Jurisdiction record

Vermont

Everything this record holds on Vermont: 40 fee cells, 10 verified registered-agent statute citations, 41 good-standing status strings, 7 governance rules, a state-level DBA regime, 47 official statute files in the verification corpus, and 6 monitored sources.

Filing agency: Vermont Secretary of State. Official sites: agency home (opens the official source) · forms and fees (opens the official source) · fee schedule (opens the official source) · entity search (opens the official source) · annual report filing (opens the official source) · statutes (opens the official source)

Filing fees

Statutory fee is the amount fixed by statute or the agency schedule. Effective remittance is what actually leaves the bank once any e-payment surcharge or bundled component is included. Partnership entity types are covered too: LP is a limited partnership, LLP a limited liability partnership, LLLP a limited liability limited partnership. A row reading not offered or no report required is a verified positive finding cited to the statute that proves it - not a gap.

Vermont filing fees by transaction and entity type
TransactionStatutory feeEffective remittanceComponents and changesStatus
Formation - LLC$155$155noneVerified
Formation - Corporation$155$155noneVerified
Formation - LP$130not yet publishednoneVerified
Formation - LLP$130not yet publishednoneVerified
Formation - LLLPnot offered in this jurisdiction11 V.S.A. ch. 23 (Limited Partnerships, §§ 3401 et seq.) and ch. 22 (Partnerships) contain no limited liability limited partnership provision; § 3420 fee schedule lists no LLLP filing · source (opens the official source)Verified
Annual report - LLC$45$45noneVerified
Annual report - Corporation$60$60noneVerified
Annual report - LLP$30not yet publishednoneVerified
Annual report - LPno report required11 V.S.A. § 3420 (chapter 23 fee schedule lists no annual report filing); 11 V.S.A. ch. 23 (§§ 3401 et seq.) contains no annual report requirement for limited partnerships · source (opens the official source)Verified
Annual report - LLLPno report required11 V.S.A. ch. 23 - entity type not recognized in Vermont (no LLLP provision anywhere in chs. 22-23) · source (opens the official source)Verified
Certificate of good standing - Corporation$25not yet publishednoneVerified
Certificate of good standing - LLC$35not yet publishednoneVerified
Certificate of good standing - Nonprofit$35not yet publishednoneVerified
Change of registered agent - LLC$35not yet publishednoneVerified
Change of registered agent - Corporation$50not yet publishednoneVerified
Change of registered agent - Nonprofit$35not yet publishednoneVerified
Change of registered agent - LP$35not yet publishednoneVerified
Change of registered agent - LLP$35not yet publishednoneVerified
amendment - Corporation$50not yet publishednoneVerified
amendment - Nonprofit$45not yet publishednoneVerified
amendment - LLC$35not yet publishednoneVerified
amendment - LP$35not yet publishednoneVerified
amendment - LLP$45not yet publishednoneVerified
merger - Corporation$95not yet publishednoneVerified
merger - Nonprofit$90not yet publishednoneVerified
merger - LLC$55not yet publishednoneVerified
merger - LP$65not yet publishednoneVerified
merger - LLP$85not yet publishednoneVerified
conversion - Corporation$20not yet publishednoneVerified
conversion - LLC$20not yet publishednoneVerified
dissolution - Corporation$35not yet publishednoneVerified
dissolution - Nonprofit$0not yet publishednoneVerified
dissolution - LLC$20not yet publishednoneVerified
dissolution - LP$25not yet publishednoneVerified
dissolution - LLP$20not yet publishednoneVerified
dissolution_by_incorporators - Corporation$35not yet publishednoneVerified
dissolution_by_incorporators - Nonprofit$0not yet publishednoneVerified
revocation_of_dissolution - Corporation$35not yet publishednoneVerified
revocation_of_dissolution - Nonprofit$10not yet publishednoneVerified
reinstatement - Corporation$50not yet publishednoneVerified
reinstatement - Nonprofit$45not yet publishednoneVerified
reinstatement - LLC$35not yet publishednoneVerified
reinstatement - LLP$45not yet publishednoneVerified
Provenance - Vermont fee scheduleVerified

Every fee datum on this page is verified against the agency's own published schedule or statute (independent re-verification, 2026-09-04); the origin of each value is kept in its record as evidence.

