Vermont Certificate of Authority / Annual report fee
The Vermont annual report fee and deadline
An LLC from elsewhere that holds a Vermont certificate sends the Secretary of State an annual report, and the fee is $170. The deadline is 3 months after the fiscal year closes. Corporations have less time and pay $250.
Reports by type of entity
| Entity | Fee | Due |
|---|---|---|
| LLC | $170 | 3 months after the fiscal year closes |
| Business corporation | $250 | Two and one-half months after the fiscal year closes |
| Nonprofit corporation | $35 if someone was paid | Every second year |
An LLC's report: its contents
The company name and the state or country whose law governs it; the address of its designated office; and the name, email and address of its agent for service of process. The rule on currency: the information in the report must be current as of the date it is signed on behalf of the company.
Locating the fiscal year end
The state database shows the year end on record for any business. For a year that closes December 31, the deadline is March 31.
Filing the report
The filing is made in the business center and nowhere else. After signing in, choose the report and answer the prompts, confirming or correcting each item. A paper check can be sent if you pick the print-and-mail choice when paying.
What the state does with the information
A change stated in the report is entered in the Secretary of State's records.
If an LLC misses the deadline
The certificate of authority of a foreign LLC that fails to file its annual report terminates, and the Secretary of State notifies the company of the termination. Restoring the certificate costs $35.
The corporation's report
A foreign corporation reports two and one-half months after closing its fiscal year, for $250. Its report gives the corporation's name and home law along with registered office and agent, principal office, directors and officers.
The nonprofit's report
A nonprofit reports every second year. It pays $35 if anyone was paid in the prior calendar year, and nothing otherwise.
A corporation that misses its report
The corporation pays $50 to be reinstated, against $35 for an LLC.
Planning figures
Budget $170 a year for an LLC, $250 a year for a corporation and $35 every other year for a nonprofit that pays anyone. Five LLC reports come to $850 and five corporation reports to $1,250.
Getting back after a lapse
An LLC that lost its certificate by missing the report is reinstated for $35. It should file the missed report as part of the reinstatement, since the lapse arose from the missed filing.
Using the business center
The same online account that files the application files the report. Sign in, choose the report from the main menu and follow the prompts. A first-time filer creates an account first.
Choosing your row
An LLC counts 3 months from the fiscal year end. A corporation counts two and one-half months. A nonprofit counts calendar dates in alternate years. Find your entity in the table and enter the date in a calendar.
What belongs in a different filing
The report is not the place to move the agent or the designated office. A separate statement of change does that, even in a week when the report is also due.
Not a tax return
The report keeps the existing certificate in force, and any change stated in it is entered in the state's records.
An example with an off-calendar year
A New York LLC whose fiscal year closes on September 30 files its report within 3 months after that date, while an LLC that closes on December 31 files by March 31.
Annual report questions
What is the LLC report fee?
$170.
What does a nonprofit pay?
$35 every second year when someone was paid; nothing when no one was.
Where do I read my fiscal year end?
In the state database, which shows the year end on record.
Does the report cost the same every year?
Yes. An LLC pays $170 each time.
What is the corporation report fee?
$250.
Does the report change the agent?
No. A statement of change does that.
What happens if the report is late?
An LLC loses its certificate and pays a reinstatement fee to be restored.
Can the report go by post?
No. It is filed online.
What it costs
Get your Vermont certificate
+ $155 state filing fee
$155 is Vermont's fee for an LLC. Each other type of entity has its own fee, listed on the fees page. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
$199
Vermont Certificate of Authority
- An application written for your type of entity from your replies
- The home paper, requested so it is in date when we file
- A Vermont process agent, ours or yours
- The certificate of authority Vermont issues, forwarded to you
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
Sources
- Vermont Secretary of State, fees and statutes
- 11 V.S.A. 4112, application for certificate of authority
- 11A V.S.A. 15.03, application for certificate of authority
- Vermont Secretary of State, foreign registration
- 11 V.S.A. 4033, annual report
- Vermont Secretary of State, annual and biennial reports
- 11A V.S.A. 16.22, annual report for the Secretary of State
- 11 V.S.A. 1655, designation of agent for service of process
- 11 V.S.A. 4008 and 4009, change and resignation of agent
Which Vermont certificate do you need?
Tell us what kind of entity you are and we write the filing that fits it.