Arizona

Foreign registration · Form L025

Wisconsin LLC Foreign Registration in Arizona

Arizona registers an LLC from Wisconsin as a foreign LLC on Form L025, with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona also asks for Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division using your Wisconsin records and act as your statutory agent there for the first year.

Wisconsin and Arizona side by side

	Wisconsin formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Form L025, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$10	$153.30 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	azcc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $25, every year	No annual report
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the LLC's anniversary date
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: typically 5 business days
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From Wisconsin to Arizona, step by step

Order the Wisconsin certificate
The Certificate of Status ($10) is ordered from Wisconsin separately; it is not part of our Arizona order. An instant Wisconsin certificate reaches Arizona only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form L025
It lists us as your Arizona statutory agent, next to your Wisconsin name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Wisconsin delays the Arizona filing. Once Arizona approves it, the Wisconsin company can do business there.

First-year cost, Wisconsin to Arizona

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$153.30
Required expedite (typically 5 business days), paid at order	$35
Certificate of Status, paid to Wisconsin	$10
Our service, with a year of Arizona statutory agent service	$199
First-year total, Wisconsin certificate included	$397.30

Will your Wisconsin name work for Arizona?

If another Arizona company uses the Wisconsin name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Wisconsin name against Arizona's records before filing.

Your Arizona agent and the Wisconsin one

Arizona calls it a statutory agent; Wisconsin says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Wisconsin; ours takes Arizona's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Wisconsin and Arizona

Wisconsin wants the Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) every year ($25); Arizona has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Arizona

A corporation formed in Wisconsin files Form C018 with Arizona ($178.85 in state fees and the $35 required expedite). After that come Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). See the corporation filing.

Registering an Arizona company in Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Arizona that registers with Wisconsin files Form 521 with $100 in state fees; no Arizona certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Wisconsin to Arizona

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Arizona?

Yes, once a Wisconsin business operates there; Arizona registers it as a foreign LLC.

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

$387.30 at checkout plus $10 to Wisconsin for the Certificate of Status, $397.30 in all (checkout is $153.30 in state fees, the $35 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Wisconsin's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Arizona wants Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite; Wisconsin's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Arizona?

Our statutory agent renewal ($149 a year), Wisconsin's report ($25) and no Arizona yearly report.

What if I don't register with Arizona?

A Wisconsin company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

Yes: the Wisconsin registered agent stays, and ours covers Arizona for year one.

Will Arizona accept my Wisconsin name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Wisconsin name at home.

Can I form a new Arizona LLC instead?

Yes, but Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Arizona yearly report, and the original keeps Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5).

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

Wisconsin companies leave by filing Form L026 ($10); until then, both the Arizona registration and Wisconsin's filings stay in place.

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