Records
40 fee cells
Retrieved
2026-08-04 to 2026-09-21
Official schedule
the agency's own published schedule (opens the official source)

Values were first corroborated across independent internal records; verified cells now also carry the agency's own published schedule or statute as their authority, which is what promotion to verified requires.

Cost position

Ranked 33 of 54 on first-year state filing cost, at $200.00 against a national median of $185.00. Recurring annual cost $295. See the full ranking.

$53 $105 $158 $210 AR Arkansas $200 CT Connecticut $200 OR Oregon $200 VT Vermont $200 NH New Hampshire $204 RI Rhode Island $208 SD South Dakota $210
Where Vermont sits among its neighbours in the first-year cost ranking (USD)
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The full ranking with Vermont highlighted (USD)

Registered-agent statutes, quoted verbatim

The one section on this page that clears the publication gate in full. 10 citations, verified, quoted from the official code with every elision marked.

11A V.S.A. § 5.01 Verified

Vermont Business Corporation Act (11A V.S.A.) · applies to corporations

Registered office and registered agent for service of processEach corporation must continuously maintain in this State: (1) a registered office that may be the same as any of its places of business; and (2) a registered agent for service of process pursuant to 11 V.S.A. § 1655, whose business office is identical with the registered office.

retrieved 2026-07-29 · confidence medium · verified · legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/title/11 (opens the official source)

11 V.S.A. § 4007 Verified

Limited Liability Companies (11 V.S.A. ch. 25) · applies to LLCs

Designated office and agentA limited liability company and a foreign limited liability company authorized to do business in this State shall designate and continuously maintain: (1) a designated office for notification purposes, which may but need not be a place of its business, and may but need not be located in this State; and (2) an agent for service of process pursuant to section 1655 of this title.

retrieved 2026-07-29 · confidence medium · verified · legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/title/11 (opens the official source)

11A V.S.A. § 2.02 Verified

Vermont Business Corporation Act (11A V.S.A.) · applies to corp

Articles of incorporation(a) The articles of incorporation shall set forth: (1) a corporate name for the corporation that satisfies the requirements of section 4.01 of this title; (2) the classes of shares, if any, and the number of shares in each class that the corporation is authorized to issue; (3) the number of shares the corporation is authorized to issue; (4) the street address of the corporation's initial registered office and the name and email of its initial registered agent for service of process at that office pursuant to 11 V.S.A. § 1655; (5) the name and address of each incorporator; [...]

retrieved 2026-08-10 · confidence high · verified · legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/title/11 (opens the official source)

11 V.S.A. § 4022 Verified

Limited Liability Companies (11 V.S.A. ch. 25) · applies to LLCs

Organization(a) One or more persons may organize a limited liability company, consisting of one or more members, by delivering articles of organization to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing. The organizers need not be members of the limited liability company at the time of formation or after formation has occurred. (b) Unless a delayed effective date is specified, the existence of a limited liability company begins when the articles of organization are filed.

retrieved 2026-08-10 · confidence high · verified · legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/title/11 (opens the official source)

11A V.S.A. § 16.22 Verified

Vermont Business Corporation Act (11A V.S.A.) · applies to corp

Annual report for Secretary of State(a) Each domestic corporation, and each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State, shall deliver to the Secretary of State for filing an annual report that sets forth: (1) the name of the corporation and the state or country under whose law it is incorporated; (2) the address of its registered office and the name and email of its registered agent for service of process at that office in this State; (3) the address of its principal office; [...] (c) The annual report shall be delivered to the Secretary of State within two and one-half months after the expiration of the corporation's fiscal year.

retrieved 2026-08-10 · confidence high · verified · legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/title/11 (opens the official source)

11 V.S.A. § 4033 Verified

Limited Liability Companies (11 V.S.A. ch. 25) · applies to LLCs

Annual report for Secretary of State(a) Each domestic limited liability company and each foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in this State shall file an annual report with the Secretary of State. The annual report shall set forth the following information: (1) the name of the company and the state or country under whose law it is organized; (2) the address of its designated office; and (3) the name, email, and address of its agent for service of process. [...] (c) The annual report shall be delivered to the Secretary of State within three months after the expiration of the company's fiscal year.

retrieved 2026-08-10 · confidence high · verified · legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/title/11 (opens the official source)

