Updated September 5, 2026. Quick answer: Vermont requires a annual report; Annual report due within three months after the close of the LLC’s fiscal year (not a fixed calendar date, it floats with each LLC’s own fiscal year end).
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Whether Vermont requires one, and how often
Vermont requires LLCs to file an annual report every year. $45 (domestic); $170 (foreign).
When it’s due
Annual report due within three months after the close of the LLC’s fiscal year (not a fixed calendar date, it floats with each LLC’s own fiscal year end). (11 V.S.A. § 4033(c))
What it costs
$45 (domestic); $170 (foreign) (source, read 2026-08-06).
What happens if you miss it
Vermont does not appear to charge a separate dollar ‘late fee’ distinct from the underlying consequence: missing the deadline triggers immediate involuntary termination of the articles of organization (see dissolution), and reinstating costs a $35.00 reinstatement fee on top of the overdue annual report fee(s) for each year missed. (11 V.S.A. § 4034 (reinstatement fee set under § 4012 fee schedule))
What eventually happens if it stays unfiled: Unlike South Dakota/Utah (which give a 60-day cure window before dissolution), Vermont’s statute reads as an automatic, immediate termination of the articles of organization on failure to file the annual report, there is no stated grace period in the statute itself. The company can still be reinstated (retroactively, as if termination never happened) by filing the overdue report plus fees, but permanently loses the right to its business name if the report stays unfiled for 5+ years. (11 V.S.A. § 4034(a)(1), (b), (c) (Involuntary termination)) “The articles of organization of a limited liability company that fails to file an annual report required by section 4033 of this title shall terminate and the provisions of this section shall apply to the limited liability company. … A limited liability company or a foreign limited liability company shall lose the right to retain its name if the annual report required under subsection (a) of this section is not filed on or before five years after the date when the report is due.”
Where to file
File at https://bizfilings.vermont.gov/homepage. Vermont Secretary of State’s Online Business Service Center, used to log in and file the annual/biennial report.
What this page does not answer
State income tax, franchise tax and federal (IRS) filing obligations are separate from this report and follow their own deadlines and rules. This page does not source those. We have the state periodic-report answer at primary and nothing else.
The annual/biennial report fee above is a recurring cost of keeping the LLC active, separate from what it cost to form. See what an LLC costs in Vermont for the full cost picture.
Sources
Every citation on this page is the state’s own Secretary of State site or official statute text. No formation service, no registered-agent marketing page and no aggregator is cited anywhere in this cluster as a source of law.
- State fee schedule / hub table source: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/11/025/04012
- Due date: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/11/025/04033
- Late penalty: https://sos.vermont.gov/business-services/fees-statutes
- Administrative dissolution: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/11/025/04034
- Filing portal: https://sos.vermont.gov/business-services/business-filings/annualbiennial-reports
Related: Vermont’s registered agent requirements, including who can serve and what happens if you don’t have one.