Wisconsin LLC Annual Report 2026: $25 Fee, Due Your Anniversary Quarter

Due Date: Your Anniversary Quarter (Not March 31)

This is the single most misunderstood fact about Wisconsin annual reports. Many guides — and even some older state pages — repeat a flat "March 31" deadline. That is incorrect for LLCs. Wisconsin uses a quarter-based, anniversary-driven deadline. Your quarter depends on the month your LLC was formed:

Worked example: If you formed your Wisconsin LLC on April 12, 2024, your anniversary falls in Q2. So your first annual report is due by June 30, 2025, and every year after that by June 30. An LLC organized on November 3 files by December 31 each year instead.

The Annual Report is an annual obligation — filed once per year. There is no biennial option in Wisconsin for LLCs. The DFI typically sends a reminder to the registered agent on file, but receipt of a reminder is not a prerequisite for the filing obligation. It is your LLC's responsibility to know its anniversary quarter and file on time. The easiest move: note your formation month, find your quarter in the table above, and set a recurring calendar reminder two weeks before that quarter ends.

Annual Report Fee: $25 Domestic / $65 Foreign

Wisconsin charges different annual report fees depending on your LLC type and how you file. The cheapest option is always online filing — paper filing adds a flat $15 surcharge:

For a deeper breakdown of every cost of running a Wisconsin LLC — formation, registered agent, and tax obligations — see our Wisconsin LLC Taxes and Fees 2026 guide. If you operate in Wisconsin as an out-of-state company, the foreign LLC registration process determines which of these annual report fees applies to you.

Wisconsin vs. Minnesota vs. Illinois

If you do business across the upper Midwest, it helps to see how Wisconsin's annual report stacks up against its two neighbors with the most cross-border LLC activity. The structures differ in fee, deadline, and penalty:

The takeaways: Minnesota is the cheapest at $0 but uses a flat December 31 deadline. Wisconsin is inexpensive at $25 but uses the anniversary-quarter deadline that this guide explains. We deliberately do not quote an Illinois dollar figure here because Illinois has changed its LLC fees in recent years — confirm the current amount directly with the Illinois Secretary of State before relying on it. For a fuller picture of how Minnesota's free renewal works, see our Minnesota LLC compliance guide, and browse every state's deadline on our annual report deadlines hub.

What Information Is Required

The Wisconsin Annual Report requires you to confirm or update the following information:

• Registered Agent: The name and physical Wisconsin street address of your registered agent. If your agent or their address has changed, update it here.
• Principal Office Address: The main business address of your LLC. This does not need to be a Wisconsin address — it can be anywhere — but it must be a physical address, not a PO Box.
• Member or Manager Names and Addresses: For member-managed LLCs, list all members. For manager-managed LLCs, list all managers. Include their names and mailing addresses.
• Effective Date of Changes (if any): If you are reporting changes to registered agent, address, or management since last year, note when those changes took effect.

You are not required to submit financial statements, revenue figures, tax information, employee counts, or details about your business operations. The Annual Report is purely an administrative confirmation and update filing.

Step-by-Step: How to File the Annual Report Online

Filing your Wisconsin LLC Annual Report online takes about 10 minutes and avoids the $15 paper surcharge. Here is the step-by-step process:

1. Go to dfi.wi.gov
   Navigate to the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions website and open the business entity online filing portal.
2. Search for your LLC
   Enter your LLC's name or registration number in the search field. Select your LLC from the results. Confirm this is your entity before proceeding.
3. Select "File Annual Report"
   On your LLC's detail page, choose the option to file the Annual Report. The system pre-populates your current information from DFI records.
4. Review and update your information
   Confirm or update: registered agent name and address, principal office address, and member/manager names and addresses. Make any necessary corrections before proceeding.
5. Submit and pay the fee
   Review your information one final time, then pay the $25 fee (domestic) or $65 fee (foreign) by credit or debit card.
6. Save your confirmation
   After payment, you receive immediate online confirmation that your Annual Report was accepted. Print or save it as proof of filing. The DFI updates your LLC's status to reflect the current year's filing.

What Happens If You Miss the Deadline

Wisconsin handles late annual reports differently from most states. There is no per-month late fee — you will not see a "$10/month" or similar penalty pile up. Instead, the consequence builds slowly toward administrative dissolution:

Because there is no accruing late fee, the cost of a late filing is just the standard report fee — but the dissolution risk is the part to take seriously. The fix is simple: know your anniversary quarter (see the table above) and set a calendar reminder two weeks before that quarter ends.

How to Reinstate a Dissolved LLC in Wisconsin

If your Wisconsin LLC has been administratively dissolved, reinstatement is possible. The reinstatement fee set by Wis. Admin. Code DFI-CCS 10.01(7) is $100 (the default fee where chapter 183 does not otherwise specify one), plus the overdue annual report fees. Here is the process:

1. Contact the DFI for the reinstatement forms
   If your entity appears on the DFI's Certificate of Administrative Dissolutions list, email DFICorporations@dfi.wisconsin.gov with your entity name and ID, and the DFI will send the forms to begin reinstatement.
2. File all overdue Annual Reports
   Bring every missed Annual Report current. Pay the $25 (domestic) or $65 (foreign) fee for each year missed. Remember: there is no per-month late penalty to add on top.
3. File the Application for Reinstatement and pay $100
   Submit the reinstatement application and pay the $100 reinstatement fee set by DFI-CCS 10.01(7).
4. Confirm your registered agent is current
   Ensure your registered agent information is accurate and up to date at the time of reinstatement filing.
5. Await DFI approval
   The DFI reviews your application and, if all requirements are met, restores your LLC to good standing. You receive written confirmation of reinstatement.

During the period of dissolution, your LLC could not legally enter contracts or sue in Wisconsin courts, and contracts entered during that window may be voidable. If significant business was conducted while dissolved, consult a Wisconsin business attorney about potential exposure.

For more on staying in compliance, see our Wisconsin Registered Agent Requirements 2026 and Wisconsin LLC Taxes and Fees 2026 guides, the full Wisconsin LLC compliance overview, and the annual report deadlines hub for every state. If you operate in Wisconsin as an out-of-state LLC, see our Wisconsin Foreign LLC Registration 2026 guide.