Foreign registration · Form 521

Oklahoma LLC Foreign Registration in Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Oklahoma that wants to do business in Wisconsin files Form 521, with $100 in state fees. Wisconsin asks nothing of Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Oklahoma and Wisconsin each ask for

	Oklahoma formed here	Wisconsin registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form 521, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed online with Wisconsin
Paid expedite		next-day $100, 4-hour (in person) $250, 1-hour (in person) $500
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
Official page	oklahoma.gov	dfi.wi.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Certificate, $26, every year	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $80, every year
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the Articles of Organization, every year	March 31
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our Wisconsin registered agent

From Oklahoma to Wisconsin, step by step

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

Your Oklahoma name and Wisconsin's rules

We check your exact Oklahoma name against Wisconsin's records before filing.

Your Wisconsin agent and the Oklahoma one

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

Yearly filings: Wisconsin and Oklahoma

Each year your LLC files Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26) and Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Oklahoma plus Wisconsin comes to $255 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Oklahoma files Form 21 with Wisconsin ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Wisconsin company in Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Wisconsin that registers with Oklahoma files Form 0081 with $312 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Oklahoma owners ask about Wisconsin

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in Wisconsin?

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

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

$299 at checkout, with nothing to pay Oklahoma.

Do I need Oklahoma's certificate of good standing?

No, Wisconsin takes Form 521 without it.

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and Wisconsin?

$255 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $26 to Oklahoma and $80 to Wisconsin for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wisconsin?

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

Can I form a new Wisconsin LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wisconsin later?

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

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