DBA · Vermont

How to File an Assumed Name for an LLC in Vermont

By Edmond Hui · Last updated October 6, 2026

Short answer

Vermont requires an LLC that does business under a name other than its own to register an assumed name. Vermont's law lets an LLC use an assumed name by filing a registration with the Secretary of State. We found no penalty in Vermont law for an LLC that has not filed. The filing fee is $70.00.

Vermont Assumed Name at a Glance

Requirement: Required
Where to file: Secretary of State
Fee: $70.00
How long it lasts: 5 years
Newspaper notice: None found
File online: Yes

How an LLC Files

An LLC files the Assumed Business Name Registration with the Secretary of State.

Filing needs the LLC registered on the state's records.

You can file online.

Vermont registers assumed business names for sole proprietors, partnerships and business entities alike with the Secretary of State, and online filing costs no extra. A name that is too similar to one already on the state's records will be rejected.

Open the filing office's site · Open the filing page

Cost and Renewal

The filing fee is $70.00.

The registration has a 5-year term.

Renewal costs $65.00.

Publication

We found no publication step for an LLC's assumed name filing in Vermont.

Sole proprietors

Vermont requires a sole proprietor whose business name is not their full name to register an assumed name. A sole proprietor must register unless the business name includes the owner's full legal name, at least one given name and the surname. A general partnership doing business in Vermont must register whatever name it uses.

A sole proprietor files the Assumed Business Name Registration with the Secretary of State.

Filing needs a sworn (verified) statement.

The filing fee is $70.00.

The registration has a 5-year term.

Renewal costs $65.00.

We found no publication step for a sole proprietor's assumed name filing in Vermont.

A sole proprietor or partnership that must register and has not cannot bring a lawsuit or raise a counterclaim in Vermont until it registers. It is also liable for a civil penalty of $50 for each day of unregistered business, up to $10,000 a year, plus the fees it should have paid.

Requirement	Required
Where to file	Secretary of State
Fee	$70.00
How long it lasts	5 years
Newspaper notice	None found
File online	Yes

Next steps

Frequently Asked Questions

: Vermont requires an LLC that does business under a name other than its own to register an assumed name. Vermont's law lets an LLC use an assumed name by filing a registration with the Secretary of State. We found no penalty in Vermont law for an LLC that has not filed.
: An LLC files the Assumed Business Name Registration with the Secretary of State. Filing needs the LLC registered on the state's records.
: The filing fee is $70.00.
: The registration has a 5-year term. Renewal costs $65.00.
: We found no publication step for an LLC's assumed name filing in Vermont.
: Vermont requires a sole proprietor whose business name is not their full name to register an assumed name. A sole proprietor must register unless the business name includes the owner's full legal name, at least one given name and the surname. A general partnership doing business in Vermont must register whatever name it uses. A sole proprietor files the Assumed Business Name Registration with the Secretary of State.

This guide is general information, not legal or tax advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. It reports what each state's filing office publishes about registering a business name, with the sources this page cites. A filing here does not register a federal trademark, and fees and forms change between our reviews. Confirm with the office named on this page before you file.

Sources

Each entry below is a document recorded in our verified Vermont sources, and each entry says what the document is. Some statutory text is read from an accurate mirror rather than from the state's own host, and those say so.

legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/fullchapter/11/015Vermont Statutes, Title 11, Chapter 15, Assumed Business Names, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Nonprofit Associations
legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT010/ACT010%20As%20Enacted.pdfVermont Act No. 10 (2025), An act relating to the regulation of business organizations (H.243), as enacted
sos.vermont.gov/business-services/business-filings/assumed-name/Vermont Secretary of State, Assumed Name Registration
sos.vermont.gov/business-services/fees-statutes/Vermont Secretary of State, Fees and Statutes

Edmond Hui · Founder, MyStateLLC

Edmond Hui is a software engineer and serial entrepreneur based in New York who has founded multiple online businesses across e-commerce, media, and information publishing. Before transitioning into tech, he spent years as a commercial real estate professional closing deals totaling over 100,000 square feet, giving him firsthand experience with business formation and entity structuring. He built MyStateLLC to provide the free, state-specific LLC guidance he wished existed when forming his own companies.