11A V.S.A. § 14.20 Verified

Vermont Business Corporation Act (11A V.S.A.) · applies to corp

Involuntary termination(a) A corporation, which fails to file an annual report required by section 16.22 of this title, shall terminate and the Secretary of State shall notify such corporation of such termination. If, however, such terminated corporation shall file such annual report together with any fee required by law, its charter shall be reinstated by the Secretary of State.

retrieved 2026-08-10 · confidence high · verified · legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/title/11 (opens the official source)

11 V.S.A. § 4034 Verified

Limited Liability Companies (11 V.S.A. ch. 25) · applies to LLCs

Involuntary termination(a)(1) The articles of organization of a limited liability company that fails to file an annual report required by section 4033 of this title shall terminate and the provisions of this section shall apply to the limited liability company. (2) The certificate of authority of a foreign limited liability company that fails to file an annual report required by section 4033 of this title shall terminate and the Secretary of State shall notify the company of the termination.

retrieved 2026-08-10 · confidence high · verified · legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/title/11 (opens the official source)

11A V.S.A. § 4.01 Verified

Vermont Business Corporation Act (11A V.S.A.) · applies to corp

Corporate name(a) A corporate name: (1) shall contain the word "corporation," "incorporated," "company," or "limited," or the abbreviation "corp.," "inc.," "co.," or "ltd.," or words or abbreviations of like import in another language; [...] (b) Except as authorized by subsections (c) and (d) of this section, a corporate name shall be distinguishable in the records of the Secretary of State from any name granted, registered, or reserved under this chapter, or the name of any other entity, whether domestic or foreign, that is reserved, registered, or granted by or with the Secretary of State.

retrieved 2026-08-10 · confidence high · verified · legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/title/11 (opens the official source)

11 V.S.A. § 4005 Verified

Limited Liability Companies (11 V.S.A. ch. 25) · applies to LLCs

Name(a)(1) Except for a low-profit limited liability company, the name of a limited liability company as set forth in its articles of organization shall contain the words "limited liability company" or "limited company" or the abbreviation "L.L.C.," "LLC," "L.C.," or "LC." The word "limited" may be abbreviated as "Ltd." and "company" may be abbreviated as "Co." in a limited liability company name. [...] (b) Unless authorized under subsection (c) of this section, the name of a limited liability company shall be distinguishable in the records of the Secretary of State from: (1) the name of each person that is not an individual and that is incorporated, organized, or authorized to transact business in this State; [...]

retrieved 2026-08-10 · confidence high · verified · legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/title/11 (opens the official source)

Registered-agent rules in practice

Who may serve as the agent

Pending review

Partial only. Each corporation must continuously maintain a registered office and a registered agent 'pursuant to 11 V.S.A. § 1655, whose business office is identical with the registered office'; LLCs must designate 'an agent for service of process pursuant to section 1655 of this title' (11 V.S.A. § 4007). Vermont's 2025 Act 10 moved WHO may serve, appointment mechanics, and resignation into 11 V.S.A. § 1655 (Title 11, ch. 21), which is not in the corpus, so the substantive eligibility criteria could not be verified.

Is the agent's consent required

Pending review

Consent required: unclear.

What happens if there is no agent

Pending review
Dollar amounts named in the registered-agent statutes
WhatAmountStatus
Foreign corporation reinstatement fee after termination of certificate of authority, per year delinquent$25.00 per yearPending review
Secretary of State fee each time process is served on the Secretary under Title 11A (recoverable as costs by prevailing party)$25.00Pending review
Domestic corporation reinstatement fee after involuntary termination, per year the annual report was not filed (plus the annual report filing fee)$50.00 per yearPending review
LLC reinstatement filing fee$35.00Pending review
Fee each time process is served on the Secretary of State under the LLC chapter (recoverable as costs by prevailing party)$35.00Pending review
LLC statement of change of designated agent or designated office$35.00 (not to exceed $1,000.00 per filer per calendar year)Pending review
Civil penalty for a foreign LLC transacting business without a certificate of authority$50.00 per day, capped at $10,000.00 per yearPending review

15 statutory citations and their supporting verbatim quotations sit behind this section in the record and are withheld from public display until the review pass lands, because a citation presented as authority is a verification claimed. Statutory references appearing inside the summaries above are part of the recorded text rather than an authority claim, and they are not rendered as citations, linked, or emitted in this page's structured data. How the gate works.

