Corporation Section Filing Forms

Fraudulent Filing Notice: It is a Class I felony in Wisconsin for a person to knowingly file a false corporate document if the person intends that document to be filed or delivered to the Department of Financial Institutions. The Department reports fraudulent filings to the Department of Justice or local district attorneys for criminal prosecution. See Wis. Stat. sections 178.0120 (4), 180.0129, 181.0129, and 185.825.

Corporations Forms

Note: The forms on the following pages are those in common use and except where indicated, their use is optional. The forms are numbered in series, each appropriate for filings under the same statutory chapter. Forms that may be used under more than one chapter are identified by parentheses around the form number.

Certain forms are prescribed by statute for specified types of transactions. Their use is mandatory and is indicated with an asterisk(*) next to the form name after clicking on the links below.

Corporation, Business - domestic & foreign  (Ch. 180)

Corporation, Nonstock, not for profit - domestic & foreign  (Ch. 181)

Unincorporated Nonprofit Association (Ch. 184)

Cooperative Association (Ch. 185)

Limited Partnership - domestic & foreign (Ch. 179)

Limited Liability Company - domestic & foreign (Ch. 183)

Limited Liability Partnership & General Partnership - domestic & foreign (Ch. 178)

Cemetery Associations (Ch. 157)

Unincorporated Cooperative Association (Ch. 193)

Common Law Trust (Business Trust) - domestic & foreign (Sec. 226.14)

Cable/Video Franchise (Ch. 66.0420)

Certificate of Status and Simple/Certified Copywork

  Organizing a Service Corporation - (Form 58)

  Organizing a Statutory Close Corporation - (Form 59)

Employer Identification Number ("EIN")

Wisconsin Employer Registration