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Wisconsin LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

An LLC formed in Wisconsin that wants to do business in New Jersey files an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your Wisconsin records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Wisconsin and New Jersey side by side

	Wisconsin formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $25, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the LLC's anniversary date	Last day of the anniversary month of NJ registration each year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Expedited processing: 8.5 business hours
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

How Wisconsin companies register with New Jersey

Order the Wisconsin certificate
The Certificate of Status ($10) is ordered from Wisconsin separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Wisconsin certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your New Jersey registered 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 New Jersey filing. Once New Jersey approves it, the Wisconsin company can do business there.

New Jersey costs for Wisconsin companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Status, paid to Wisconsin	$10
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Wisconsin certificate included	$309

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

Your Wisconsin name and New Jersey's rules

New Jersey accepts your Wisconsin name if it includes LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.. If New Jersey's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Wisconsin company. We search New Jersey's records for Wisconsin's name on file before anything is filed.

Your New Jersey agent and the Wisconsin one

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

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Wisconsin

Each year your LLC files Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wisconsin plus New Jersey comes to $249 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to New Jersey

A corporation formed in Wisconsin files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($10)). After that come Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the corporation filing.

Registering a New Jersey company in Wisconsin

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

Common questions: Wisconsin to New Jersey

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in New Jersey?

Yes, once a Wisconsin business operates there; New Jersey does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

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

$299 at checkout plus $10 to Wisconsin for the Certificate of Status, $309 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Wisconsin's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10), current at filing.

How long does the New Jersey registration take?

8.5 business hours with New Jersey's paid expedite; Wisconsin's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $25.

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and New Jersey?

$249 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

A Wisconsin company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and New Jersey can add up to $200 for each year or part of a year.

Does New Jersey require a registered agent?

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

Will New Jersey 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. New Jersey names must include LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C..

Can I form a new New Jersey LLC instead?

Yes, but Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5).

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

Wisconsin companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation for a foreign LLC; until then, New Jersey's report stays due alongside Wisconsin's filings.

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