Colorado

Foreign registration · Form 21

Colorado Corporation Foreign Registration in Wisconsin

Wisconsin registers a corporation from Colorado as a foreign corporation on Form 21, with $100 in state fees. Wisconsin also asks for Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services using your Colorado records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Colorado and Wisconsin side by side

	Colorado formed here	Wisconsin registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Form 21, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	No fee	$100 at order
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed on Wisconsin's paper form
Paid expedite		next-day $100, 4-hour (in person) $250, 1-hour (in person) $500
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
Official page	sos.state.co.us	dfi.wi.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report, $65, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	March 31 each year after qualification
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Wisconsin registered agent

How Colorado companies register with Wisconsin

Order the Colorado certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Colorado separately; it is not part of our Wisconsin order. An instant Colorado certificate reaches Wisconsin only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form 21
It lists us as your Wisconsin registered agent, next to your Colorado name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Colorado issues the certificate instantly, so the Wisconsin filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Colorado corporation is registered with Wisconsin.

First-year cost, Colorado to Wisconsin

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Colorado	No fee
Our service, with a year of Wisconsin registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Colorado certificate included	$299

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

Will your Colorado name work for Wisconsin?

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

Agents: Wisconsin and Colorado

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

Staying in good standing in Colorado and Wisconsin

Each year your corporation files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Wisconsin's Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report ($65). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Colorado plus Wisconsin comes to $239 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Colorado files Form 521 with Wisconsin ($100 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($80). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Wisconsin company in Colorado

A corporation formed in Wisconsin that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no Wisconsin certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Colorado to Wisconsin

Does my Colorado company need to register in Wisconsin?

Yes, once a Colorado 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 Colorado corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register a Colorado corporation in Wisconsin?

$299 at checkout, plus Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Wisconsin?

$239 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Colorado and $65 to Wisconsin for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wisconsin?

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

Does Wisconsin require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wisconsin corporation instead?

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

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