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Chapter 2 · Vermont

Vermont Registered Agent Chapter (2026): 6 Sections and the 3 Best Agents

Summary for 2026: to handle appointing a registered agent in Vermont with outside help, choose among Vermont Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and VT Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), in that order. The reader finishes 6 short sections knowing how Vermont wants a registered agent appointed.
Written by the Biz Formation Academy editorial board

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Must one be named? Yes See legislature.vermont.gov; page last consulted October 2026
Yearly cost of the recommended agents $99 to $149 a year Taken from each company's price page
Annual report $45 a year See sos.vermont.gov; page last consulted October 2026
Chapter sections 6 In sequence

What this chapter teaches

  • Why Vermont requires an agent on file
  • The address and eligibility rules
  • How to name or replace the agent
  • Who to consider as agent

If you want someone else to file

Ranked by the grading page: three-year cost (34%), paperwork completed (30%), second-year price, fit with Vermont rules and clarity of the price list.

1. Vermont Registered Agent.co: best for single-state companies

Recommended first
$99 annually, unchanged at renewal

In Vermont, Vermont Registered Agent.co heads the list: an office address inside the state at $99 per year.

On three-year cost it undercuts Mainstay Filing, and cost is a large part of the ranking.

Price covers

  • A Vermont street address
  • Served papers are scanned into an account

Advantages

  • Yearly price under the national option
  • $99 per year

Limitations

  • A single-state service
  • The annual report gets no assistance
Visit Vermont Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

2. Mainstay Filing: best for one agent for all states

Serves all states
$149 annually, unchanged at renewal

Mainstay Filing takes second position; $149 a year from one provider, for this state and any later one.

Across three years it trails Vermont Registered Agent.co by $150.

Price covers

  • A registered office in Vermont
  • Any papers served on the company get scanned for you at no cost
  • Three government mailings a year are scanned at no cost to you
  • Also serves nonprofits, corporations, LPs and LLPs

Advantages

  • $149 per year
  • The same provider anywhere

Limitations

  • $50 more annually than the local choice
  • Report filing requires the formation package
Visit Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

3. VT Registered Agent.org: best for another local choice

Single-state plan
$99 annually, unchanged at renewal

Entry number 3 is VT Registered Agent.org, where an office address inside the state at $99 per year.

Vermont Registered Agent.co and this service cost the same.

Price covers

  • A Vermont street address
  • Served papers are scanned into an account

Advantages

  • Yearly price under the national option
  • $99 per year

Limitations

  • A single-state service
  • The annual report gets no assistance
Visit VT Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

All prices in one table

#ServiceAnnual priceRenewal priceThree-year total
1 Vermont Registered Agent.co $99$99/yr$297 Visit Vermont Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Mainstay Filing $149$149/yr$447 Visit Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 VT Registered Agent.org $99$99/yr$297 Visit VT Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Each company's posted price on November 13, 2026. Changing agents does not alter what the state charges.

How a Vermont agent is set up

  1. Section 1

    The Vermont rule stated

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

    Reference: See legislature.vermont.gov; page last consulted October 2026

  2. Section 2

    Determine who may serve

    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 rule appears in 11 V.S.A. § 4007.

  3. Section 3

    Select a compliant address

    The address has to be a street address in Vermont. P.O. boxes and virtual addresses are not accepted.

    The public record shows the service's address.

  4. Section 4

    Select the person or company

    Eligible owners can name themselves, and the recommended agents charge $99 to $149 each year.

  5. Section 5

    Record the agent with the state

    The Articles of Organization asks for the agent's name and address; the Vermont Secretary of State also accepts filings from LLCs that change agents.

    Reference: See legislature.vermont.gov; page last consulted October 2026

  6. Section 6

    Keep the agent record accurate

    Budget for the annual report: $45 every year, due within 3 months after the end of the LLC's fiscal year on record. Official mail on the subject goes to the registered agent.

    Reference: See sos.vermont.gov; page last consulted October 2026

What the agent costs in Vermont

EntryPaid toAmount
Agent service The service company$99 to $149 a year
From year two The service company$99 to $149 a year
Annual report Filing office$45 every year

Anything paid to Vermont is an official fee that can be verified in the bibliography. The three-year row combines the filing, two later reports and a minimum tax where one exists; service prices are not part of it.

Why the list is in this order

Tuition over three years decided first place in Vermont. It is 34% of the ranking, and the rest comes from chapters the price completes, second-year bill, fit for the state syllabus and clarity of the price list.

By year three Vermont Registered Agent.co has cost $297, a saving of $150 next to Mainstay Filing.

What readers ask

Does Vermont law call for a registered agent?

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

Can I be my own registered agent?

Possibly. Sections 2 and 3 show whether both rules are met.

Can I change my registered agent later?

It can be done. An existing LLC files a change with the Vermont Secretary of State; see section 5.

What does a registered agent cost in Vermont?

Budget $99 to $149 annually for an agent from the list.

What does the LLC pay the state each year?

The annual report is the recurring cost: $45, every year.

Which registered agent would you choose?

Choose Vermont Registered Agent.co: $99 yearly, with scans of served papers placed in an online account. Next are Mainstay Filing and VT Registered Agent.org.

See also

Bibliography and primary texts

  1. Primary text behind Vermont Secretary of State fee schedule, Annual Report: sos.vermont.gov, accessed October 2026.
  2. Primary text behind Vermont report due date: legislature.vermont.gov, accessed August 2026.
  3. Primary text behind Vermont formation fee: Filing fee, official source: legislature.vermont.gov, accessed October 2026.
  4. Primary text behind Vermont registered agent statute: legislature.vermont.gov, accessed October 2026.
  5. November 13, 2026: Vermont Registered Agent.co's pricing page was consulted for the price tables
  6. November 13, 2026: Mainstay Filing's Vermont service page was consulted for the price tables
  7. November 13, 2026: VT Registered Agent.org's pricing page was consulted for the price tables