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Wisconsin LLC or an LLC from Wyoming, Delaware, Nevada?

Living in Wisconsin and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in Wisconsin as a foreign LLC, which costs $100 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in Wisconsin costs $130.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeWisconsin foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in Wisconsin$130Not needed$130$50
Form in Wyoming$100$100$200$250
Form in Delaware$110$100$210$930
Form in Nevada$425$100$525$830

Only state fees: formation, the foreign fee and two years of yearly filings. State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.

Head-to-head pages

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Wisconsin (2026)

If you go the foreign route, here is who files the Wisconsin registration, in order.

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $100 state fee = $299

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.

2. WI Registered Agent.org

$199 + $100 state fee = $299

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

3. Wisconsin Registered Agent.co

$199 + $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.

Wisconsin questions

Do I still register in Wisconsin if I form in another state?

If the LLC does business in Wisconsin, Wisconsin generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services, for $100. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in Wisconsin?

$130 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

Annual report (Department of Financial Institutions), $65 (due: march 31).

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