Arizona

Foreign registration · Form C018

Wisconsin Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

A corporation formed in Wisconsin that wants to do business in Arizona files Form C018, with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona may ask for Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10). We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your Wisconsin records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

Wisconsin and Arizona side by side

	Wisconsin formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Form C018, Application for Authority to Transact Business or Conduct Affairs in Arizona
State fee	$10	$178.85 at order (filing fee $175 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the anniversary of the articles' effective date	Anniversary date of authorization to transact business in Arizona
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$9 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From Wisconsin to Arizona, step by step

We prepare and file Form C018
It lists us as your Arizona statutory agent, next to your Wisconsin name and formation date. If Arizona wants the Wisconsin certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Wisconsin corporation is registered with Arizona.

Your Wisconsin name and Arizona's rules

If Arizona's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Wisconsin company. We search Arizona's records for Wisconsin's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Arizona and Wisconsin

Arizona calls it a statutory agent; Wisconsin says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Wisconsin; ours takes Arizona's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Arizona and Wisconsin

Each year your corporation files Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). With our $149 statutory agent renewal, Wisconsin plus Arizona comes to $219 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Arizona

An LLC formed in Wisconsin files Form L025 with Arizona ($153.30 in state fees and the $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Status ($10)). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Arizona company in Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Arizona that registers with Wisconsin files Form 21 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Wisconsin owners ask about Arizona

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Arizona?

Yes, once a Wisconsin business operates there; Arizona registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Arizona issues one to Wisconsin corporations once the form is approved.

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

$412.85 at checkout, including the $35 required expedite; Arizona may also want Wisconsin's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite, plus time for Wisconsin's certificate if Arizona asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Arizona?

$219 a year: our $149 statutory agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and $45 to Arizona for the yearly reports.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

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

Will Arizona accept my Wisconsin name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Wisconsin name at home.

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45), and the original keeps Wisconsin's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

Wisconsin companies leave by filing Form C025, Application for Withdrawal ($25); until then, Arizona's report stays due alongside Wisconsin's filings.

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