Minnesota

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Wisconsin LLC Foreign Registration in Minnesota

To do business in Minnesota, an LLC formed in Wisconsin registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $205 in state fees. Minnesota asks nothing of Wisconsin here, not even the Certificate of Status. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Wisconsin records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Wisconsin and Minnesota side by side

	Wisconsin formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$10	$205 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $25, every year	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the LLC's anniversary date	December 31
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

From Wisconsin to Minnesota, step by step

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

Will your Wisconsin name work for Minnesota?

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

Your Minnesota agent and the Wisconsin one

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

Yearly filings: Minnesota and Wisconsin

Each year your LLC files Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wisconsin plus Minnesota comes to $174 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Minnesota

A corporation formed in Wisconsin files its own registration with Minnesota ($220 in state fees). After that come Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Minnesota into Wisconsin

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

Questions Wisconsin owners ask about Minnesota

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a Wisconsin business operates there; Minnesota law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$404 at checkout, with nothing to pay Wisconsin.

Do I need Wisconsin's certificate of good standing?

No, Minnesota takes the registration without it.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days; nothing comes from Wisconsin first.

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Minnesota?

$174 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and nothing to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

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

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Minnesota LLC instead?

Yes, but Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee), and the original keeps Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5).

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

Wisconsin companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Limited Liability Company ($35); until then, Minnesota's report stays due alongside Wisconsin's filings.

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