Foreign registration · no form number

Wisconsin LLC Foreign Registration in Connecticut

Connecticut registers an LLC from Wisconsin as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $120 in state fees. Connecticut also asks for Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division from your Wisconsin records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Wisconsin vs Connecticut: the paperwork

	Wisconsin formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Foreign Registration Statement (LLC - Foreign) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$120 at order
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	business.ct.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $25, every year	Annual Report, $80, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the LLC's anniversary date	On or before March 31
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

How Wisconsin companies register with Connecticut

Order the Wisconsin certificate
The Certificate of Status ($10) is ordered from Wisconsin separately; it is not part of our Connecticut order. Ordered from Wisconsin on filing day, it easily meets Connecticut's limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Connecticut registered agent, next to your Wisconsin name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Wisconsin issues the certificate instantly, so the Connecticut filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Wisconsin LLC is registered with Connecticut.

Connecticut costs for Wisconsin companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$120
Certificate of Status, paid to Wisconsin	$10
Our service, with a year of Connecticut registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Wisconsin certificate included	$329

Connecticut's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Wisconsin name and Connecticut's rules

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

Your Connecticut agent and the Wisconsin one

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

Yearly filings: Connecticut and Wisconsin

Each year your LLC files Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wisconsin plus Connecticut comes to $254 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Connecticut

A corporation formed in Wisconsin files its own registration with Connecticut ($385 in state fees). After that come Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in Wisconsin

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

Questions Wisconsin owners ask about Connecticut

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Connecticut?

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

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

$319 at checkout plus $10 to Wisconsin for the Certificate of Status, $329 in all (checkout is $120 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Wisconsin's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Connecticut wants Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Connecticut?

$254 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and $80 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Connecticut?

Connecticut can charge a Wisconsin company a penalty of $300 for each month.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut LLC instead?

Yes, but Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80), and the original keeps Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5).

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Wisconsin companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Wisconsin's filings.

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