed in another state calls for foreign registration. The cost of not registering: Vermont courts do not admit claims from an unregistered LLC (11 V.S.A. 4119(a)(1)). The LLC's contracts can still be enforced (11 V.S.A. 4119(b)). Every day of delay can add $50.

    Specimen: Logged against legislature.vermont.gov in October 2026

  2. Procedure 2: Order the certificate from the home state

    Vermont requires certificate of existence (certificate of good standing), from the previous 90 days.

    TipOrder it once everything else is ready.

  3. Procedure 3: Appoint a registered agent for Vermont

    Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be a street address in Vermont. P.O. boxes and virtual addresses are not accepted.

    TipAny of the ranked services fills the role.

    Specimen: Logged against legislature.vermont.gov in October 2026

  4. Procedure 4: Submit the Application for certificate of authority

    The receiving office, the Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division, requires the filing described above and $155.

    Specimen: Logged against sos.vermont.gov in October 2026

  5. Procedure 5: Follow Vermont's recurring filing

    Expect the annual report and a fee of $170 (within three months after your fiscal year ends).

What will be paid

ProcedurePaid toCost
Registration feeTo the state$155
Annual reportTo the state$170
A service, if usedThe provider$199 up front
State fees, years one to threeTo the state$495
Filing fee plus two later reports plus any minimum tax gives the state's three-year total. The specimens below name the page behind each amount.

How the Vermont results were ordered

The deciding criterion was measured cost over three years, worth 36% of the reading.

VT Registered Agent.org totals $397 over three years, a difference of $100 from Mainstay Filing.

Review questions on Vermont

What will foreign registration cost in Vermont?

$155 to the state. A service adds $199.

Which form do I file to register?

Foreign LLCs file this form with the Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division.

Do I need a certificate from my home state?

Yes: certificate of existence (certificate of good standing), issued within 90 days of filing.

What if the LLC does business there without registering?

Vermont courts do not admit claims from an unregistered LLC (11 V.S.A. 4119(a)(1)). The LLC's contracts can still be enforced (11 V.S.A. 4119(b)). Every day of delay can add $50.

What is due after registering?

Registration stays active through the annual report; the fee is $170.

Which service should handle the registration?

VT Registered Agent.org reads highest, Mainstay Filing and Vermont Registered Agent.co follow; VT Registered Agent.org leads on measured cost over three years.

See also

Specimens and records

  1. To reproduce the Vermont Secretary of State fee schedule, Annual Report result, consult sos.vermont.gov. Our observation of it is dated October 2026.
  2. To reproduce the Vermont report due date result, consult legislature.vermont.gov. Our observation of it is dated August 2026.
  3. To reproduce the Vermont formation fee: Filing fee, official source result, consult legislature.vermont.gov. Our observation of it is dated October 2026.
  4. To reproduce the Vermont registered agent statute result, consult legislature.vermont.gov. Our observation of it is dated October 2026.
  5. To reproduce the Vermont Secretary of State, foreign registration result, consult sos.vermont.gov. Our observation of it is dated October 2026.
  6. To reproduce the 11 V.S.A. § 4112, application for certificate of result, consult legislature.vermont.gov. Our observation of it is dated October 2026.
  7. To reproduce the 11 V.S.A. § 4113, activities that are not result, consult legislature.vermont.gov. Our observation of it is dated October 2026.
  8. To reproduce the 11 V.S.A. § 4033, annual report result, consult legislature.vermont.gov. Our observation of it is dated October 2026.
  9. To reproduce the 11 V.S.A. 4119, effect of failure to obtain result, consult legislature.vermont.gov. Our observation of it is dated November 2026.
  10. To reproduce the 11A V.S.A. 15.02, consequences of transacting business without result, consult legislature.vermont.gov. Our observation of it is dated November 2026.
  11. Observation of VT Registered Agent.org's pricing page, November 13, 2026
  12. Observation of Mainstay Filing's Vermont service page, November 13, 2026
  13. Observation of Vermont Registered Agent.co's pricing page, November 13, 2026