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Living in Wisconsin with an LLC formed elsewhere

If your LLC was formed outside Wisconsin and does business here, it generally registers with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services as a foreign LLC. The fee is $100.

Do I have to register?

Wisconsin expects an out-of-state LLC doing business here to register. What counts as doing business is set by statute; the sources below cite it. The registration is Form 521, Foreign Registration Statement, Limited Liability Company.

Formed in Wyoming, Delaware or Nevada?

The state fees add up like this before any service fee or yearly charge.

LLC formed inFormation feeWisconsin foreign feeState fees together
Wyoming$100$100$200
Delaware$110$100$210
Nevada$425$100$525

Formation fees are the state’s published figures; Nevada’s includes the initial list and state business license filed with the articles.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Wisconsin (2026)

Want it handled? For Wisconsin, in order.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $100 state fee = $299; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. WI Registered Agent.org $199 + the $100 state fee = $299; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. Wisconsin Registered Agent.co $199 + the $100 state fee = $299; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s Wisconsin page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services.

What you keep up

Annual report (Department of Financial Institutions), $65 (due: march 31). You also keep a registered agent in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin questions

Can I run an LLC from Wisconsin if it was formed in another state?

You can, but Wisconsin generally expects the LLC to register as a foreign LLC if it does business there. The the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services takes the filing.

What does Wisconsin charge a foreign LLC?

$100.

Do I need paper from the state where I formed?

Not for an LLC. Wisconsin does not ask for a home-state certificate.

Sources