Alaska

Foreign registration · Form 21

Alaska Corporation Foreign Registration in Wisconsin

Wisconsin registers a corporation from Alaska as a foreign corporation on Form 21, with $100 in state fees. Wisconsin also asks for Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services from your Alaska records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Alaska and Wisconsin side by side

	Alaska formed here	Wisconsin registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Form 21, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Alaska: online or by mail, usually in 10 to 15 business days and longer from October to February	Filed on Wisconsin's paper form
Paid expedite		next-day $100, 4-hour (in person) $250, 1-hour (in person) $500
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	dfi.wi.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report, $65, every year
Due	January 2 of the filing year	March 31 each year after qualification
Late yearly filing	$37.50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our Wisconsin registered agent

From Alaska to Wisconsin, step by step

Order the Alaska certificate
The Certificate of Compliance ($10) is ordered from Alaska separately; it is not part of our Wisconsin order. Alaska takes days to issue it and Wisconsin wants it within 60 days, so the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file Form 21
It names us as your Wisconsin registered agent, with your Alaska name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Alaska certificate takes days to arrive, so the Wisconsin filing waits for it. Once Wisconsin approves it, the Alaska company can do business there.

First-year cost, Alaska to Wisconsin

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Compliance, paid to Alaska	$10
Our service, with a year of Wisconsin registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Alaska certificate included	$309

Wisconsin's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Alaska name work for Wisconsin?

We check your exact Alaska name against Wisconsin's records before filing.

Agents: Wisconsin and Alaska

Alaska and Wisconsin both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Alaska; ours takes Wisconsin's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Alaska and Wisconsin

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); Wisconsin wants the Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report every year ($65). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Alaska to Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Alaska files Form 521 with Wisconsin ($100 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($80). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Wisconsin into Alaska

A corporation formed in Wisconsin that registers with Alaska files Form 08-414 with $350 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Alaska owners ask about Wisconsin

Does my Alaska company need to register in Wisconsin?

Yes, once an Alaska business operates there; Wisconsin does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Wisconsin issues one to Alaska corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register an Alaska corporation in Wisconsin?

$299 at checkout plus $10 to Alaska for the Certificate of Compliance, $309 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alaska's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Wisconsin wants Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and Wisconsin?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and Wisconsin's report ($65).

What if I don't register with Wisconsin?

Wisconsin can charge an Alaska company up to $65 for each year or part of a year.

Does Wisconsin require a registered agent?

Yes: the Alaska registered agent stays, and ours covers Wisconsin for year one.

Can I form a new Wisconsin corporation instead?

Yes, but Alaska keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Alaska's Biennial Report.

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