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Foreign registration · Form 21

Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in Wisconsin

To do business in Wisconsin, a corporation formed in Texas registers there on Form 21, with $100 in state fees. Wisconsin also wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services from your Texas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Texas and Wisconsin side by side

	Texas formed here	Wisconsin registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Form 21, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$15	$100 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed on Wisconsin's paper form
Paid expedite		next-day $100, 4-hour (in person) $250, 1-hour (in person) $500
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	dfi.wi.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report, $65, every year
Due	May 15 each year	March 31 each year after qualification
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Wisconsin registered agent

From Texas to Wisconsin, step by step

Order the Texas certificate
The Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) is ordered from Texas separately; it is not part of our Wisconsin order. Ordered from Texas on filing day, it easily meets Wisconsin's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form 21
It names us as your Wisconsin registered agent, with your Texas name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Texas delays the Wisconsin filing. Once Wisconsin approves it, the Texas company can do business there.

First-year cost, Texas to Wisconsin

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Fact - Status, paid to Texas	$15
Our service, with a year of Wisconsin registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Texas certificate included	$314

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

Will your Texas name work for Wisconsin?

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

Agents: Wisconsin and Texas

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

Yearly filings: Wisconsin and Texas

Each year your corporation files Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and Wisconsin's Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report ($65). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Texas plus Wisconsin comes to $214 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Wisconsin

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

The other way: Wisconsin into Texas

A corporation formed in Wisconsin that registers with Texas files Form 301 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Common questions: Texas to Wisconsin

Does my Texas company need to register in Wisconsin?

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

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

$299 at checkout plus $15 to Texas for the Certificate of Fact - Status, $314 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Wisconsin wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Wisconsin?

$214 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Texas and $65 to Wisconsin for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wisconsin?

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

Does Wisconsin require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wisconsin corporation instead?

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

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