Governance rules

7 governance rules are recorded for Vermont - the organizational and annual meetings, action by written consent, and whether bylaws or an operating agreement are mandatory. Each verified rule links to the statutory text it was verified against, quoted verbatim below.

Vermont corporate and LLC governance rules
RuleEntityAppliesDetailCitationStatus
Organizational meeting requiredCorporationyes11A V.S.A. § 2.05Verified
Annual meeting requiredCorporationyes11A V.S.A. § 7.01Verified
Action by written consent allowedCorporationyes11A V.S.A. § 7.04Verified
Bylaws requiredCorporationyes11A V.S.A. § 2.06(a)Verified
Operating agreement requiredLLCno11 V.S.A. § 4001(20)Verified
Annual meeting requiredLLCno11 V.S.A. § 4054(f)(1)Verified
Action by written consent allowedLLCyes11 V.S.A. § 4054(f)(1)Verified

The statutory text behind each rule

11A V.S.A. § 7.04 Verified

Action by written consent allowed · applies to corporations · yes

action required or permitted by this title to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting if the action is taken by all the shareholders entitled to vote on the action

reviewed 2026-08-17 · confidence high · verified · legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/11A/007/00007.04 (opens the official source)

11 V.S.A. § 4001(20) Verified

Operating agreement required · applies to LLCs · no

“Operating agreement” means any form of description of membership rights and obligations under section 4003 of this title, stored or depicted in any tangible or electronic medium, which is agreed to by the members

reviewed 2026-08-17 · confidence high · verified · legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/11/025/04001 (opens the official source)

11 V.S.A. § 4054(f)(1) Verified

Action by written consent allowed · applies to LLCs · yes

may be taken without a meeting if the action is approved in a consent by members having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take the action at a meeting

reviewed 2026-08-17 · confidence high · verified · legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/11/025/04054 (opens the official source)

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Doing business as

State-level regime

Verified
Filing office
Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division (Online Business Service Center) - the SOS site now styles the office 'Business Services Division', 128 State Street, Montpelier.
State fee
$70 registration (11 V.S.A. 1625, as amended eff. 7/1/2025); $35 amendment/cessation/name reservation
Term
5 years
Renewal
Reregistration required every 5 years, filed not sooner than 60 days before expiration; reregistration fee $65 (11 V.S.A. 1635, eff. 7/1/2025). If not reregistered, the name becomes available to new applicants
Publication
Not required. None
Online filing
Available
The regime
Vermont requires an individual doing business under an assumed business name, and any partnership or unincorporated nonprofit association of individuals doing business in the state (resident or nonresident), to file a registration with the Secretary of State no later than 10 days after commencing business.
Where it is filed
All registrations are filed with the Vermont Secretary of State; there is no county or town filing under this chapter.
Term and renewal
Registrations last five years; the registrant must reregister every five years, no sooner than 60 days before expiration. If reregistration is not accomplished, the name becomes available to the first new applicant.
Name restrictions
The Secretary of State must decline any name not distinguishable from names already registered, reserved, or granted on the Secretary's records, and any name that would lead a reasonable person to think the business is a type of entity it is not. Prospective postsecondary schools need State Board of Education approval before registering.
Assumed names for registered entities
A business organization authorized to do business in Vermont (a registered entity, domestic or foreign) adopts an assumed name by filing a registration with the Secretary of State identifying the authorized business and the assumed name; exclusive-use name reservations for 120 days are available under § 1652.
Penalties
An unregistered person (and successors/assignees) may not maintain an action, proceeding, counterclaim, crossclaim, or affirmative defense in Vermont until registered; failure to register does not impair contract validity or preclude defending an action.
Liability to the State of $50.00 per day of unregistered business, capped at $10,000.00 per year, plus the fees that would have been due; the Attorney General may sue to collect and to restrain the business.
If a person transacts business without registering, the Secretary of State becomes its agent for service of process for claims arising out of that business.
Official source
legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/11/015/01625 (opens the official source)

Fees stated in or alongside the act

5 fee records held for Vermont
FeeAmountAuthorityStatus
Registration$70.0011 V.S.A. § 1625(a)Verified
Amendment, certificate of cessation of business, or business-name reservation$35.0011 V.S.A. § 1625(b)Verified
Statement of change of designated agent or designated office$25.00 (capped at $1,000.00 per filer per calendar year)11 V.S.A. § 1625(c)Verified
Service of process on the Secretary of State$25.00 (recoverable as costs by a prevailing party)11 V.S.A. § 1625(d)Verified
Five-year reregistration$65.0011 V.S.A. § 1635(a)Verified

