Foreign registration · Form 0012

Wisconsin Corporation Foreign Registration in Oklahoma

To do business in Oklahoma, a corporation formed in Wisconsin registers there on Form 0012, with $312 in state fees. Oklahoma may ask for Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Filing Department from your Wisconsin records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Wisconsin vs Oklahoma: the paperwork

	Wisconsin formed here	Oklahoma registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Form 0012, Certificate of Qualification (Foreign Corporation)
State fee	$10	$312 at order (filing fee $300 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed with Oklahoma
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	sos.ok.gov
Yearly filing	Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Certificate, $10, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the anniversary of the articles' effective date	On the anniversary of the foreign corporation's qualification in Oklahoma, every year
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Oklahoma registered agent

From Wisconsin to Oklahoma, step by step

We prepare and file Form 0012
It lists us as your Oklahoma registered agent, next to your Wisconsin name and formation date. If Oklahoma wants the Wisconsin certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Wisconsin corporation is registered with Oklahoma.

Your Wisconsin name and Oklahoma's rules

We check your exact Wisconsin name against Oklahoma's records before filing.

Your Oklahoma agent and the Wisconsin one

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

Yearly filings: Oklahoma and Wisconsin

Each year your corporation files Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($10). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wisconsin plus Oklahoma comes to $184 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Wisconsin files Form 0081 with Oklahoma ($312 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($10)). After that come Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($25). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Oklahoma company in Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Oklahoma that registers with Wisconsin files Form 21 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Wisconsin to Oklahoma

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Oklahoma?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$511 at checkout; Oklahoma may also want Wisconsin's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Oklahoma?

$184 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and $10 to Oklahoma for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Oklahoma?

A Wisconsin company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Oklahoma can add a penalty of $25 a day, up to $500 a year, a civil penalty of up to $500 and a fine of at least $200.

Does Oklahoma require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oklahoma corporation instead?

Yes, but Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Oklahoma yearly report, and the original keeps Wisconsin's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Oklahoma later?

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

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