Utah

Foreign registration · Form 21

Utah Corporation Foreign Registration in Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Utah that wants to do business in Wisconsin files Form 21, with $100 in state fees. Wisconsin also wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services from your Utah records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Utah and Wisconsin side by side

	Utah formed here	Wisconsin registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Form 21, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$12	$100 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed on Wisconsin's paper form
Paid expedite		next-day $100, 4-hour (in person) $250, 1-hour (in person) $500
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	dfi.wi.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year	Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report, $65, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	March 31 each year after qualification
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Wisconsin registered agent

How Utah companies register with Wisconsin

Order the Utah certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($12) is ordered from Utah separately; it is not part of our Wisconsin order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($20). An instant Utah 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 Utah name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Utah issues the certificate instantly, so the Wisconsin filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Utah corporation is registered with Wisconsin.

Wisconsin costs for Utah companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to Utah	$12
Our service, with a year of Wisconsin registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Utah certificate included	$311

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

Will your Utah name work for Wisconsin?

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

Your Wisconsin agent and the Utah one

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

Staying in good standing in Utah and Wisconsin

Each year your corporation files Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and Wisconsin's Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report ($65). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus Wisconsin comes to $232 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Utah files Form 521 with Wisconsin ($100 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($80). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Wisconsin company in Utah

A corporation formed in Wisconsin that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Utah to Wisconsin

Does my Utah company need to register in Wisconsin?

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

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

$299 at checkout plus $12 to Utah for the Certificate of Existence, $311 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Wisconsin wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Wisconsin?

$232 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $65 to Wisconsin for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wisconsin?

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

Does Wisconsin require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wisconsin corporation instead?

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

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