Filing fees; certified copies
Wis. Stat. § 181.0507
in effect(1) Subject to sub. (2) (a), the department may collect a fee for filing, or providing a certified copy of, a record under this chapter. The department may charge a fee for providing a certified copy of any record, or for filing any record not identified in sub. (2) (a), pursuant to a rule promulgated under this subsection or s. 182.01 (4).
(2)
(a) Except as provided under par. (c), the department shall collect the following fees when the records described in this paragraph are delivered to the department for filing:
1. Articles of incorporation, $35.
2. Application for use of an indistinguishable name, $10.
3. Application for a reserved name, $10.
4. Application for renewal of a reserved name, $10.
5. Notice of transfer of reserved name, $20.
6. Application for registered name, $50.
7. Application for renewal of registered name, $50.
8. Statement of change of registered agent or registered office or registered agent’s name, e-mail address, or street address under s. 181.0502, 181.0505, or 181.1508, $10.
9. Statement of resignation of registered agent, $10.
10. Amendment or restatement of articles of incorporation, $40.
11. Articles of merger, interest exchange, conversion, or domestication, $150.
12. Articles of dissolution, $20.
13. Application for certificate of authority, $100.
14. Application for amended certificate of authority, $40.
15. Application for certificate of withdrawal of foreign corporation, $40.
16. Statement of correction, $40.
17. Annual report of a domestic corporation, $25.
18. Annual report of a foreign corporation, $65.
(b) In addition to the fees required under par. (a) or permitted under sub. (1), the department may collect the expedited service fee established under s. 182.01 (4) (d) for processing in an expeditious manner a record required or permitted to be filed with the department under this chapter and may collect the fee established under s. 182.01 (4) (f) for preparing in an expeditious manner a certificate of status or certificate of registration under s. 181.0213.
(c) The department may, by rule, specify a larger fee for filing records in paper format.
(3) A certified copy of a record filed by the department is conclusive evidence that the original record is on file with the department.
(4) A person may not sign a document with intent that it be delivered to the department for filing, or deliver a document or cause a document to be delivered to the department for filing, if the person knows that the document is false in any material respect at the time of its delivery. Whoever violates this subsection is guilty of a Class I felony.
Source: WI Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/181.0507Fetched: 10/7/2026