A Vermont Good Standing Certificate is issued by the Vermont Secretary of State and is often required for loans, to renew business licenses, or for tax or other business purposes in the state of Vermont or in any other state.

A Vermont Certificate of Good Standing is evidence that your Vermont business franchise - your Vermont Corporation, LLC or LP - is in Existence, is authorized to transact business in the state of Vermont, and complies with all state of Vermont business requirements and therefore is in "Good Standing" in the state of Vermont.

Also known as a Vermont Certificate of Existence, a Vermont Certificate of Status or a Vermont Certificate of Authority, a Vermont Good Standing Certificate is a one page document which looks like a letter and bears the seal of the state of Vermont Secretary of State. A Vermont Good Standing Certificate is provided by the Vermont Secretary of State and is conclusive evidence of the existence of your Vermont business franchise. In most cases a Vermont Certificate of Good Standing can be valid up to a year depending on the requirements of the Good Standing Certificate requester.

To obtain a Vermont Good Standing Certificate, your company must be registered as a legal entity with the Vermont Secretary of State, i.e., your company is in existence in the state of Vermont, and cannot be in default of Vermont corporate rules, or suspended by the state of Vermont.

Total cost for a Vermont Good Standing Certificate depends on the type of company - Corporation, LLC, LLP, LP - and how fast you need the Certificate. Choose your options in the Good Standing Certificate Cost Calculator below to determine exactly how much your Vermont Good Standing Certificate will cost.

• The Vermont company must be registered as a legal entity with the Vermont Secretary of State as a Corporation, LLC or LP.
• The Vermont company cannot be in default or suspended as defined by the laws of the state of Vermont.
• The Vermont company must have filed all reports required by the Vermont Secretary of State or any other state of Vermont agency.

Along with the issuance date and signature of the Vermont Secretary of State, a Vermont Good Standing Certificate includes the following information:

A Corporation, LP or LLC that is registered in the state of Vermont may require a Vermont Good Standing Certificate to qualify as a "Foreign Corporation" in a state other than Vermont.  A Foreign Corporation is a Corporation that is registered with a state agency, usually the Secretary of State, in one state and has the Authority to do business in another state. 

For example, a Corporation registered in the state of California that plans to do business in the state of Vermont is a "Domestic Corporation" in California and a "Foreign Corporation" in the state of Vermont.

All states require you to register as a Foreign Corporation with a state agency, usually the Secretary of State, in order to do business in their state.  In order to register as a Foreign Corporation in any state you must provide evidence that you are registered and are in Good Standing in another state as a Domestic Corporation or LLC.  This evidence is a Certificate of Good Standing from the state in which your Corporation or LLC was originally formed.

A Vermont Good Standing Certificate is legal and official proof of Good Standing from the Vermont Secretary of State.

If your Corporation, LLC or LP falls out of Good Standing with the VT Secretary of State it is technically illegal for your company to do business in the state of Vermont or any other state. This could lead to the piercing of the corporate veil and make the owners of the Vermont business liable for penalties and law suits.

In order to get back into Good Standing you will have to pay a Reinstatement Fee.

The cost to Reinstate a Vermont Company depends on the exactly why the Corporation, LLC or LP is not in Good Standing. In some cases the fees for reinstatement of a Vermont Company may be more expensive that those for walking away from the business and then creating an entirely new company.

A Vermont Good Standing Certificate is issued by the Vermont Secretary of State for business entities that have registered with the state of Vermont.  A Sole Proprietorship or DBA is not normally registered with the Vermont Secretary of State so a Vermont Certificate of Good Standing cannot be issued for them.

If you own a Vermont business and have not registered as a Corporation, LLC, LP or other legal entity with the Vermont Secretary of State, then you are a Sole Proprietor by default.  Nothing needs to be filed with the Vermont Secretary of State to create a Sole Proprietorship.  If you plan to use a name different from your first and last name then you would register in the Vermont county in which you do business with your first and last name "Doing Business As" (DBA) the name of your business (for example: Sue Smith, DBA Sue's Vermont Business).

A Vermont Good Standing Certificate may be referred to by another name.

No. A Vermont Good Standing Certificate does not include a unique verification number.

Yes.  A Vermont Good Standing Certificate includes the Date of Incorporation for a Vermont Corporation or the Date of Organization for a Vermont LLC.

If you place your order for a Vermont Good Standing Certificate before 1 PM Vermont time we can get your Vermont Good Standing Certificate as fast as 2-3 hours. We will send you a scanned copy of your Vermont Good Standing Certificate by email and put a paper copy of your Certificate in the mail as soon as we get it from the VT Secretary of State.

The Vermont Secretary of State reserves the right to extend expedite periods in time of extreme volume, staff shortage or equipment malfunction.  We are dependent on, and have no control over, the staff and systems of the Vermont Secretary of State.  In our experience the time specified is the time it usually takes the Vermont Secretary of State to process Good Standing Certificate orders.  We get your Vermont Good Standing Certificate request to the VT Secretary of State ASAP.  Once it is at the state we have very little or no control over the Vermont Good Standing Certificate process.

A valid expiration date is not written on a Vermont Good Standing Certificate.  The validity of a Vermont Certificate of Good Standing is usually determined by the intended recipient of the Good Standing Certificate.

Some institutions may request that a Vermont Good Standing Certificate be less than a certain number of days old.  Generally the information included on a Vermont Certificate of Good Standing is implied to be valid for 60-90 days but it really depends on the nature of the business for which the Vermont Good Standing Certificate is being used.

If you need to verify that all outstanding tax liabilities for a Vermont Corporation or Vermont LLC have been paid then you need a Vermont Tax Status Compliance Certificate.

In Vermont a Tax Status Compliance Certificate is called a . A Vermont is issued by the Vermont Department of Taxes and is sometimes called a Tax Clearance Certificate or an Entity Status Letter or a Certificate of Account Status.

If you need a Good Standing Certificate from the highest Court in the state of Vermont for a Vermont Attorney we can help.

If you are ready to order a Vermont Good Standing Certificate now, simply fill in the Good Standing Certificate Order Form below and press the Place Order button. If you have any questions you can call us at 855-771-2477 or email us.