Known gaps in the record

  • The chapter contains no express statement granting or denying trademark-type exclusive rights; the exclusiveRights entry relies on the § 1621(c) distinguishability screen and the § 1652 reservation mechanism rather than an explicit no-exclusive-right clause.
  • The chapter was comprehensively rewritten by 2025, No. 10, § 4 (eff. July 1, 2025), repealing §§ 1621a, 1623, 1624, 1627, and 1629-1634; any legacy site copy citing those sections is outdated.

Common questions

Where and when do I register an assumed business name in Vermont?

With the Vermont Secretary of State. Under 11 V.S.A. § 1621(b), the registration must be sworn to by someone with authority to act for the registrant and filed no later than 10 days after commencement of business.

How much does a Vermont assumed business name cost?

The statute prints the fees: $70.00 to register (11 V.S.A. § 1625(a)), $35.00 for an amendment, certificate of cessation, or name reservation (§ 1625(b)), and $65.00 to reregister every five years (§ 1635(a)).

What happens if I do business in Vermont without registering?

Under 11 V.S.A. § 1626, you cannot maintain an action or raise a counterclaim, crossclaim, or affirmative defense in Vermont courts until you register, and you are liable to the State for a civil penalty of $50.00 per day (up to $10,000.00 per year) plus the fees you would have owed. Failure to register does not invalidate your contracts or prevent you from defending a suit.

Can Vermont refuse the name I want?

Yes. Under 11 V.S.A. § 1621(c), the Secretary of State must decline to register a business name unless it is distinguishable on the Secretary's records from other registered, reserved, or granted names, and must decline any name that would lead a reasonable person to conclude the business is a type of entity it is not.

Recurring entity-level tax

Franchise-equivalent entity-level minimum taxes: Business Entity Income Tax minimum ($250, pass-throughs) and Corporate Income Tax minimum (receipts-tiered, C c

Verified
What it is called
Franchise-equivalent entity-level minimum taxes: Business Entity Income Tax minimum ($250, pass-throughs) and Corporate Income Tax minimum (receipts-tiered, C corps). Vermont has NO tax named 'franchise tax' - these minimums are owed by every active entity even with zero income, functioning like a franchise-tax minimum
32 V.S.A. §§ 5832(2) (corporate minimum), 5915 (S corp $250), 5921 (partnership/LLC $250) · source (opens the official source)
Administering agency
Vermont Department of Taxes (Commissioner of Taxes)
32 V.S.A. § 5921 ('shall pay an annual tax of $250.00 to the Commissioner of Taxes'); tax.vermont.gov business entity income tax page · source (opens the official source)
Basis of the tax
other - flat $250 for pass-through entities; C corps pay the greater of a graduated net-income tax or a minimum tiered on Vermont gross receipts
32 V.S.A. §§ 5832(1)-(2), 5915, 5921 · source (opens the official source)
Due date
Federal due dates: C corps (Form CO-411) due on the date prescribed under the IRC (calendar year 4/15); pass-throughs (Form BI-471) due with the federal return (calendar year 3/15; S corps per IRC § 6072(b))
32 V.S.A. §§ 5915, 5921 ('on or before the due date prescribed for the filing of the entity's federal return'); tax.vermont.gov corporate/BEIT pages · source (opens the official source)
Corporations
true - greater of graduated income tax or a minimum annual tax tiered on Vermont gross receipts: $100 / $500 / $2,000 / $6,000 / $100,000 ($75 small farm corporations); S corps pay $250 under § 5915
LLCs
true - $250/yr if taxed as partnership (32 V.S.A. § 5921) or S corp (§ 5915); corporate minimums (§ 5832) if taxed as C corp; disregarded single-member LLC is EXEMPT (taxed 'in the same manner as taxed under the Internal Revenue Code', i.e. on the owner's return)

Minimum reaching an LLC: $250 a year.

See the national picture and the corporation cost model.

Filing-office closures, 2026

Stored as a delta against the federal baseline: 2 days this state closes that the federal government does not, and 1 federal holiday its filing office works through.

