Vermont: ordered by value
Figures come from each company's own pricing. Add the $155 state fee to any row.
1. Vermont Registered Agent.co: best for budget formations
Best value
Formation $199, agent renewal $99
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
Best value for Vermont is Vermont Registered Agent.co: $199 to open with year-one agent service, then $99/yr from year two.
A smaller three-year total than Mainstay Filing wins the first row, because cost is the heaviest column.
Its price leaves out the annual report.
Included lines
- Articles filed for you
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- First-year agent service is covered
- A formation fee of $199
- Year two on: $99
Minus column
- The annual report stays on your list
- Charges $99 to apply for your EIN
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2. Mainstay Filing: best for the most paperwork per dollar
Most included
$199 per year, renewing at $199
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $199/yr
- Three-year tally
- $597
Mainstay Filing is second: $199/yr gets the filing, the registered agent and the annual report done and holds flat at renewal.
Three years here come to $200 more than Vermont Registered Agent.co.
It files the annual report and books the state's $45 at cost.
Included lines
- The formation line
- Registered agent, full year
- Annual report, filed each cycle
- EIN application
- No markup on the state fee
Gains
- A single yearly entry of $199
- Next year's bill is $199
- Applies for the EIN as part of the service
Minus column
- $100 more a year once year one ends
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3. VT Registered Agent.org: best for a second local line
Local line
Formation $199, agent renewal $99
- First year
- $199
- Later years
- $99/yr
- Three-year tally
- $397
VT Registered Agent.org is third: $199 to open with year-one agent service, then $99/yr from year two.
Its price leaves out the annual report.
The figures match Vermont Registered Agent.co.
Included lines
- Articles filed for you
- Agent service, year one
Gains
- Year two on: $99
- First-year agent service is covered
- A formation fee of $199
Minus column
- The annual report stays on your list
- Charges $99 to apply for your EIN
Running tally by year
Year one and then renewals, per the prices read November 13, 2026. The order holds through year ten.
Cost calculator
Set the years and the calculator adds year one and the renewals for every row, plus the EIN application if you tick it.
Official state fees
We total the state side as filing plus two later reports plus any minimum tax; anything with no fixed price is described but not counted.
Why the Vermont rows sit where they do
Three-year tally put Vermont Registered Agent.co in row one. That column carries 39% of the sort, and jobs ticked off, renewal step, break-even tally and price on the page make up the rest.
Three years with Vermont Registered Agent.co add up to $397; Mainstay Filing runs $200 higher.
If you need the EIN application, the totals cross in year 2 as Mainstay Filing passes Vermont Registered Agent.co.
Vermont LLC filing fee and rules (official)
The filing is the Articles of Organization, the fee is $155 and the office is the Vermont Secretary of State. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
From: see legislature.vermont.gov, entered October 2026 in the ledger
The do-it-yourself row
State fees alone come to $245 for three years, and that is the floor. The table shows what each service adds, $397 to $597.
Quick answers
What does an LLC service cost in Vermont?
Year one runs $199 before the $155 filing fee.
What do three years of service add up to?
$397 to $597 across the rows, with state fees left out.
How much does Vermont charge to file an LLC?
$155, which accompanies the Articles of Organization.
What does Vermont charge each year after formation?
$45 each year for the annual report, due within 3 months after the end of the LLC's fiscal year on record.
Is the EIN application included?
Vermont Registered Agent.co bills $99, Mainstay Filing includes it and VT Registered Agent.org bills $99.
When does one service turn into the lower total?
Within ten years, never: the order of the totals does not change.
Which LLC service is the best value in Vermont?
Vermont Registered Agent.co ranks first on three-year tally, then Mainstay Filing and VT Registered Agent.org.
Sources and price pages
- Vermont Secretary of State fee, recorded from sos.vermont.gov in October 2026
- Vermont report due date, recorded from legislature.vermont.gov in August 2026
- Vermont formation fee: Filing fee, recorded from legislature.vermont.gov in October 2026
- Vermont registered agent statute, recorded from legislature.vermont.gov in October 2026
- pricing page at Vermont Registered Agent.co, booked November 13, 2026
- Vermont service page at Mainstay Filing, booked November 13, 2026
- pricing page at VT Registered Agent.org, booked November 13, 2026