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Class 2 · Vermont

Vermont Registered Agent Class (2026): 6 Assignments and the 3 Best Agents

Pop quiz answer for Vermont in 2026: Vermont Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), VT Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) are the services to use for getting a registered agent, best grade first. Assignment 1 is the Vermont rule on a registered agent; 6 assignments later the appointment is on file.

Taught by the Formation Class faculty

Key facts for this class

The requirementYeslegislature.vermont.gov, last read in October 2026
Agent price range$99 to $149 a yearPublished rates
Annual report$45 a yearsos.vermont.gov, last read in October 2026
Assignments in this class6Each one explained

Class objectives

  • Why Vermont wants an agent on file
  • Who can act as agent
  • How an agent gets on record
  • Who we would hire as agent

If you want someone else to file

The teacher's five criteria are on how we grade, and they decide the order.
Highest grade

1. Vermont Registered Agent.co: best for a small yearly agent fee

First year $99; renewal $99

Vermont Registered Agent.co gets first place, and the reason is that $99 a year, unchanged at renewal, for an LLC that stays in the state.

Its three-year bill is lower than Mainstay Filing's, which wins first place because tuition counts 30%.

Covered by the tuition

  • An in-state office address
  • Served documents appear online

Strengths

  • A smaller yearly bill than Mainstay Filing
  • A flat $99 yearly

Weak spots

  • Another state means another agent
  • Annual report is homework it leaves to you
Focused on Vermont

2. VT Registered Agent.org: best for an in-state mailing address

First year $99; renewal $99

VT Registered Agent.org makes a respectable second: $99 a year, unchanged at renewal, for an LLC that stays in the state.

On price, it is level with Vermont Registered Agent.co.

Covered by the tuition

  • An in-state office address
  • Served documents appear online

Strengths

  • A smaller yearly bill than Mainstay Filing
  • A flat $99 yearly

Weak spots

  • Another state means another agent
  • Annual report is homework it leaves to you
Any state

3. Mainstay Filing: best for LLCs that may add other states

First year $149; renewal $149

Third place goes to Mainstay Filing, since a flat $149 a year, whichever state the LLC sits in.

A $150 gap to Vermont Registered Agent.co over three years decides where it lands.

Covered by the tuition

  • An office address inside the state
  • Scans of papers served on the company, free and on the same business day
  • Three government letters a year are scanned free
  • Also serves nonprofits, corporations, LPs and LLPs

Strengths

  • Goes with you to any state
  • $149 each year, no increase

Weak spots

  • $50 more a year than the local pick
  • An agent-only plan, so no report filing

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.
Listed prices, read November 13, 2026. State fees do not change with your choice of agent.

The assignments

  1. Assignment
    1

    Read what Vermont requires

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

    Textbook page: legislature.vermont.gov, last read in October 2026

  2. Assignment
    2

    Who can take the role

    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. Assignment
    3

    Learn the registered office rule

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

    Each service in this class provides the in-state address.

  4. Assignment
    4

    Choose between acting alone and hiring

    Hiring from the graded agents costs $99 to $149 a year; serving yourself is the option for those who qualify.

  5. Assignment
    5

    Put the agent on the state's record

    The agent of a brand-new LLC is listed on the Articles of Organization, sent to the Vermont Secretary of State. Swapping agents later means filing an amendment with the same office.

    Textbook page: legislature.vermont.gov, last read in October 2026

  6. Assignment
    6

    Keep the agent record accurate

    Vermont keeps your agent's details current through the annual report ($45, every year, due within 3 months after the end of the LLC's fiscal year on record); notices about it land with the registered agent.

    Textbook page: sos.vermont.gov, last read in October 2026

The bill

Line itemWho gets paidSum
Agent serviceYour service$99 to $149 a year
Renewing the agentYour service$99 to $149 a year
Annual reportThe state$45 every year
Rows for the state use Vermont's published fee schedules (see the textbook pages beneath the table), and each service row uses that company's own price. Over three years the state row adds the filing, the year-two report, the year-three report and any minimum tax.

How we graded the Vermont picks

What decided it was tuition across three years, which carries 30% of the grade.

Vermont Registered Agent.co wins the cost criterion with $297 over three years, against $150 more at Mainstay Filing.

Vermont questions

Could a Vermont LLC skip 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. Assignments 2 and 3 show whether you meet both rules.

Can I change my registered agent later?

You can. An existing LLC files a change with the Vermont Secretary of State; see assignment 5.

What does a registered agent cost in Vermont?

Plan on $99 to $149 a year.

What does the LLC pay the state each year?

The LLC hands in the annual report for $45 every year.

Which registered agent would you choose?

Vermont Registered Agent.co, because a street address inside the state for the registered office, at $99 a year. Behind it come VT Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing.

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Textbook pages and extra reading

  1. The Vermont Secretary of State fee schedule, Annual Report lesson rests on sos.vermont.gov, read again in October 2026; check our work against it.
  2. The Vermont report due date lesson rests on legislature.vermont.gov, read again in August 2026; check our work against it.
  3. The Vermont formation fee: Filing fee, official source lesson rests on legislature.vermont.gov, read again in October 2026; check our work against it.
  4. The Vermont registered agent statute lesson rests on legislature.vermont.gov, read again in October 2026; check our work against it.
  5. Vermont Registered Agent.co's pricing page, read on November 13, 2026
  6. VT Registered Agent.org's pricing page, read on November 13, 2026
  7. Mainstay Filing's Vermont service page, read on November 13, 2026