Foreign registration · no form number

Wisconsin LLC Foreign Registration in Washington

To do business in Washington, an LLC formed in Wisconsin registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also asks for Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your Wisconsin records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Wisconsin and Washington side by side

	Wisconsin formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed online with Washington
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $25, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the LLC's anniversary date	Last day of the month of WA registration
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

How Wisconsin companies register with Washington

Order the Wisconsin certificate
The Certificate of Status ($10) is ordered from Wisconsin separately; it is not part of our Washington order. An instant Wisconsin certificate reaches Washington only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Washington registered agent, with your Wisconsin name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Wisconsin delays the Washington filing. After approval, your Wisconsin LLC is registered with Washington.

First-year cost, Wisconsin to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Status, paid to Wisconsin	$10
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Wisconsin certificate included	$409

Will your Wisconsin name work for Washington?

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Agents: Washington and Wisconsin

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

Staying in good standing in Wisconsin and Washington

Each year your LLC files Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wisconsin plus Washington comes to $244 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Washington

A corporation formed in Wisconsin files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($10)). After that come Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Washington company in Wisconsin

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

Common questions: Wisconsin to Washington

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Washington?

Yes, once a Wisconsin business operates there; Washington law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Washington registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $10 to Wisconsin for the Certificate of Status, $409 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Wisconsin's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Washington?

$244 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington LLC instead?

Yes, but Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5).

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Wisconsin companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Wisconsin's filings.

What does a Washington company file to register in Wisconsin?

It files Form 521 with $100 in state fees.

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