Foreign registration · Form 50

Wisconsin Corporation Foreign Registration in Oregon

To do business in Oregon, a corporation formed in Wisconsin registers there on Form 50, with $275 in state fees. Oregon may ask for Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division from your Wisconsin records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Wisconsin and Oregon side by side

	Wisconsin formed here	Oregon registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Form 50, Application for Authority to Transact Business - Business/Professional (Foreign Business Corporation)
State fee	$10	$275 at order
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed online with Oregon
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	sos.oregon.gov
Yearly filing	Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $275, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the anniversary of the articles' effective date	Anniversary of authorization to transact business in Oregon, every year
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Oregon registered agent

How Wisconsin companies register with Oregon

We prepare and file Form 50
It lists us as your Oregon registered agent, next to your Wisconsin name and formation date. If Oregon wants the Wisconsin certificate, it is ordered first. Once Oregon approves it, the Wisconsin company can do business there.

Will your Wisconsin name work for Oregon?

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

Agents: Oregon and Wisconsin

Wisconsin and Oregon both call it a registered agent. Oregon papers come to us; Wisconsin's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Wisconsin and Oregon

Each year your corporation files Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wisconsin plus Oregon comes to $449 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Oregon

An LLC formed in Wisconsin files Form 110 with Oregon ($275 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Oregon company in Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Oregon 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 Oregon

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Oregon?

Yes, once a Wisconsin business operates there; Oregon law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$474 at checkout; Oregon may also want Wisconsin's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Oregon?

$449 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and $275 to Oregon for the yearly reports.

Does Oregon require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oregon corporation instead?

Yes, but Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Oregon's Annual Report ($100), and the original keeps Wisconsin's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Oregon later?

Wisconsin companies leave by filing a Foreign Corporation Amendment/Withdrawal; until then, Oregon's report stays due alongside Wisconsin's filings.

What does an Oregon company file to register in Wisconsin?

It files Form 21 with $100 in state fees, plus Oregon's good standing certificate.

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