Foreign registration · no form number

Wisconsin Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

To do business in New Jersey, a corporation formed in Wisconsin registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury from your Wisconsin records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Wisconsin and New Jersey each ask for

	Wisconsin formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed online with New Jersey
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the anniversary of the articles' effective date	Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From Wisconsin to New Jersey, step by step

Order the Wisconsin certificate
The Certificate of Status ($10) is ordered from Wisconsin separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey 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 New Jersey registered agent, with your Wisconsin name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Wisconsin delays the New Jersey filing. After approval, your Wisconsin corporation is registered with New Jersey.

First-year cost, Wisconsin to New Jersey

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Status, paid to Wisconsin	$10
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Wisconsin certificate included	$309

Your Wisconsin name and New Jersey's rules

If another New Jersey company uses the Wisconsin name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Wisconsin name against New Jersey's records before filing.

Your New Jersey agent and the Wisconsin one

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

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Wisconsin

Each year your corporation files Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wisconsin plus New Jersey comes to $249 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to New Jersey

An LLC formed in Wisconsin files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($10)). After that come Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Jersey into Wisconsin

A corporation formed in New Jersey that registers with Wisconsin files Form 21 with $100 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($25) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Wisconsin owners ask about New Jersey

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in New Jersey?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

New Jersey calls it registration for Wisconsin corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $10 to Wisconsin for the Certificate of Status, $309 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Wisconsin's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and New Jersey?

$249 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

New Jersey can charge a Wisconsin company a civil penalty of up to $1,000 and a fine of at least $200.

Does New Jersey require a registered agent?

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

Will New Jersey 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 New Jersey corporation instead?

Yes, but Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps Wisconsin's yearly report.

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