Wisconsin Corporation Foreign Registration in North Carolina

North Carolina registers a corporation from Wisconsin as a foreign corporation on Form B-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina may ask for Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10). We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division from your Wisconsin records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Wisconsin and North Carolina side by side

	Wisconsin formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Form B-09, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	sosnc.gov
Yearly filing	Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the anniversary of the articles' effective date	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: 5 to 10 business days
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

How Wisconsin companies register with North Carolina

We prepare and file Form B-09
It names us as your North Carolina registered agent, with your Wisconsin name and formation date. If North Carolina wants the Wisconsin certificate, it is ordered first. Once North Carolina approves it, the Wisconsin company can do business there.

Will your Wisconsin name work for North Carolina?

North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Your North Carolina agent and the Wisconsin one

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

Yearly filings: North Carolina and Wisconsin

Each year your corporation files Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wisconsin plus North Carolina comes to $199 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to North Carolina

An LLC formed in Wisconsin files Form L-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($10)). After that come Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

Registering a North Carolina company in Wisconsin

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

Questions Wisconsin owners ask about North Carolina

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in North Carolina?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the North Carolina registration cost?

$452 at checkout; North Carolina may also want Wisconsin's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days, plus time for Wisconsin's certificate if North Carolina asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and North Carolina?

$199 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and $25 to North Carolina for the yearly reports.

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new North Carolina corporation instead?

Yes, but Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Wisconsin's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

Wisconsin companies leave by filing Form L-14 ($25); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside Wisconsin's filings.

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