Vermont LLC Annual Report & Ongoing Requirements

A Vermont LLC has one recurring state filing: the annual report, filed online with the Vermont Secretary of State for $45. The deadline is tied to your fiscal year, not to the date you formed the company, and there is no paper option. Here is what is due, when, and what happens if it slips.

When Is the Vermont Annual Report Due?

The report is due within three months after the end of the LLC's fiscal year on record, under 11 V.S.A. § 4032. For a calendar-year LLC (fiscal year ending December 31), that is the window from January 1 through March 31. If your LLC uses a different fiscal year, the three-month window shifts with it, so the due date is not the same for every company and is not based on your formation anniversary. There is no grace period past the window.

Vermont LLC Annual Report Fee

The fee is $45 for a domestic LLC under the current schedule in 11 V.S.A. § 4012. Plenty of third-party guides still say $35; that is the old rate and it no longer clears. Foreign LLCs registered in Vermont pay $170 for the same report on the same schedule.

How to File the Vermont Annual Report

Vermont takes annual reports online only, through the Online Business Service Center. No paper form exists and nothing can be mailed in.

1. Log in at bizfilings.vermont.gov. Only an LLC in active status can file its report online, so resolve any standing problems first.
2. Confirm the statutory contents under 11 V.S.A. § 4033(a): the LLC's name, its state or country of organization, the street and mailing address of the designated office, and your registered agent's name, email address, and street and mailing address. The current statute requires the agent's email, not just a mailing address.
3. Review the principals on file. The portal lists each member or manager with a name, address, and capacity, and that capacity (Member or Manager) is how Vermont records whether the company is member-managed or manager-managed.
4. Pay the $45 fee and save the confirmation for your records.

One thing the report cannot do: change your registered agent or your business name. Those take separate filings, and the agent change is its own online Statement of Change with a $35 fee under 11 V.S.A. § 4008.

Late Filing, Penalties & Administrative Dissolution

The LLC becomes delinquent the first day after its three-month window closes. Vermont adds a late penalty on top of the $45 fee, and the company falls out of good standing. Keep ignoring it and the Secretary of State can administratively dissolve the LLC under 11 V.S.A. § 4039, which strips the liability protection you formed it for. Reinstatement is available, but it means catching up on missed reports and fees rather than a quick fix.

Keep a Registered Agent on File

Separate from the report, the LLC must continuously maintain a registered agent with a street address in Vermont (11 V.S.A. § 4007). If the state has no valid agent on record, the company is exposed on two fronts: it can miss a lawsuit entirely, and it invites dissolution proceedings. Our registered agent service keeps a compliant Vermont address on file year-round and sends reminders ahead of your report window so the deadline never sneaks past.

Federal Obligations Don't Pause

State compliance is only half the calendar. Federally, a single-member LLC reports on Schedule C while a multi-member LLC files Form 1065; members generally owe self-employment tax on their share of profits; the IRS expects quarterly estimated payments once you project $1,000 or more in tax; and payroll filings apply the moment you hire. None of these run through the Vermont Secretary of State, so track them separately.

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