Foreign registration · Form 21

Vermont Corporation Foreign Registration in Wisconsin

Wisconsin registers a corporation from Vermont as a foreign corporation on Form 21, with $100 in state fees. Wisconsin also asks for Vermont's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services using your Vermont records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Vermont vs Wisconsin: the paperwork

	Vermont formed here	Wisconsin registering here
Document	Vermont Certificate of Good Standing	Form 21, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$25	$100 at order
How it is handled	Vermont: online as an instant download from the business dashboard	Filed on Wisconsin's paper form
Paid expedite		next-day $100, 4-hour (in person) $250, 1-hour (in person) $500
Office	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
Official page	sos.vermont.gov	dfi.wi.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $60, every year	Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report, $65, every year
Due	By March 15 for calendar-year corps (within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year	March 31 each year after qualification
Agent	Your Vermont registered agent	Our Wisconsin registered agent

How Vermont companies register with Wisconsin

Order the Vermont certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Vermont separately; it is not part of our Wisconsin order. Ordered from Vermont on filing day, it easily meets Wisconsin's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form 21
It lists us as your Wisconsin registered agent, next to your Vermont name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Vermont issues the certificate instantly, so the Wisconsin filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Vermont corporation is registered with Wisconsin.

Wisconsin costs for Vermont companies

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

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

Will your Vermont name work for Wisconsin?

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

Agents: Wisconsin and Vermont

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

Staying in good standing in Vermont and Wisconsin

Each year your corporation files Vermont's Annual Report ($60) and Wisconsin's Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report ($65). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Vermont plus Wisconsin comes to $274 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Vermont to Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Vermont files Form 521 with Wisconsin ($100 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Vermont's Annual Report ($45) and Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($80). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Wisconsin into Vermont

A corporation formed in Wisconsin that registers with Vermont files Vermont's registration (no form number) with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($10) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Vermont to Wisconsin

Does my Vermont company need to register in Wisconsin?

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

How much does the Wisconsin registration cost?

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

Do I need Vermont's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Wisconsin wants it ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Vermont and Wisconsin?

$274 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Vermont and $65 to Wisconsin for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wisconsin?

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

Does Wisconsin require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wisconsin corporation instead?

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

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