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Foreign registration · Form 521

Utah LLC Foreign Registration in Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Utah that wants to do business in Wisconsin files Form 521, with $100 in state fees. Wisconsin asks nothing of Utah here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services using your Utah records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Utah and Wisconsin each ask for

	Utah formed here	Wisconsin registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form 521, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$12	$100 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed online with Wisconsin
Paid expedite		next-day $100, 4-hour (in person) $250, 1-hour (in person) $500
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	dfi.wi.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $80, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	March 31
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Wisconsin registered agent

From Utah to Wisconsin, step by step

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

Your Utah name and Wisconsin's rules

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

Your Wisconsin agent and the Utah one

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

Yearly filings: Wisconsin and Utah

Each year your LLC files Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus Wisconsin comes to $247 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Utah files Form 21 with Wisconsin ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12)). After that come Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and Wisconsin's Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report ($65). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Wisconsin company in Utah

An LLC formed in Wisconsin that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Utah owners ask about Wisconsin

Does my Utah company need to register in Wisconsin?

Yes, once a Utah 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 Utah.

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

No, Wisconsin takes Form 521 without it.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Wisconsin?

$247 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $80 to Wisconsin for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wisconsin?

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

Can I form a new Wisconsin LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wisconsin later?

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

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