Vermont 2026 closure delta
DateDayFiling office
2026-03-03Town Meeting DayFiling office closed
2026-06-19Juneteenth (2026 only)OPEN - federal holiday not observed
2026-11-27Day After ThanksgivingFiling office closed
Provenance - Vermont 2026 closuresVerified

Citation withheld: this record did not clear the publication gate.

Source
humanresources.vermont.gov/sites/humanresources/files/documents/State%20of%20Vermont%20Holiday%20Schedule.pdf (opens the official source)
Retrieved
2026-07-29
Confidence
high
Review
verified

Good-standing status decoder

41 distinct status strings observed for Vermont: 6 mean in good standing, 26 mean not in good standing, and 9 are deliberately unresolved. How this decoder is derived and why it can never be marked verified.

Vermont observed status strings and their verdict
Observed status VerdictConfidence
(BLANK)Unresolved - do not automate on thismedium
ACTIVEIn good standinghigh
ACTIVE - EXPIRATION PENDINGNot in good standingmedium
ACTIVE - HOLDIn good standinghigh
ACTIVE - IN GOOD STANDINGIn good standinghigh
ACTIVE - IN GOOD STANDING - PENDING DOMESTICATIONIn good standinghigh
ACTIVE - IN GOOD STANDING - PENDING MERGERNot in good standingmedium
ACTIVE - NOT IN GOOD STANDINGNot in good standinghigh
ACTIVE - REGISTEREDIn good standinghigh
CANCELEDNot in good standinghigh
CANCELLEDNot in good standinghigh
CESSATEDNot in good standingmedium
CONVERTEDNot in good standingmedium
DISSOLVEDNot in good standinghigh
EXPIREDNot in good standingmedium
FILED IN <YEAR>Unresolved - do not automate on thismedium
HOLDUnresolved - do not automate on thismedium
INACTIVENot in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - ADMINISTRATIVELY REVOKEDNot in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - ADMINISTRATIVELY TERMINATEDNot in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - CESSATEDNot in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - CONVERTEDNot in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - DISSOLVEDNot in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - DOMESTICATEDNot in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - EXPIREDNot in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - JUDICIALLY TERMINATEDNot in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - MERGEDNot in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - REDOMISTICATEDNot in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - WITHDRAWNNot in good standinghigh
MERGEDNot in good standingmedium
MISCELLANEOUSUnresolved - do not automate on thislow
NOT FILEDUnresolved - do not automate on thismedium
NOT GOOD STANDINGNot in good standinghigh
NOT YET FILEDUnresolved - do not automate on thismedium
REGISTEREDIn good standingmedium
RESERVEDUnresolved - do not automate on thismedium
REVOKEDNot in good standinghigh
SOPUnresolved - do not automate on thislow
TERMINATEDNot in good standinghigh
UNKNOWNUnresolved - do not automate on thishigh
WITHDRAWNNot in good standinghigh

Restricted entity-name words

3 restricted entity-name word entries are recorded for Vermont, the rest requiring an agency's consent or licensure before the word may appear in a name.

Governing law: 11A V.S.A. sec. 4.01 (corporate name); word-specific restrictions in 8 V.S.A. sec. 14103 (bank words) and 8 V.S.A. sec. 31202 (credit union).

Vermont restricted entity-name words
TreatmentWord or phrase AuthorityCitationStatus
Consent requiredbank; banking association; trust company (or other similar sounding word or name)Commissioner of Financial Regulation (written approval), unless a supervised or federally authorized financial institution8 V.S.A. sec. 14103 - no person shall 'use the word "bank," "banking association," or "trust company" or other similar sounding word or name unless it is a financial institution reporting to and under the supervision of the Commissioner ... or unless the Commissioner approves the activity or word or name used in writing'Verified
License requiredcredit union (or any derivation)Commissioner of Financial Regulation (state charter) or federal authorization8 V.S.A. sec. 31202(b) - no person other than a chartered credit union (state acts or Federal Credit Union Act) or an association/organization whose membership is limited to credit unions 'may use a name or title containing the phrase "credit union"'Verified
Restrictedcooperative (or any abbreviation)11A V.S.A. sec. 4.01(a)(3) - corporate name 'shall not have the word "cooperative" or any abbreviation thereof as part of its name' unless the corporation is a worker cooperative (11 V.S.A. ch. 8), a housing cooperative (11 V.S.A. ch. 14), or its articles contain the provisions required of a general cooperative in 11 V.S.A. sec. 981Verified

