Vermont Business Entity Search
Find a Vermont LLC or corporation in the Vermont Secretary of State's records, and read what its status means.
Vermont at a glance
How Vermont keeps its business records
Fees differ by entity type: an LLC annual report is $45 and a corporate one $60, a good standing certificate is $35 for an LLC and $25 for a corporation, and reserving a name costs $25 for an LLC and $40 for a corporation. Vermont also offers blockchain-based LLCs and low-profit LLCs (L3Cs) under its LLC act.
The public record of every Vermont LLC and corporation belongs to the Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division.
Statuses you may see in Vermont
| Status | What it means |
|---|---|
| Active | The business is registered and in good standing. |
| Terminated | Good standing was terminated for not filing reports or not keeping a registered agent; the business can still reinstate. |
| Inactive Expired | The business has been out of compliance long enough that it no longer holds rights to its name. |
| Dissolved | The business has been dissolved. |
| Withdrawn | A foreign business withdrew its registration in Vermont. |
| Canceled | The registration was canceled. |
| Merged | The business merged into another entity. |
| Converted | The business converted into another type of entity. |
Source, checked 2026-10-26. Words other states use are in the business entity status guide.
Questions
Is this the official Vermont business search?
No. Open State Index is independent of every state and federal agency. It explains Vermont records and sends you to the official search (Online Business Search), where the state answers it.
How do I check if a business name is available in Vermont?
Search the Online Business Search, then compare against the Secretary of State's business name rules: a name must be distinguishable in the records, and changes in punctuation, spacing or entity ending alone do not count. Names of businesses that are inactive expired, dissolved, withdrawn, canceled, merged or converted are not counted against a new name.
Does Vermont charge a franchise tax or a similar yearly tax?
Most pass-through business entities, such as LLCs taxed as partnerships and S corporations, file a Business Income Tax Return with the Department of Taxes and generally owe a minimum tax of $250, and C corporations also pay a minimum corporate income tax.
More about a Vermont business
- How to find a business's EIN
- Check if an LLC name is available
- What each entity status means
- What a registered agent is
- Business lookup in other states
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