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Incorporation Resources Directory - Wisconsin

Wisconsin

The choice of a business entity is a complex decision that has legal and tax implications for the small business owner.  We highly recommend that you contact your certified public accountant, tax professional and / or an attorney before deciding on your choice of entity.  The material presented here is for information purposes only.

Contact

Department of Financial Institutions

Address

P. O. Box 7846

Madison, WI 53707

Telephone

608-261-7577 

Fax

608-267-6813

Website

http://www.wdfi.org/

Business formation in Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions mission is to ensure the safety and soundness of Wisconsin's financial institutions, to protect the consumers of financial services, and to facilitate economic growth.  In addition, the Division of Corporate and Consumer Services maintains the corporate filings for over 175,793 LLCs and 131,867 business companies who are registered to do business in Wisconsin.  For detailed information on how to conduct business as a Sole Proprietor, General Partnership, Limited Partnership, Limited Liability Partnership, S-Corporation, C-Corporation or Limited Liability Company we recommend that you get in touch with this office. 

In addition to getting valuable information on incorporations and the State Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), you will most likely also be able to obtain the forms and fees required by the State to incorporate or form a business entity; how to file a Doing Business As (DBA) certificate, corporate records and other helpful information on conducting your business in the State.  You can call the corporate services division directly at (608) 261-7577

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