Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 521

Rhode Island LLC Foreign Registration in Wisconsin

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

Rhode Island and Wisconsin side by side

	Rhode Island formed here	Wisconsin registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form 521, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$22	$100 at order
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed online with Wisconsin
Paid expedite		next-day $100, 4-hour (in person) $250, 1-hour (in person) $500
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
Official page	sos.ri.gov	dfi.wi.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $80, every year
Due	May 1	March 31
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Wisconsin registered agent

How Rhode Island companies register with Wisconsin

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

Your Rhode Island name and Wisconsin's rules

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

Agents: Wisconsin and Rhode Island

Wisconsin calls it a registered agent; Rhode Island says resident agent. Wisconsin papers come to us; Rhode Island's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Wisconsin and Rhode Island

Each year your LLC files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Rhode Island plus Wisconsin comes to $279 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Rhode Island files Form 21 with Wisconsin ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22)). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and Wisconsin's Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report ($65). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Wisconsin company in Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Wisconsin that registers with Rhode Island files Form 450 with $156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Rhode Island to Wisconsin

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Wisconsin?

Yes, once a Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island.

Do I need Rhode Island's certificate of good standing?

No, Wisconsin takes Form 521 without it.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Wisconsin?

$279 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Rhode Island and $80 to Wisconsin for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wisconsin?

A Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers Wisconsin for year one.

Can I form a new Wisconsin LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wisconsin later?

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

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