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Foreign registration · Form 521

Tennessee LLC Foreign Registration in Wisconsin

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

What Tennessee and Wisconsin each ask for

	Tennessee formed here	Wisconsin registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form 521, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed online with Wisconsin
Paid expedite		next-day $100, 4-hour (in person) $250, 1-hour (in person) $500
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
Official page	sos.tn.gov	dfi.wi.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $300, every year	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $80, every year
Due		March 31
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Wisconsin registered agent

How Tennessee companies register with Wisconsin

We prepare and file Form 521
It names us as your Wisconsin registered agent, with your Tennessee name and formation date. No Tennessee paperwork holds up the Wisconsin filing. Once Wisconsin approves it, the Tennessee company can do business there.

Will your Tennessee name work for Wisconsin?

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

Your Wisconsin agent and the Tennessee one

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

Staying in good standing in Tennessee and Wisconsin

Each year your LLC files Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Tennessee plus Wisconsin comes to $529 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Tennessee files Form 21 with Wisconsin ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and Wisconsin's Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report ($65). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Wisconsin company in Tennessee

An LLC formed in Wisconsin that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4233 with $300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Tennessee to Wisconsin

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Wisconsin?

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

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

$299 at checkout, with nothing to pay Tennessee.

Do I need Tennessee's certificate of good standing?

No, Wisconsin takes Form 521 without it.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Wisconsin?

$529 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Tennessee and $80 to Wisconsin for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wisconsin?

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

Can I form a new Wisconsin LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wisconsin later?

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

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