Foreign registration · Form 521

New Hampshire LLC Foreign Registration in Wisconsin

To do business in Wisconsin, an LLC formed in New Hampshire registers there on Form 521, with $100 in state fees. Wisconsin asks nothing of New Hampshire here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services from your New Hampshire records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What New Hampshire and Wisconsin each ask for

	New Hampshire formed here	Wisconsin registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form 521, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed online with Wisconsin
Paid expedite		next-day $100, 4-hour (in person) $250, 1-hour (in person) $500
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	dfi.wi.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $102, every year	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $80, every year
Due	April 1	March 31
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Wisconsin registered agent

From New Hampshire to Wisconsin, step by step

We prepare and file Form 521
It names us as your Wisconsin registered agent, with your New Hampshire name and formation date. No New Hampshire paperwork holds up the Wisconsin filing. After approval, your New Hampshire LLC is registered with Wisconsin.

Will your New Hampshire name work for Wisconsin?

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

Agents: Wisconsin and New Hampshire

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

Yearly filings: Wisconsin and New Hampshire

Each year your LLC files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Hampshire plus Wisconsin comes to $331 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Wisconsin

A corporation formed in New Hampshire files Form 21 with Wisconsin ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and Wisconsin's Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report ($65). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Wisconsin into New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Wisconsin that registers with New Hampshire files Form FLLC-1 with $102 in state fees; no Wisconsin certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions New Hampshire owners ask about Wisconsin

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Wisconsin?

Yes, once a New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire.

Do I need New Hampshire's certificate of good standing?

No, Wisconsin takes Form 521 without it.

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Wisconsin?

$331 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $102 to New Hampshire and $80 to Wisconsin for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wisconsin?

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

Can I form a new Wisconsin LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wisconsin later?

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

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