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Unit 2 · Vermont

The Vermont Registered Agent Unit (2026): 6 Tasks and the 3 Best Agents

Short answer for 2026: if you want help naming a registered agent in Vermont, go with Vermont Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), VT Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), ranked best first. The 6 tasks below cover what Vermont requires of a registered agent, who may serve, which address counts and how to put the agent on record.

Prepared by the LLC 101 Guide instructors

The quick version

Legally required
Yes
Source: legislature.vermont.gov, read in October 2026
What recommended services charge
$99 to $149 a year
As each company lists them
Annual report
$45 a year
Source: sos.vermont.gov, read in October 2026
Tasks in this unit
6
Each one explained

Unit goals

  • Why Vermont wants an agent on file
  • Who may serve and from what address
  • Getting the agent listed
  • How the picks compare

Vermont: our recommended services

Five weighted criteria set the order (see how we grade), and three-year cost and assignments completed count most.

Top of the class

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

Best overall$99 yearly, $99 at renewal

Vermont Registered Agent.co earns the top grade in Vermont: for $99 a year you get a Vermont agent with an office inside the state.

Mainstay Filing costs more over three years, so this service takes first.

What the price covers

  • A Vermont street address
  • Online copies of legal papers

What works

  • A flat $99 yearly
  • Less each year than Mainstay Filing

What to weigh

  • Another state means another agent
  • It does not file the annual report
Visit Vermont Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Top of the class

2. VT Registered Agent.org: best for a local alternative

Local choice$99 yearly, $99 at renewal

VT Registered Agent.org takes second place: for $99 a year you get a Vermont agent with an office inside the state.

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

What the price covers

  • A Vermont street address
  • Online copies of legal papers

What works

  • A flat $99 yearly
  • Less each year than Mainstay Filing

What to weigh

  • Another state means another agent
  • It does not file the annual report
Visit VT Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Top of the class

3. Mainstay Filing: best for owners planning to expand

All fifty states$149 yearly, $149 at renewal

Mainstay Filing takes third place: a $149 yearly agent fee that is identical across all fifty states.

Vermont Registered Agent.co comes in $150 lower across three years, which holds this one back from first.

What the price covers

  • A registered office in Vermont
  • Free scans of legal papers served on the company, sent the business day they arrive
  • Up to three government letters a year are scanned free
  • Also works for nonprofits, corporations, LPs and LLPs

What works

  • Good in every state
  • Price $149; renews at $149

What to weigh

  • Vermont Registered Agent.co is $50 a year lower
  • Report filing needs the formation package
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

3 services, side by side

#ServiceAnnual priceRenewal priceThree-year total
1Vermont Registered Agent.co$99$99/yr$297Visit Vermont Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2VT Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297Visit VT Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Prices come from each company's own site, opened November 13, 2026. Vermont charges the same either way.

The Vermont agent, in order

  1. Task 1

    Start with the legal rule

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

    Source: Source: legislature.vermont.gov, read in October 2026

  2. Task 2

    Find out who is allowed to 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 comes from 11 V.S.A. § 4007.

  3. Task 3

    Use an office address that qualifies

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

    Every recommended service provides the Vermont office address.

  4. Task 4

    Decide who will hold the role

    Owners who qualify can name themselves, and the recommended agents charge $99 to $149 each year.

  5. Task 5

    Record the appointment

    A new LLC lists its agent on the Articles of Organization, sent to the Vermont Secretary of State. An LLC that swaps agents files an amendment with the same office.

    Source: Source: legislature.vermont.gov, read in October 2026

  6. Task 6

    Track the recurring filing

    Mail from the state about the annual report reaches your registered agent. The filing is $45 every year, due within 3 months after the end of the LLC's fiscal year on record.

    Source: Source: sos.vermont.gov, read in October 2026

Agent and state costs

Line itemReceiverPrice
Registered agent serviceThe provider$99 to $149 a year
From year twoThe provider$99 to $149 a year
Annual reportThe state$45 every year
The state numbers are official Vermont fees, sourced below. The three-year line combines the filing fee, the reports in years two and three and any minimum tax.

Why the list runs this way

What decided it was course fee across three years, which carries 34% of the grade.

Vermont Registered Agent.co costs $297 for years one to three, while Mainstay Filing costs $150 more.

Questions students ask

Is an LLC in Vermont obliged to keep a registered agent?

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

Can I be my own registered agent?

Maybe. Read tasks 2 and 3 and see whether you meet both rules.

Can I change my registered agent later?

Change whenever you like, through the Vermont Secretary of State, as task 5 describes.

What does a registered agent cost in Vermont?

Our recommended agents charge $99 to $149 a year.

What does the LLC pay the state each year?

$45 every year for the annual report.

Which registered agent would you choose?

Vermont Registered Agent.co is first, VT Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing follow, and Vermont Registered Agent.co wins on course fee across three years.

Reading list and sources

  1. Further reading on Vermont Secretary of State fee schedule, Annual Report: our unit draws on sos.vermont.gov, which we reopened in October 2026 so you can compare it with the original.
  2. Further reading on Vermont report due date: our unit draws on legislature.vermont.gov, which we reopened in August 2026 so you can compare it with the original.
  3. Further reading on Vermont formation fee: Filing fee, official source: our unit draws on legislature.vermont.gov, which we reopened in October 2026 so you can compare it with the original.
  4. Further reading on Vermont registered agent statute: our unit draws on legislature.vermont.gov, which we reopened in October 2026 so you can compare it with the original.
  5. pricing page of Vermont Registered Agent.co, taken on November 13, 2026
  6. pricing page of VT Registered Agent.org, taken on November 13, 2026
  7. Vermont service page of Mainstay Filing, taken on November 13, 2026