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An out-of-state LLC in Wisconsin

If your out-of-state LLC does business in Wisconsin, it registers with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services for a fee of $100.

Do you need to register?

That depends on what the LLC does in Wisconsin, and Wisconsin’s statute is the authority. The law behind it, from the state’s own sources: Wis. Stat. ss. 183.0902 and 183.0905; Wis. Stat. s. 183.0115, registered agent. If the answer is not clear, a Wisconsin attorney can say.

If you register: what to bring

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Wisconsin (2026)

Handing the Wisconsin registration to a service? In order of our preference.

  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 from each provider’s Wisconsin page, read October 29, 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.

Where Wisconsin sits

9th cheapest of 50 at $100, in the band $100 to $149. It does not ask an LLC for paper from the formation state, unlike 36 others.

Wisconsin questions

Does an out-of-state LLC have to register in Wisconsin?

Wisconsin registers foreign LLCs through the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services. Whether your activity requires it is set by Wisconsin’s statute, linked below; we do not offer one test for every state. If it does, the fee is $100.

What does an out-of-state LLC file in Wisconsin?

Form 521, Foreign Registration Statement, Limited Liability Company.

What does it keep up afterward?

Annual report (Department of Financial Institutions), $65 (due: march 31), and a registered agent in the state.

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