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Registered agent guide · Vermont

Vermont Registered Agent Route (2026): Rules, State Fees and the 3 Best Agents

Plotting a registered agent in Vermont for 2026, the route we recommend runs Vermont Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and VT Registered Agent.org ($99 a year). No Vermont LLC gets by without a registered agent. Add up the state's yearly tolls and the figure is $45, ranking 25th of 50.

Surveyed by the Filing Mapper team

Vermont, measured

25th

by the one-year odometer, of 50

The route starts at the smallest toll, side by side with other states. Every state on one map

Registered agent required
Yes
Measured against legislature.vermont.gov, October 2026
Annual report
$45 / yr
The checkpoint closes, in the state's words: within 3 months after the end of the LLC's fiscal year on record. Measured against sos.vermont.gov, October 2026
State toll, one year
$45
One year of state tolls

The Vermont stops, ranked

Read the method for all five criteria; the two heaviest are three-year cost and how many steps the fare covers.

1. Vermont Registered Agent.co: best for the smallest flat agent fare

Our lead pick$99 for the first lap, the same for the next

Stop one, Vermont Registered Agent.co: a flat $99 each year, and papers served on the company are scanned and forwarded.

Over three laps it costs less than Mainstay Filing, and cost makes up 35% of the method.

The fare covers

  • Genuine office address in Vermont
  • Papers served are scanned into your account

On the plus side

  • $99 a year, unchanged at renewal
  • A lighter yearly fare than the national pick

On the minus side

  • Stops at the state line
  • Annual report stays with you
Visit Vermont Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

2. Mainstay Filing: best for owners who expect to grow

One ticket$149 for the first lap, the same for the next

The next stop, number 2, is Mainstay Filing: a flat $149 yearly fare from a provider that runs in every state.

It costs $150 more than Vermont Registered Agent.co over three years, and cost is the criterion we weight most.

The fare covers

  • A real street address inside the state
  • If papers are served on the company, they are scanned the same business day at no cost
  • Letters from government offices are scanned free, the first three each year
  • The same service runs for corporations, partnerships and nonprofits

On the plus side

  • $149 per lap
  • Fifty-state reach

On the minus side

  • Costs $50 more a year than Vermont Registered Agent.co
  • Reports are the owner's to clear on this ticket
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

3. VT Registered Agent.org: best for an office address on the route

Built for Vermont$99 for the first lap, the same for the next

Stop 3, VT Registered Agent.org: a flat $99 each year, and papers served on the company are scanned and forwarded.

Fare for fare, it equals Vermont Registered Agent.co.

The fare covers

  • Genuine office address in Vermont
  • Papers served are scanned into your account

On the plus side

  • $99 a year, unchanged at renewal
  • A lighter yearly fare than the national pick

On the minus side

  • Stops at the state line
  • Annual report stays with you
Visit VT Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

The route as numbers

StopProviderYearly rateRenewal rateProvider cost, three years
1Vermont Registered Agent.co$99$99/yr$297Visit Vermont Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3VT Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297Visit VT Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

All fares shown are as the providers listed them on November 12, 2026. Name any agent and Vermont charges the same tolls.

Yearly route calculator

Each agent fare is paired with the state tolls that repeat (the annual report beginning in year two). The opening fee is not in the total.

3 years with Vermont Registered Agent.co: $387 in all, split $90 state and $297 provider.

Vermont and the stops on either side of it

MileStateYearly state fees
24thLouisiana$35
25thKansas$45
25thVermont$45
27thAlaska$50
27thNorth Dakota$50

For the other states, open Registered agent rules by state.

Vermont registered agent requirements by statute

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.

Who may serve on this route: An individual, or a business registered and active with the Secretary of State other than the company itself, with a street and mailing address in Vermont. The sign points to 11 V.S.A. § 4007.

Vermont's repeating tolls

One stop repeats: the annual report, $45 every year, within 3 months after the end of the LLC's fiscal year on record.

Reasoning for the order

Three-year charge on the route (35%) is the criterion on which Vermont Registered Agent.co outscored Mainstay Filing here.

Riding with Vermont Registered Agent.co means $297 in provider fares over three years, $150 below Mainstay Filing.

Vermont registered agent questions

Does every Vermont LLC have to carry a registered agent?

Yes. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Who is allowed to serve as the registered agent on a Vermont route?

An individual, or a business registered and active with the Secretary of State other than the company itself, with a street and mailing address in Vermont.

What does registered agent service cost per year for Vermont?

Agents on the route bill $99 to $149 annually.

What does the state toll an LLC every year?

$45 a year by our one-year measure, which is the annual report ($45 every year).

Which registered agents are on this route?

Vermont Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and VT Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), from the first stop to the last.

Which registered agent should I take?

Vermont Registered Agent.co, Mainstay Filing and VT Registered Agent.org, in route order.

More from this state

Survey markers for this route

Survey marker
  1. Marker, via sos.vermont.gov: Vermont Secretary of State fee schedule, Annual Report, logged October 2026.
  2. Marker, via legislature.vermont.gov: Vermont report due date, logged August 2026.
  3. Marker, via legislature.vermont.gov: Vermont formation fee: Filing fee, official source, logged October 2026.
  4. Marker, via legislature.vermont.gov: Vermont registered agent statute, logged October 2026.
  5. Marker, via geauxbiz.sos.la.gov: Louisiana Secretary of State, logged August 2026.
  6. Marker, via sos.la.gov: Louisiana Secretary of State, logged August 2026.
  7. Marker, via legis.la.gov: Louisiana yearly filing: Annual report, official source, logged October 2026.
  8. Marker, via sos.ks.gov: Kansas Form ILC, Information Report, logged October 2026.
  9. Marker, via commerce.alaska.gov: Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, logged August 2026.
  10. Marker, via commerce.alaska.gov: Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, logged August 2026.
  11. Marker, via sos.nd.gov: North Dakota Secretary of State, Business Division, logged August 2026.
  12. Marker, via sos.nd.gov: North Dakota Secretary of State, Business Division, logged August 2026.
  13. Vermont Registered Agent.co (pricing page), survey of November 12, 2026
  14. Mainstay Filing (Vermont service page), survey of November 12, 2026
  15. VT Registered Agent.org (pricing page), survey of November 12, 2026