Filing channels

Accepted filing channels, 7 filing types
Filing typeOnlineEmailFaxMailWalk inSource
formation - LLC●??●?source (opens the official source)
formation - Corporation●??●?source (opens the official source)
annual report - All entity types●○○○○source (opens the official source)
amendment - All entity types●??●?source (opens the official source)
dissolution - All entity types●??●?source (opens the official source)
ra change - All entity types●??●?source (opens the official source)
cogs order - All entity types●????source (opens the official source)

● accepted · ○ not accepted · ? unknown or conditional (hover for the recorded condition). Channel data covers 54 jurisdictions (2026-08-15 wave). Source links render on verified rows only.

Contact the filing office

Verified against the agency's own contact page 2026-08-13 - office hours: 7:45 AM to 4:30 PM Monday - Friday (except holidays). Source links render on verified rows only.

Reaching the filing office

Verified
Phone
802-828-2386
Mailing address
Business Services Division, 128 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05633

The Business Services Division direct line plus the single State Street address; there is no published divisional email or separate courier address, so written contact must go through the division's own web form.

Purposed contact channels, Vermont
KindValueWhat it is forPurposeSource
phone802-828-2386Business Services DivisionBusiness filingssource (opens the official source)
phone888-647-4582Business Services Division - toll freeBusiness filingssource (opens the official source)
mailing_addressBusiness Services Division, 128 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05633Contact Information - Business Services DivisionBusiness filingssource (opens the official source)
physical_address128 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05633Walk-in serviceBusiness filingssource (opens the official source)
contact_formhttps://sos.vermont.gov/business-services/contact-us/Business Services Division - Contact Us request form (routes to business service specialists; next-business-day responseBusiness filingssource (opens the official source)
phone802-828-2363Secretary of State Services / Office of the Secretarygeneral_switchboardsource (opens the official source)
phone802-828-2386Business Services DivisionUCCsource (opens the official source)
phone888-647-4582Business Services Division - toll freeUCCsource (opens the official source)
mailing_address128 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05633Business Services DivisionUCCsource (opens the official source)
contact_formhttps://sos.vermont.gov/business-services/contact-us/Business Services Division - contact formUCCsource (opens the official source)
email[email protected]Business Services Division / Corporation Division (bizfilings portal footer, 'Service by Email')UCCsource (opens the official source)

UCC records

Where to search Vermont's UCC (Article 9) financing statements, on what terms, and what the office charges to file one. Verified against the filing office's own pages 2026-09-11. UCC division contacts are listed with the other filing-office contacts above.

UCC records - VermontVerified
Filing office
Vermont Secretary of State - Business Services Division
Filing-office statute
9A V.S.A. § 9-501 ('the Office of the Secretary of State, in all other cases, including a case in which the collateral is goods that are or is to become fixtures and the financing statement is not filed as a fixture filing') - read at https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/09A/009/00501
Official search
https://bizfilings.vermont.gov/uccsearch (opens the official source)
Access
free public search
Search fees, as the office states them
Uncertified online 'Lien Records Search' at bizfilings.vermont.gov/uccsearch loads with no login (Debtor Name / IFS-Filing Number, lien status, filing date). Fee schedule (fees-statutes page, 'UCC Fees', all cited to 9A V.S.A. § 9-525): 'Filing and Indexing a Record $45.00'; 'Additional fee (fixture filing; as-extracted collateral; timber to be cut; manufactured home; transmitting utility; or publ
Filing images online
Not established for the free search. The UCC Liens page says the advanced certified report 'provides you with a listing, expanded view, and all attachments related to a particular search query' ($35.00 search and copy request); whether attachments/images display in the free uncertified search was no
UCC program page
the office's UCC page (opens the official source)
Online filing
filing portal (opens the official source)
Filing a UCC-1, as the office states the fee
$45 to file and index a record, online or by mail; $25 more for a fixture filing, as-extracted collateral, timber to be cut, manufactured-home, transmitting-utility or public-finance transaction
Filing channels
online or paper; Online through the Online Business Service Center (bizfilings.vermont.gov; user account required) or by mail using IACA standard forms to Business Services Division, 128 State Street, Montpelier, VT 0
Filing expedite
No expedited UCC filing service is printed on the Secretary of State's UCC fee schedule
UCC-3 amendments, as the office states the fees
$45 to file and index any record, which covers a UCC-3 amendment, continuation, termination or assignment; the schedule does not itemize UCC-3 types
Effective for
5 years from filing - 9A V.S.A. 9-515(a)
Bulk data
bulk data by quote only - unpublished - UCC Image/Data Sales module is login-gated in the new bizfilings.vermont.gov system; SOS fee page (fees-statutes) lists no bulk-data fee

Source: the office's UCC page (opens the official source)

State business license

Whether Vermont requires a general state-level business license, and on what terms. A "None" is a verified finding cited to the agency's own pages, not a gap. Which of the state's filings ask for an industry code is in the next section.

