Foreign registration · no form number

Wisconsin Corporation Foreign Registration in Delaware

To do business in Delaware, a corporation formed in Wisconsin registers there on a registration (no form number), with $245 in state fees. Delaware may ask for Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your Wisconsin records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Wisconsin and Delaware each ask for

	Wisconsin formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Qualification Certificate of a Foreign Corporation (no form number)
State fee	$10	$245 at order
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Yearly filing	Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report, $25, every year	Foreign Corporation Annual Report, $125, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the anniversary of the articles' effective date	June 30
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$125 late fee
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

From Wisconsin to Delaware, step by step

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

Your Wisconsin name and Delaware's rules

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Agents: Delaware and Wisconsin

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

Staying in good standing in Wisconsin and Delaware

Each year your corporation files Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wisconsin plus Delaware comes to $299 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Delaware

An LLC formed in Wisconsin files its own registration with Delaware ($200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($10)). After that come Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Delaware company in Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Delaware that registers with Wisconsin files Form 21 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Wisconsin to Delaware

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Delaware?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Delaware calls it qualification for Wisconsin corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

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

$444 at checkout; Delaware may also want Wisconsin's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Delaware?

$299 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and $125 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

Yes: the Wisconsin registered agent stays, and ours covers Delaware for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Delaware corporation instead?

Yes, but Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50), and the original keeps Wisconsin's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

Wisconsin companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal of Foreign Corporation; until then, Delaware's report stays due alongside Wisconsin's filings.

What does a Delaware company file to register in Wisconsin?

It files Form 21 with $100 in state fees, plus Delaware's good standing certificate.

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