Foreign registration · Form 521

Nevada LLC Foreign Registration in Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Nevada that wants to do business in Wisconsin files Form 521, with $100 in state fees. Wisconsin needs nothing from Nevada: no Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services from your Nevada records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Nevada and Wisconsin side by side

	Nevada formed here	Wisconsin registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form 521, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$50	$100 at order
How it is handled	Nevada: online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers	Filed online with Wisconsin
Paid expedite		next-day $100, 4-hour (in person) $250, 1-hour (in person) $500
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	dfi.wi.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $350, every year	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $80, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	March 31
Late yearly filing	$175 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our Wisconsin registered agent

How Nevada companies register with Wisconsin

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

Will your Nevada name work for Wisconsin?

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

Your Wisconsin agent and the Nevada one

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

Yearly filings: Wisconsin and Nevada

Each year your LLC files Nevada's periodic report ($350) and Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Nevada plus Wisconsin comes to $579 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Nevada to Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Nevada files Form 21 with Wisconsin ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($50)). After that come Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent and Wisconsin's Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report ($65). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Wisconsin into Nevada

An LLC formed in Wisconsin that registers with Nevada files Nevada's registration (no form number) with $425 in state fees; no Wisconsin certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Nevada owners ask about Wisconsin

Does my Nevada company need to register in Wisconsin?

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

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

$299 at checkout, with nothing to pay Nevada.

Do I need Nevada's certificate of good standing?

No, Wisconsin takes Form 521 without it.

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and Wisconsin?

$579 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $350 to Nevada and $80 to Wisconsin for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wisconsin?

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

Can I form a new Wisconsin LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wisconsin later?

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

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