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Foreign registration · Form 521

Indiana LLC Foreign Registration in Wisconsin

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

What Indiana and Wisconsin each ask for

	Indiana formed here	Wisconsin registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form 521, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$15	$100 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed online with Wisconsin
Paid expedite		next-day $100, 4-hour (in person) $250, 1-hour (in person) $500
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	dfi.wi.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $80, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years	March 31
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Wisconsin registered agent

How Indiana companies register with Wisconsin

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

Your Indiana name and Wisconsin's rules

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

Agents: Wisconsin and Indiana

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

Staying in good standing in Indiana and Wisconsin

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Wisconsin wants the Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) every year ($80). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Indiana files Form 21 with Wisconsin ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15)). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Wisconsin's Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report ($65). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Wisconsin into Indiana

An LLC formed in Wisconsin that registers with Indiana files State Form 56369 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Indiana to Wisconsin

Does my Indiana company need to register in Wisconsin?

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

How much does it cost to register an Indiana LLC in Wisconsin?

$299 at checkout, with nothing to pay Indiana.

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

No, Wisconsin takes Form 521 without it.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Wisconsin?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Wisconsin's report ($80).

What if I don't register with Wisconsin?

An Indiana 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 Indiana registered agent stays, and ours covers Wisconsin for year one.

Can I form a new Wisconsin LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wisconsin later?

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

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