Minnesota

Foreign registration · no form number

Wisconsin Corporation Foreign Registration in Minnesota

Minnesota registers a corporation from Wisconsin as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $220 in state fees. Minnesota may ask for Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Wisconsin records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Wisconsin and Minnesota each ask for

	Wisconsin formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Foreign Corporation or Cooperative Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$10	$220 at order (filing fee $200 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Renewal, $115, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the anniversary of the articles' effective date	December 31
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: 2 to 5 business days
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

How Wisconsin companies register with Minnesota

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

Will your Wisconsin name work for Minnesota?

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

Your Minnesota agent and the Wisconsin one

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

Staying in good standing in Wisconsin and Minnesota

Each year your corporation files Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wisconsin plus Minnesota comes to $289 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Minnesota

An LLC formed in Wisconsin files its own registration with Minnesota ($205 in state fees; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Minnesota company in Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Minnesota that registers with Wisconsin files Form 21 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Wisconsin owners ask about Minnesota

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a Wisconsin business operates there; Minnesota law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Minnesota issues one to Wisconsin corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does the Minnesota registration cost?

$419 at checkout; Minnesota may also want Wisconsin's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days, plus time for Wisconsin's certificate if Minnesota asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Minnesota?

$289 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and $115 to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

A Wisconsin company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Minnesota can add a penalty of $100 for each month and a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Minnesota corporation instead?

Yes, but Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee), and the original keeps Wisconsin's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

Wisconsin companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Corporation; until then, Minnesota's report stays due alongside Wisconsin's filings.

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