Amendments & Restatements

Online filing normally takes less than 1 business day. Please allow 7-10 business days for the processing of any filings received by mail. Online filing is the preferred method. There is no extra fee for online filing.

Amendments

As an existing entity, you may, in the course of normal business, need to change or update your directors, officers, members, business name, business purpose, business address, fiscal year end, termination date, or other important information. This can be done through the amendment process.

The regular updating of your business record with our office is an important part of maintaining your good standing with the state of Vermont.

You may file business entity and assumed business name amendments online in just a few easy steps. After you login:

Click VT Sec of State Online Services on the left menu
From the dropdown menu, click Business Amendments
Follow prompts and enter all required and updated information
Click Submit on the final page

If you are a first-time filer, you will be prompted to create a new login. Keep this safe. If you are a returning customer, please use the assigned login from previous years.

To change an assumed name or to add or appoint new registrants to an assumed name registration:

First, file to end your current registration
Then, file a new registration under the new registrants.

If delivering these two filings by mail, it is recommended but not required, that you send both the cessation and registration documents together in the same envelope, with a single check for the total fee.

Restated Articles and Statements

As an alternative to filing an amendment, a profit or nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, mutual benefit enterprise, or limited partnership may choose to file “Restated [Articles of Association, Incorporation, or Organization; or Certificate of Limited Partnership (as applicable)].”

A restatement supersedes the original articles or statement, or the most recent restatement, and all previous amendments thereto. A restatement may include one or more amendments to the original articles or statement or the most recent restatement thereof. If the restatement includes an amendment requiring shareholder approval, it must be adopted as required by statute.

Restated Articles and Statements must be filed by paper, not online.

Do not invest in websites, signs, business cards, or other marketing materials until you receive a certificate confirming the availability and your ownership of the requested name.

Under Vermont's “distinguishable on the record” standard, if the requested name is too similar to an already registered name, such that it would confuse the public as to whom they are dealing with, it will be rejected. All registrations are subject to name availability rules. To avoid conflicts, please search our online database for your desired business name.