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Wisconsin LLC Foreign Registration in Utah

To do business in Utah, an LLC formed in Wisconsin registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $59 in state fees. Utah also asks for Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code from your Wisconsin records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Wisconsin vs Utah: the paperwork

	Wisconsin formed here	Utah registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Register a Foreign Business (Foreign Limited Liability Company) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$59 at order
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed online with Utah
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	commerce.utah.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $25, every year	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the LLC's anniversary date	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Utah registered agent

From Wisconsin to Utah, step by step

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

Utah costs for Wisconsin companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$59
Certificate of Status, paid to Wisconsin	$10
Our service, with a year of Utah registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Wisconsin certificate included	$268

Will your Wisconsin name work for Utah?

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

Your Utah agent and the Wisconsin one

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

Staying in good standing in Wisconsin and Utah

Each year your LLC files Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wisconsin plus Utah comes to $192 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Utah

A corporation formed in Wisconsin files its own registration with Utah ($59 in state fees, the same). After that come Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Utah into Wisconsin

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

Common questions: Wisconsin to Utah

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Utah?

Yes, once a Wisconsin business operates there; Utah law lists 14 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$258 at checkout plus $10 to Wisconsin for the Certificate of Status, $268 in all (checkout is $59 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Wisconsin's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Utah?

$192 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and $18 to Utah for the yearly reports.

Does Utah require a registered agent?

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

Will Utah 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 Utah LLC instead?

Yes, but Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18), and the original keeps Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5).

How do I withdraw from Utah later?

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

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