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Wisconsin LLC vs Delaware LLC with Wisconsin registration
Forming in Wisconsin costs $130; forming in Delaware costs $110 and then Wisconsin charges $100 to register it, so $210 to start.
Line by line
| State fee | LLC formed in Wisconsin | LLC formed in Delaware, registered in Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Formation in Delaware | None | $110 |
| Formation in Wisconsin | $130 | None |
| Wisconsin foreign registration | None | $100 |
| Delaware yearly filing, two years | None | $800 |
| Wisconsin yearly filing, two years | $50 | $130 |
| Two years of state fees | $180 | $1,140 |
Over two years the Delaware route costs $960 more in state fees than forming at home.
State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.
If you register in Wisconsin
Mainstay Filing prepares the Wisconsin registration (Form 521, Foreign Registration Statement, Limited Liability Company) for $199 plus the state fee, with the registered agent included for the first year. The 3 services we rank for Wisconsin are on the Wisconsin page.
Where the numbers come from
Delaware: formation and yearly filing from Delaware’s own pages. Wisconsin: foreign registration and yearly filing from the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services and the sources on the Wisconsin page.