State business license - VermontVerified
General state license
None - the state issues no general business license; licensing is occupation-specific and local
Where a new business registers
Vermont Department of Taxes (business tax account / license) - no general license issuer agency page (opens the official source)
Revenue-department registration
required - Vermont Department of Taxes register (opens the official source)
Occupational licensing hub
https://sos.vermont.gov/opr/ (opens the official source)
Local layer
city licenses - To license or regulate itinerant vendors, peddlers, door-to-door salesmen, and those selling goods, wares, merchandise, or services who engage in a transient or temporary business

6 of 6 fields verified against the agency's own pages (2026-09-11). Sources: legislature.vermont.gov (opens the official source) · sos.vermont.gov (opens the official source) · tax.vermont.gov (opens the official source) · tax.vermont.gov (opens the official source) · tax.vermont.gov (opens the official source)

Industry code on filings

Which of Vermont's business filings ask the filer for an industry classification, and in what form. "No industry information" is a positive finding cited to the form. Where the state uses its own category list and the list was captured, it is expandable below. The NAICS and SIC reference lists are on their own page.

Industry code on Vermont filings, 6 of 6 rows verified
FilingEntity scopeAsks forRequiredWhere on the formSource
Formationprofit corporationno industry informationnot askedOnline Business Service Center > Business Formation (login required); statute lists no code fieldsource (opens the official source)
FormationLLCno industry informationnot askedOnline Business Service Center > Business Formation (login required)source (opens the official source)
Foreign registrationforeign corporationno industry informationnot askedOnline Business Service Center > Foreign Registration (login required)source (opens the official source)
Annual reportprofit corporations (domestic and foreign)no industry informationnot askedOnline Business Service Center > File your Annual/Biennial Reportsource (opens the official source)
Tax registrationallNAICS codemandatoryBR-400 line 6a 'Primary 6-digit NAICS Number'; 6b 'Brief description of business'; line 16 'Business Activity (Check all that apply in source (opens the official source)
Other filingC corporations - Form CO-411 Vermont Corporate Income Tax Return (Vermont has no franchise or gross-receipts tax)NAICS codemandatoryCO-411 header: 'Primary 6-digit NAICS number'source (opens the official source)

Counties

Vermont has 14 county-equivalents: 14 countyies. Names and codes are the U.S. Census Bureau's (2020 national county codes); county seats and official sites are not yet published here.

All 14 county-equivalents
Vermont county-equivalents
NameTypeFIPSNote
Addison Countycounty50001
Bennington Countycounty50003
Caledonia Countycounty50005
Chittenden Countycounty50007
Essex Countycounty50009
Franklin Countycounty50011
Grand Isle Countycounty50013
Lamoille Countycounty50015
Orange Countycounty50017
Orleans Countycounty50019
Rutland Countycounty50021
Washington Countycounty50023
Windham Countycounty50025
Windsor Countycounty50027

Other records held

Other records held for Vermont
RecordValueStatus
State trademark registration$35 per class, 10 year term, $35 renewalPending review
Change of registered agent$35Pending review
Who must be named in public filingsCORP: annual report must list 'the names and business addresses of its directors and the president, secretary, treasurer, and all other officers with policy-making authority' (11A V.S.A. 16.22(a)(4), read in corpus vt_11A_ch016.html) - directors AND officers are public every year. LLC: neither formation nor annual repoPending review

These come from a research pass its own author graded CANDIDATES. They are shown because they are useful and withheld from every ranking on this site because they are not ratified.

The record itself

What backs this page
ArtefactHeld
Official statute files in the verification corpus 47 files, retrieved 2026-07-07
Monitored sources 6 sources under scheduled recheck
Official URLs on file 11 agency URL slots populated of 20 possible
Datasets held see the coverage matrix

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