Foreign registration · Form 521

Florida LLC Foreign Registration in Wisconsin

Wisconsin registers an LLC from Florida as a foreign LLC on Form 521, with $100 in state fees. Wisconsin needs nothing from Florida: no Certificate of Status. We file it with the Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services using your Florida records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Florida and Wisconsin each ask for

	Florida formed here	Wisconsin registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Form 521, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed online with Wisconsin
Paid expedite		next-day $100, 4-hour (in person) $250, 1-hour (in person) $500
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
Official page	dos.fl.gov	dfi.wi.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $138.75, every year	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $80, every year
Due	May 1	March 31
Late yearly filing	$400 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Wisconsin registered agent

How Florida companies register with Wisconsin

We prepare and file Form 521
It names us as your Wisconsin registered agent, with your Florida name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Florida first, so the Wisconsin filing can go in right away. After approval, your Florida LLC is registered with Wisconsin.

Will your Florida name work for Wisconsin?

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

Your Wisconsin agent and the Florida one

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

Yearly filings: Wisconsin and Florida

Each year your LLC files Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Florida plus Wisconsin comes to $367.75 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Florida to Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Florida files Form 21 with Wisconsin ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($8.75)). After that come Florida's Annual Report ($150) and Wisconsin's Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report ($65). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Wisconsin company in Florida

An LLC formed in Wisconsin that registers with Florida files Form CR2E027 with $125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Florida owners ask about Wisconsin

Does my Florida company need to register in Wisconsin?

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

How much does the Wisconsin registration cost?

$299 at checkout, with nothing to pay Florida.

Do I need Florida's certificate of good standing?

No, Wisconsin takes Form 521 without it.

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Wisconsin?

$367.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $138.75 to Florida and $80 to Wisconsin for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wisconsin?

A Florida company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Wisconsin can add up to $97.50 for each year or part of a year.

Does Wisconsin require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wisconsin LLC instead?

Yes, but Florida keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25), and the original keeps Florida's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Wisconsin later?

Florida companies leave by filing a Withdrawal of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, Wisconsin's report stays due alongside Florida's filings.

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