Foreign registration · no form number

Wisconsin Corporation Foreign Registration in Nebraska

A corporation formed in Wisconsin that wants to do business in Nebraska files an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Wisconsin records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Wisconsin vs Nebraska: the paperwork

	Wisconsin formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (no form number)
State fee	$10	$110 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed online with Nebraska
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report, $25, every year	Biennial Report, $52, every two years
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the anniversary of the articles' effective date	April 1 of each even-numbered year
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

How Wisconsin companies register with Nebraska

Order the Wisconsin certificate
The Certificate of Status ($10) is ordered from Wisconsin separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. Nebraska wants the Wisconsin certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Nebraska agent for service of process, with your Wisconsin name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Wisconsin delays the Nebraska filing. After approval, your Wisconsin corporation is registered with Nebraska.

Nebraska costs for Wisconsin companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Status, paid to Wisconsin	$10
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Wisconsin certificate included	$319

Will your Wisconsin name work for Nebraska?

If Nebraska's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Wisconsin company. We check your exact Wisconsin name against Nebraska's records before filing.

Agents: Nebraska and Wisconsin

Nebraska calls it an agent for service of process; Wisconsin says registered agent. Nebraska papers come to us; Wisconsin's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Nebraska and Wisconsin

Wisconsin wants the Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report every year ($25); Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($52). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Nebraska

An LLC formed in Wisconsin files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($10)). After that come Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Nebraska into Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Nebraska that registers with Wisconsin files Form 21 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($6.50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Wisconsin owners ask about Nebraska

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Nebraska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$309 at checkout plus $10 to Wisconsin for the Certificate of Status, $319 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Wisconsin's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Nebraska wants Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Wisconsin's report ($25) and Nebraska's report ($52, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

A Wisconsin company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Nebraska can add a penalty of $500 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Nebraska require a registered agent?

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

Will Nebraska 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 Nebraska corporation instead?

Yes, but Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nebraska's Biennial Report ($26), and the original keeps Wisconsin's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

Wisconsin companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal to Transact Business in the State of Nebraska; until then, Nebraska's report stays due alongside Wisconsin's filings.

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