A Vermont LLC costs $422 all-in through Anonymousllc.co in year one: a $297 service fee plus the $125 Vermont state filing fee. Ongoing cost is the $35 annual report plus $100/year registered agent. Vermont also charges personal income tax up to 8.75% on pass-through profit. This breakdown covers the state fee, service fee, ongoing costs, add-ons, and how Vermont compares to the four anonymous-LLC states (Wyoming, New Mexico, Delaware, Nevada).
The Vermont Secretary of State charges a $125 filing fee for the Articles of Organization, paid once at formation. This is the only mandatory state fee at filing time. Anonymousllc.co's all-in Vermont price adds the $297 service fee to that $125, for $422 total in year one. The state fee is fixed and non-negotiable; the service fee covers the name search, filing, operating agreement, EIN, and bank applications. There is no separate name-reservation charge for standard formation. Vermont does not charge an expedite premium as a mandatory line item, so the $125 stands as the baseline state cost. A founder who files directly still pays that $125, and then handles every other step without a designee.
Vermont LLCs pay a $35 annual report each year plus $100/year for a commercial registered agent, for $135/year in recurring cost. Vermont personal income tax up to 8.75% applies to pass-through profit. The annual report is filed online with the Vermont Secretary of State and confirms the registered agent and principal office. The $100/year registered agent keeps the owner's address off public records and tracks the report deadline. Anonymousllc.co bundles annual report filing into registered agent service. Vermont levies no franchise tax and no recurring state business-license fee, so the $135 covers the fixed recurring obligations. The one variable on top is income tax, which scales with the owner's share of profit rather than with a flat state charge.
Anonymousllc.co charges $422 all-in to form a Vermont LLC: a $297 service fee plus the $125 state fee. The service fee covers every step from name search to funded bank account. The alternative, a Wyoming anonymous LLC, costs $397 all-in and keeps ownership off public records. New Mexico is the lowest-cost anonymous option at $347 with no annual report. Vermont makes sense when the business has a physical Vermont presence; the anonymous states make sense when ownership privacy leads the decision.
The $422 Vermont price covers the state filing, registered agent for year one, a Vermont operating agreement, the EIN, and applications to four or five US banks. Add-on services are priced separately: a standalone EIN is $99, an ITIN is $299, and a BOI report is $150 where applicable. The formation package handles the name search and prepares two or three backup names before filing. Nothing in the core package is billed as a surprise upsell. The four or five US bank applications go to Mercury, Relay, Bluevine, and other partners in parallel, which lifts the overall approval rate to 90%. Registered agent renews at $100/year after the free first year, and the $35 annual report is filed as part of that service so it never becomes a separate line item to track.
Filing yourself costs the $125 state fee, but you handle the name search, operating agreement, EIN, and bank applications alone. The DIY route trades money for time and missed-step risk. A non-resident filing alone faces the hardest step, the EIN by fax, without a third-party designee to route it. Anonymousllc.co's $297 service fee covers that fax filing, the Vermont operating agreement, and applications to four or five US banks. Most owners find the DIY path costs more in time than the service fee costs in money. A rejected name, a missed operating-agreement clause, or an EIN application returned for error each adds days to a solo filing. The service fee buys the founder past those failure points with a single WhatsApp intake.
New Mexico is the lowest-cost anonymous LLC at $347 with no annual report; Wyoming is $397 all-in with strong anonymity. Vermont costs $422 in year one plus $135/year ongoing. Delaware runs $407 all-in with a $300 flat annual franchise tax. Nevada is $722 all-in and requires an annual list plus a state business license near $350/year. Vermont sits between them on formation cost, but unlike the four anonymous states it discloses ownership and charges income tax up to 8.75%. Over a three-year horizon, New Mexico's zero-annual-report structure widens its cost advantage, while Vermont's $135/year keeps its ongoing burden below Delaware's $300 franchise tax and Nevada's $350 license. The right choice turns on whether privacy and income-tax exposure outweigh the convenience of registering in the home state.
Add-on services for a Vermont LLC are priced separately from the $422 formation fee: EIN $99, ITIN $299, BOI report $150 per report, and a custom operating agreement $199. A standalone EIN suits an owner who already has a Vermont LLC and needs only the federal tax ID. An ITIN supports personal US tax filing for non-resident owners. The registered agent renews at $100/year after the free first year. None of these are required for a standard single-member formation beyond what the $422 package covers.
From year two, a Vermont LLC costs $135/year: the $35 annual report plus the $100/year registered agent renewal. Vermont personal income tax up to 8.75% applies on top, based on profit. There is no franchise tax and no recurring state license fee in Vermont. The annual report is due each year, and missing it moves the LLC toward administrative dissolution. Anonymousllc.co files the $35 report as part of registered agent service, so the recurring $135 keeps the LLC in good standing without extra effort.
No. Vermont does not charge a Delaware-style franchise tax on LLCs. The recurring state cost is the $35 annual report, not a franchise tax. Delaware charges a $300 flat annual franchise tax; Vermont does not. Vermont's ongoing obligations are the $35 annual report and personal income tax up to 8.75% on pass-through profit. This makes Vermont's fixed recurring cost lower than Delaware's, though Vermont discloses ownership while Delaware keeps it private.
The total first-year cost of a Vermont LLC through Anonymousllc.co is $422: the $297 service fee plus the $125 state filing fee. Registered agent for year one is included, so there is no separate agent charge in year one. That $422 delivers a formed entity, an EIN, a Vermont operating agreement, and applications to four or five US banks. The first annual report is not due until the LLC's fiscal year closes, so it does not fall inside the formation invoice. Add-ons stay optional and separate: a standalone EIN is $99, an ITIN is $299, and a BOI report is $150 where a filing applies. A founder who needs nothing beyond formation pays $422 and nothing more in year one.
A non-resident pays the same $422 all-in to form a Vermont LLC: the $297 service fee plus the $125 state fee. No SSN, ITIN, or US visit is required, and the EIN is obtained by fax at no extra formation charge. The service fee already covers the fax EIN filing that non-residents need, so there is no non-resident surcharge on the formation price. An ITIN, at $299, is a separate service for owners who must file personal US tax returns, but it is not required to form the LLC or open a bank account. A non-resident who wants ownership privacy adds the anonymous structure by forming in Wyoming at $397 all-in and foreign-qualifying into Vermont for local operations.
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