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Foreign registration · Form 521

Texas LLC Foreign Registration in Wisconsin

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

Texas vs Wisconsin: the paperwork

	Texas formed here	Wisconsin registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status (not needed here)	Form 521, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$15	$100 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed online with Wisconsin
Paid expedite		next-day $100, 4-hour (in person) $250, 1-hour (in person) $500
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	dfi.wi.gov
Yearly filing	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $80, every year
Due	May 15 each year	March 31
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Wisconsin registered agent

How Texas companies register with Wisconsin

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

Will your Texas name work for Wisconsin?

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

Your Wisconsin agent and the Texas one

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

Yearly filings: Wisconsin and Texas

Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year; Wisconsin wants the Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) every year ($80). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Texas files Form 21 with Wisconsin ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15)). After that come Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and Wisconsin's Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report ($65). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Wisconsin into Texas

An LLC formed in Wisconsin that registers with Texas files Form 304 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite; no Wisconsin certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Texas owners ask about Wisconsin

Does my Texas company need to register in Wisconsin?

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

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

$299 at checkout, with nothing to pay Texas.

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

No, Wisconsin takes Form 521 without it.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Wisconsin?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (fee set by the state) and Wisconsin's report ($80).

What if I don't register with Wisconsin?

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

Can I form a new Wisconsin LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wisconsin later?

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

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