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Foreign registration · Form 521

Minnesota LLC Foreign Registration in Wisconsin

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

Minnesota and Wisconsin side by side

	Minnesota formed here	Wisconsin registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form 521, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed online with Wisconsin
Paid expedite		next-day $100, 4-hour (in person) $250, 1-hour (in person) $500
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
Official page	sos.mn.gov	dfi.wi.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $80, every year
Due	December 31	March 31
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Wisconsin registered agent

From Minnesota to Wisconsin, step by step

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

Will your Minnesota name work for Wisconsin?

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

Agents: Wisconsin and Minnesota

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

Staying in good standing in Minnesota and Wisconsin

Each year your LLC files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Minnesota plus Wisconsin comes to $229 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Minnesota files Form 21 with Wisconsin ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Wisconsin's Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report ($65). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Wisconsin company in Minnesota

An LLC formed in Wisconsin that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $205 in state fees; no Wisconsin certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Minnesota owners ask about Wisconsin

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Wisconsin?

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

How much does it cost to register a Minnesota LLC in Wisconsin?

$299 at checkout, with nothing to pay Minnesota.

Do I need Minnesota's certificate of good standing?

No, Wisconsin takes Form 521 without it.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Wisconsin?

$229 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Minnesota and $80 to Wisconsin for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wisconsin?

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

Can I form a new Wisconsin LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wisconsin later?

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

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