Foreign registration · no form number

Wisconsin LLC Foreign Registration in Vermont

To do business in Vermont, an LLC formed in Wisconsin registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Wisconsin records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Wisconsin and Vermont each ask for

	Wisconsin formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$155 at order
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $25, every year	Annual Report, $170, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the LLC's anniversary date	Within 3 months after end of the foreign LLC's fiscal year on record
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: less than one business day
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

From Wisconsin to Vermont, step by step

Order the Wisconsin certificate
The Certificate of Status ($10) is ordered from Wisconsin separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. An instant Wisconsin certificate reaches Vermont only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Vermont registered agent, with your Wisconsin name and formation date and the certificate attached. Wisconsin issues the certificate instantly, so the Vermont filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Wisconsin LLC is registered with Vermont.

First-year cost, Wisconsin to Vermont

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Status, paid to Wisconsin	$10
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Wisconsin certificate included	$364

Your Wisconsin name and Vermont's rules

If another Vermont company uses the Wisconsin name, an alternate name is allowed. Vermont can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Vermont and Wisconsin

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

Yearly filings: Vermont and Wisconsin

Each year your LLC files Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wisconsin plus Vermont comes to $344 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Vermont

A corporation formed in Wisconsin files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($10)). After that come Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Vermont into Wisconsin

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

Questions Wisconsin owners ask about Vermont

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Vermont?

Yes, once a Wisconsin business operates there; Vermont law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$354 at checkout plus $10 to Wisconsin for the Certificate of Status, $364 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Wisconsin's certificate of good standing?

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

How long does the Vermont registration take?

Vermont's online processing takes less than one business day; Wisconsin's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Vermont?

$344 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and $170 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Vermont?

A Wisconsin company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Vermont can add a penalty of $50 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont 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 Vermont LLC instead?

Yes, but Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Vermont's Annual Report ($45), and the original keeps Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5).

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

Wisconsin companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation; until then, Vermont's report stays due alongside Wisconsin's filings.

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