Foreign registration · Form 521

Georgia LLC Foreign Registration in Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Georgia that wants to do business in Wisconsin files Form 521, with $100 in state fees. Wisconsin asks nothing of Georgia here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services using your Georgia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Georgia and Wisconsin each ask for

	Georgia formed here	Wisconsin registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form 521, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed online with Wisconsin
Paid expedite		next-day $100, 4-hour (in person) $250, 1-hour (in person) $500
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	dfi.wi.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $80, every year
Due	April 1	March 31
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Wisconsin registered agent

From Georgia to Wisconsin, step by step

We prepare and file Form 521
It lists us as your Wisconsin registered agent, next to your Georgia name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Georgia first, so the Wisconsin filing can go in right away. Once Wisconsin approves it, the Georgia company can do business there.

Will your Georgia name work for Wisconsin?

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

Your Wisconsin agent and the Georgia one

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

Yearly filings: Wisconsin and Georgia

Each year your LLC files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Georgia plus Wisconsin comes to $289 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Georgia files Form 21 with Wisconsin ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Wisconsin's Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report ($65). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Wisconsin into Georgia

An LLC formed in Wisconsin that registers with Georgia files Form CD 241 with $235 in state fees; no Wisconsin certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Georgia owners ask about Wisconsin

Does my Georgia company need to register in Wisconsin?

Yes, once a Georgia 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 Georgia.

Do I need Georgia's certificate of good standing?

No, Wisconsin takes Form 521 without it.

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Wisconsin?

$289 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and $80 to Wisconsin for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wisconsin?

A Georgia 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 Georgia registered agent stays, and ours covers Wisconsin for year one.

Can I form a new Wisconsin LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wisconsin later?

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

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