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Foreign registration · Form 21

Arizona Corporation Foreign Registration in Wisconsin

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

What Arizona and Wisconsin each ask for

	Arizona formed here	Wisconsin registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	Form 21, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed on Wisconsin's paper form
Paid expedite		next-day $100, 4-hour (in person) $250, 1-hour (in person) $500
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	dfi.wi.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year	Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report, $65, every year
Due	Anniversary date of incorporation	March 31 each year after qualification
Late yearly filing	$9 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our Wisconsin registered agent

How Arizona companies register with Wisconsin

Order the Arizona certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Arizona separately; it is not part of our Wisconsin order. Wisconsin accepts it within 60 days of Arizona's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 21
It names us as your Wisconsin registered agent, with your Arizona name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Arizona certificate comes first; then the Wisconsin filing goes in. After approval, your Arizona corporation is registered with Wisconsin.

First-year cost, Arizona to Wisconsin

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

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

Will your Arizona name work for Wisconsin?

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

Agents: Wisconsin and Arizona

Wisconsin calls it a registered agent; Arizona says statutory agent. Your current statutory agent stays for Arizona; ours takes Wisconsin's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Wisconsin and Arizona

Each year your corporation files Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and Wisconsin's Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report ($65). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Arizona plus Wisconsin comes to $259 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Arizona files Form 521 with Wisconsin ($100 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Wisconsin into Arizona

A corporation formed in Wisconsin that registers with Arizona files Form C018 with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. See that filing.

Questions Arizona owners ask about Wisconsin

Does my Arizona company need to register in Wisconsin?

Yes, once an Arizona 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 Arizona corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Wisconsin registration cost?

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

Do I need Arizona's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Wisconsin wants it ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and Wisconsin?

$259 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $45 to Arizona and $65 to Wisconsin for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wisconsin?

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

Does Wisconsin require a registered agent?

Yes: the Arizona statutory agent stays, and ours covers Wisconsin for year one.

Can I form a new Wisconsin corporation instead?

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

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