Corporation Annual/Biennial Compliance and Good-Standing Packet - Vermont
VERMONT CORPORATION ANNUAL/BIENNIAL REPORT AND STATUS PACKET
Scope. Use the profit-corporation branch for a domestic or authorized foreign corporation under Title 11A. Use the nonprofit branch for a domestic or authorized foreign nonprofit corporation under Title 11B. Select one branch; other entity types have different reporting rules.
1. CORPORATE RECORD
| Item | Verified information |
|---|---|
| Exact name and business ID | [________________________________] |
| ☐ Title 11A profit ☐ Title 11B nonprofit | [________________________________] |
| ☐ Domestic ☐ Authorized foreign | [________________________________] |
| Fiscal year end on SOS record (profit) | [__/__/____] |
| Incorporation or Vermont authorization year (nonprofit) | [________] |
| Last accepted biennial report year (nonprofit) | [________] |
| Registered agent, email, and office | [________________________________] |
| Principal office | [________________________________] |
| Directors and principal officers | [________________________________] |
2. REPORT DEADLINE AND FEE
Profit corporation, Title 11A. Deliver the annual report within two and one-half months after the fiscal year ends. The current fee under 11A V.S.A. § 1.22(a)(16)-(17) is $60 for a domestic corporation or $250 for an authorized foreign corporation.
Nonprofit corporation, Title 11B. Deliver the first biennial report between January 1 and April 1 of the year after incorporation or Vermont authorization. Deliver later reports between January 1 and April 1 following each succeeding two calendar years. The current fee under 11B V.S.A. § 1.22(17) is $35, except that a corporation that certifies on the Secretary's approved form that it did not compensate its officers, directors, or employees during the prior calendar year is exempt from that fee.
| Control | Date/value |
|---|---|
| Fiscal year end | [__/__/____] |
| Profit: fiscal-year-end plus two and one-half months | [__/__/____] |
| Nonprofit: next January 1–April 1 filing window | [YEAR AND DATES] |
| Applicable fee | ☐ Profit domestic $60 ☐ Profit foreign $250 ☐ Nonprofit $35 ☐ Nonprofit approved fee-exemption certification completed |
| Online filing route | Vermont Business Services portal; a paper check may be mailed after completing the online filing |
3. REPORT REVIEW
☐ Name and jurisdiction of incorporation.
☐ Registered office and agent name and email.
☐ Principal-office address.
☐ Profit report: directors' names and business addresses; president, secretary, treasurer, and other officers with policy-making authority.
☐ Nonprofit report: directors' and principal officers' names and business or residence addresses; brief description of activities.
☐ Information is current on the date the report is executed; business purpose, email, address, and other portal fields reviewed.
☐ Changes the online report cannot effect are routed through the correct separate filing.
4. STATUS AND CURE GATE
☐ Current online business record, entity type, and applicable fiscal year or biennial cycle confirmed before calculating the deadline.
☐ Missing years, fees, and status defects identified.
☐ Terminated/revoked corporation routed to the Vermont corporation reinstatement packet.
☐ Secretary of State status kept separate from Department of Taxes and license status.
5. EVIDENCE AND NEXT CYCLE
| Evidence/task | Retained or due |
|---|---|
| Accepted annual report and receipt | ☐ |
| Current business record | ☐ |
| Certified record/certificate, if requested | ☐ |
| Next fiscal-year-end calculation | [__/__/____] |
6. COMPLETION CERTIFICATE
Prepared by: [________________________________]
Official sources rechecked on: [__/__/____]
Authorized filer: [________________________________]
Signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]
SOURCES AND REFERENCES
About this template
- Last updated
- November 4, 2026
- Citations checked
- November 4, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Vermont
- Category
- Corporate & Business
Legal authority
- 11A V.S.A. § 16.22 (profit-corporation annual report)
- 11A V.S.A. § 1.22(a)(16)-(17) (profit-corporation annual-report fees)
- 11B V.S.A. § 16.22 (nonprofit-corporation biennial report)
- 11B V.S.A. § 1.22(17) (nonprofit-corporation biennial-report fee and exemption)
Corporate documents govern how a company makes decisions, records them, and handles disputes between owners, directors, and officers. Proper corporate paperwork is what lets a business take advantage of limited liability, pass clean audits, and survive an acquisition or investor review. Skipping formalities like written resolutions and signed consents is one of the fastest ways for a business owner to lose personal asset protection.
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on November 4, 2026.
11A V.S.A. § 16.22(a), (c) (checked November 4, 2026): "The annual report shall be delivered to the Secretary of State within two and one-half months after the expiration of the corporation’s fiscal year."
11A V.S.A. § 1.22(a)(16) (checked November 4, 2026): "Annual report of a foreign corporation $250.00"
11A V.S.A. § 1.22(a)(17) (checked November 4, 2026): "Annual report of a domestic corporation $60.00"
11B V.S.A. § 16.22(a), (c) (checked November 4, 2026): "The first biennial report must be delivered to the Secretary of State between January 1 and April 1 of the year following the calendar year in which a domestic corporation was incorporated or a foreign corporation was authorized to transact business. Subsequent biennial reports must be delivered to the Secretary of State between January 1 and April 1 following each succeeding two calendar years."
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