Quick Start Guide
This Quick Start Guide is a brief overview of how to form an LLC in Vermont.
Detailed Lessons:
1. Name Search
2. Registered Agent
3. Filing Forms
4. Operating Agreement ← you are here
5. Tax ID Number (EIN)
6. Annual Report
7. Licenses and Permits
8. Taxes
Vermont LLC Costs:
Vermont LLC filing fee: $125
Vermont LLC annual report fee: $35
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Vermont LLC Operating Agreement Download
Both links below are to the same document. The 1st is a Word document. The 2nd is a PDF.
Operating Agreement (Word)
Operating Agreement (PDF)
Next Step
After you’ve completed and signed your Vermont LLC’s Operating Agreement, you can then proceed to the next Lesson: Tax ID Number (EIN).
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Hello,
I am currently filling out the operating agreement and I have question regarding the “Capital Provisions” section. My business is a single-member LLC, but I have yet to take out a loan to cover startup costs. In this case, what do I put under “Contribution”?
Thank you.
Hi Noah, you can make the capital contribution $100 if you’d like. It’s not the final/only capital contribution you can make to the LLC. It’s just the initial one. You can also make this amount equal to the amount of your initial deposit when you open your LLC checking account. Hope that helps.