Foreign registration · Form 521

Washington LLC Foreign Registration in Wisconsin

Wisconsin registers an LLC from Washington as a foreign LLC on Form 521, with $100 in state fees. Wisconsin needs nothing from Washington: no Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services from your Washington records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Washington and Wisconsin side by side

	Washington formed here	Wisconsin registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form 521, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed online with Wisconsin
Paid expedite		next-day $100, 4-hour (in person) $250, 1-hour (in person) $500
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	dfi.wi.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $80, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	March 31
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our Wisconsin registered agent

How Washington companies register with Wisconsin

We prepare and file Form 521
It lists us as your Wisconsin registered agent, next to your Washington name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Washington first, so the Wisconsin filing can go in right away. Once Wisconsin approves it, the Washington company can do business there.

Will your Washington name work for Wisconsin?

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

Your Wisconsin agent and the Washington one

Washington and Wisconsin both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Washington; ours takes Wisconsin's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Washington and Wisconsin

Each year your LLC files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Washington plus Wisconsin comes to $299 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Washington files Form 21 with Wisconsin ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Wisconsin's Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report ($65). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Wisconsin into Washington

An LLC formed in Wisconsin that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Washington owners ask about Wisconsin

Does my Washington company need to register in Wisconsin?

Yes, once a Washington 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 Washington.

Do I need Washington's certificate of good standing?

No, Wisconsin takes Form 521 without it.

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Wisconsin?

$299 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $70 to Washington and $80 to Wisconsin for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wisconsin?

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

Can I form a new Wisconsin LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Wisconsin later?

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

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