Foreign registration · Form 21

New York Corporation Foreign Registration in Wisconsin

To do business in Wisconsin, a corporation formed in New York registers there on Form 21, with $100 in state fees. Wisconsin also asks for New York's Certificate of Status ($25), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services from your New York records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

New York vs Wisconsin: the paperwork

	New York formed here	Wisconsin registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status	Form 21, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$25	$100 at order
How it is handled	New York: on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options	Filed on Wisconsin's paper form
Paid expedite		next-day $100, 4-hour (in person) $250, 1-hour (in person) $500
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
Official page	dos.ny.gov	dfi.wi.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report, $65, every year
Due	During the calendar month of original incorporation, every 2 years	March 31 each year after qualification
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our Wisconsin registered agent

How New York companies register with Wisconsin

Order the New York certificate
The Certificate of Status ($25) is ordered from New York separately; it is not part of our Wisconsin order. New York mails it, and Wisconsin counts the 60 days from issue, so it is ordered with transit in mind.
We prepare and file Form 21
It names us as your Wisconsin registered agent, with your New York name and formation date and the certificate attached. The New York certificate takes days to arrive, so the Wisconsin filing waits for it. After approval, your New York corporation is registered with Wisconsin.

First-year cost, New York to Wisconsin

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Status, paid to New York	$25
Our service, with a year of Wisconsin registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New York certificate included	$324

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

Your New York name and Wisconsin's rules

We search Wisconsin's records for New York's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Wisconsin and New York

New York and Wisconsin both call it a registered agent. Wisconsin papers come to us; New York's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Wisconsin and New York

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); Wisconsin wants the Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report every year ($65). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New York to Wisconsin

An LLC formed in New York files Form 521 with Wisconsin ($100 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come New York's Biennial Statement ($9) and Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($80). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Wisconsin into New York

A corporation formed in Wisconsin that registers with New York files Form DOS-1335-f-a with $225 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions New York owners ask about Wisconsin

Does my New York company need to register in Wisconsin?

Yes, once a New York 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 New York corporations once the form is approved.

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

$299 at checkout plus $25 to New York for the Certificate of Status, $324 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need New York's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Wisconsin wants New York's Certificate of Status ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New York and Wisconsin?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and Wisconsin's report ($65).

What if I don't register with Wisconsin?

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

Does Wisconsin require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wisconsin corporation instead?

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

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