Updated September 5, 2026. Quick answer: Wisconsin requires a annual report; A Wisconsin domestic LLC must deliver its annual report to the Department of Financial Institutions during the calendar-year quarter in which the anniversary of its articles of organization’s effective date falls, in each year following the year the articles became effective.
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Whether Wisconsin requires one, and how often
Wisconsin requires LLCs to file an annual report every year. $25 online; $40 paper.
When it’s due
A Wisconsin domestic LLC must deliver its annual report to the Department of Financial Institutions during the calendar-year quarter in which the anniversary of its articles of organization’s effective date falls, in each year following the year the articles became effective. (Wis. Stat. § 183.0212)
What it costs
$25 online; $40 paper (source, read 2026-08-06).
What happens if you miss it
There is no monetary late fee for filing the Wisconsin annual report late; instead, prolonged non-filing (over one year) triggers administrative dissolution rather than a fee. (Wisconsin DFI, Administrative Dissolutions of LLCs page)
What eventually happens if it stays unfiled: DFI may commence administrative dissolution of an LLC that has not filed its annual report within one year after it was due. DFI sends written notice (registered agent, then principal office, then website posting as fallbacks); the LLC then has 60 days after the notice takes effect to file the missing report or show the ground doesn’t apply, or DFI administratively dissolves it. (Wis. Stat. § 183.0708) “The company does not have on file with the department its annual report within one year after it is due.”
Where to file
File at https://apps.dfi.wi.gov/apps/corpar/. Wisconsin DFI’s Corporate Annual Report system (also mirrored via the state’s One Stop Business Portal) is the official online tool for filing LLC annual reports.
What this page does not answer
State income tax, franchise tax and federal (IRS) filing obligations are separate from this report and follow their own deadlines and rules. This page does not source those. We have the state periodic-report answer at primary and nothing else.
The annual/biennial report fee above is a recurring cost of keeping the LLC active, separate from what it cost to form. See what an LLC costs in Wisconsin for the full cost picture.
Sources
Every citation on this page is the state’s own Secretary of State site or official statute text. No formation service, no registered-agent marketing page and no aggregator is cited anywhere in this cluster as a source of law.
- State fee schedule / hub table source: https://dfi.wi.gov/Pages/BusinessServices/BusinessEntities/Fees.aspx
- Due date: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/183/ii/0212
- Late penalty: https://dfi.wi.gov/Pages/BusinessServices/BusinessEntities/AdministrativeDissolutions.aspx
- Administrative dissolution: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/183/vii/0708
- Filing portal: https://onestop.wi.gov/DFIannualreports
Related: Wisconsin’s registered agent requirements, including who can serve and what happens if you don’t have one.