Starting an LLC in Vermont: what you should know first

Filing a Vermont LLC costs $155. The Annual Report costs $45 a year. Our pick is Mainstay Filing; $842 covers three years.

By kind of owner

Side hustle: Quiet-year cost: $244 in year 2 with Mainstay Filing, including the $45 state report in that year.
Online business: Required registered agent. The address has to be a street address in Vermont. P.O. boxes and virtual addresses are not accepted.
Startup: Filing: Articles of Organization with the Vermont Secretary of State. Write the operating agreement before you open the bank account.
First-time owner: Report due: Within 3 months after the end of the LLC's fiscal year on record.

Best LLC formation service in Vermont for a first-time owner?

Mainstay Filing: $354 in year 1 including the $155 filing fee, $244 in year 2.

Vermont Secretary of State fee schedule (11 V.S.A. § 4012): sos.vermont.gov/business-services/fees-statutes/, checked October 1, 2026
Vermont formation fee: Filing fee, official source read 2026-10-01: legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/11/025/04012, checked October 1, 2026
Vermont report due date (multira state research spine, due dates verified 714/714): legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/11/025/04032, checked August 12, 2026
Vermont registered agent statute (11 V.S.A. § 4007): legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/11/025/04007, checked October 20, 2026