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Key Takeaways

-   Wisconsin omits member and manager names from the Articles of Organization in public LLC formation filings
-   Your registered agent's address — not yours — appears on the Wisconsin DFI corporate records search
-   $130 Articles of Organization filing fee; a $25 Annual Report due by the last day of the LLC's anniversary quarter (not a fixed calendar date), plus Wisconsin pass-through income tax of 3.5% to 7.65% on members' personal returns and no franchise tax
-   Wisconsin provides exclusive-remedy charging order protection under Wis. Stat. § 183.0503(8) — a charging order is a personal creditor's sole means of reaching a member's interest, and foreclosure is available only after a court finds distributions will not satisfy the debt within a reasonable time
-   Federal obligation: the Corporate Transparency Act requires all beneficial owners to report to FinCEN regardless of state-level anonymity — state privacy does not eliminate this federal requirement
-   Same-day filing available through LLC Attorney at no markup on state fees

Wisconsin is a near-miss privacy state, and understanding the gap is the whole point. When you file Articles of Organization with the Department of Financial Institutions at wdfi.org, Wis. Stat. § 183.0201 asks only for your organizer, registered agent, and principal office — no member or manager names — so the $130 formation filing itself does not expose you. The leak comes a year later: Wisconsin's $25 Annual Report under § 183.0212 requires the name of at least one member or manager, which is where most do-it-yourself privacy plans quietly fail. This guide explains how to close that gap by seating a Wyoming holding LLC as your Wisconsin member, how Wisconsin's exclusive-remedy charging order (§ 183.0503) protects the assets inside, and the federal FinCEN disclosure that applies no matter where you form. Same-day filing is available through LLC Attorney starting at $49.

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## What Is an Anonymous LLC?

An anonymous LLC is a limited liability company structured so that the owner's name does not appear in publicly searchable state records. It is not a separate legal entity type — it is a standard LLC formed in a state whose filing requirements do not mandate member or manager disclosure.

In most states, the Articles of Organization requires you to list the names and addresses of members or managers. Those filings become part of the state's public business database, searchable by anyone. In Wisconsin, Wisconsin's Articles of Organization (Wis. Stat. § 183.0201) require only the organizer, registered agent, and principal office, so member and manager names never appear on the formation document — but the recurring annual report under § 183.0212 does require one member or manager name, which is the gap a holding structure closes.

The result: someone searching the Wisconsin DFI corporate records search for your LLC finds the entity name, the registered agent's address, and the formation date. Your name does not appear.

This structure is used by real estate investors who do not want tenants researching their ownership portfolio, business owners who prefer to separate their public persona from their holdings, high-net-worth individuals protecting assets from litigation research, and online entrepreneurs who operate under a business identity separate from their personal name.

## Why Wisconsin? How It Compares to Other Privacy States

Wisconsin is one of four states that does not require member or manager names in public LLC filings. The others most commonly used for anonymous formation are Wyoming, New Mexico, Delaware, and Nevada.

What makes Wisconsin stand out:

Wisconsin sits a step below the true anonymity states, and it is worth being precise about why. Its formation document genuinely hides owners — the Articles of Organization name only the organizer and registered agent — and its 2023 modernized LLC law (Chapter 183, Wisconsin Uniform Limited Liability Company Law) added an exclusive-remedy charging order at Wis. Stat. § 183.0503 that rivals Wyoming's on paper. What Wisconsin lacks is annual-report secrecy: § 183.0212 forces at least one member or manager onto the yearly filing, where Wyoming and New Mexico require no owner name at any point. The practical answer is the same structure those states' own holding companies provide: name a Wyoming holding LLC as the member of your Wisconsin LLC, so the annual report shows the Wyoming entity rather than you. You get Wisconsin's filing and its strong charging-order statute, with the recurring exposure absorbed by an out-of-state layer.

If you are a non-Wisconsin resident forming here purely for privacy, the service handles Wisconsin anonymous LLC formation from anywhere in the country. You do not need to travel to Wisconsin or have any prior connection to the state.

## Wisconsin's Registered Agent Privacy Mechanism

The core technical reason Wisconsin enables anonymity is the registered agent requirement. Every Wisconsin LLC must designate a registered agent with a physical Wisconsin street address. That address appears on the Wisconsin DFI corporate records search. Your address does not.

When you use a professional registered agent service, the registered agent's address — not your home or business address — is the only address on the public record. Your LLC exists in the state's database as an entity with a registered agent. Your name and address are nowhere in the filing.

LLC Attorney's Wisconsin registered agent service is $125/year. Your registered agent's address appears on the Wisconsin DFI corporate records search. LLC documents and legal notices are delivered to LLC Attorney's Wisconsin office and forwarded to you through your secure client portal.

The privacy limit to understand here: if you list yourself as the organizer on the Articles of Organization, your name may appear as organizer on the filing. In Wisconsin, Wis. Stat. § 183.0201 requires the name and address of each organizer on the filed Articles of Organization, so having LLC Attorney act as your organizer is what keeps your personal name off that public document. If you use LLC Attorney to file, LLC Attorney serves as the organizer, and your name does not appear anywhere on the formation document.

## What State Anonymity Does NOT Cover — Federal FinCEN Reporting

This section is mandatory reading. State-level anonymity does not eliminate your federal disclosure obligation.

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), effective January 1, 2024, requires virtually every LLC formed in the United States to report its beneficial owners to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. This is a federal law that applies to every state, including Wisconsin.

What you must report to FinCEN:

-   Full legal name of each beneficial owner
-   Date of birth
-   Current residential street address
-   Identifying document number (driver's license or passport) and an image of that document

A "beneficial owner" is anyone who owns 25% or more of the company, or anyone who exercises substantial control over the company.

**Is the FinCEN report public?** No. Beneficial ownership reports go to FinCEN's secure database. They are not searchable by the public, tenants, business partners, or civil litigants. Law enforcement and certain financial institutions can access them under specific conditions.

**The practical picture:** your name does not appear in Wisconsin's public records. It does appear in FinCEN's non-public federal database. Wisconsin-level anonymity protects you from public search — not from federal law enforcement.

**Penalties for non-compliance:** willful failure to file a BOI report carries civil penalties of up to $500 per day and criminal penalties of up to $10,000 plus two years imprisonment.

The service's formation packages include guidance on FinCEN BOI filing. If your LLC qualifies for an exemption (most larger companies and regulated entities do), your attorney can confirm exemption status during the formation process.

## Wisconsin Anonymous LLC — Costs and Annual Obligations

Wisconsin's ongoing cost is low: $130 to form, then a $25 Annual Report each year, due by the last day of the quarter in which your LLC's anniversary falls rather than on a fixed calendar date. There is no Wisconsin franchise tax on LLCs; pass-through income is taxed only on members' individual Wisconsin returns at graduated rates from 3.5% to 7.65%. The catch for privacy-minded owners is not the fee — it is the content. Wisconsin's Annual Report under Wis. Stat. § 183.0212 requires the name of at least one member (if member-managed) or at least one manager (if manager-managed), so the report, not the Articles, is the document that can expose you unless a holding entity or a non-owner manager occupies that line.

## How to Form an Anonymous LLC in Wisconsin

### If You Do It Yourself

**Step 1 — Choose a business name that does not reveal your identity.**

Your LLC name must comply with Wisconsin's naming requirements — it must include "Limited Liability Company," "LLC," or "L.L.C." and be distinguishable from existing Wisconsin entities. Beyond the legal requirements, choose a name that does not connect back to your personal identity. Many anonymous LLC owners use a business-descriptive name (property address, investment theme, or project name) rather than a personal name-based name like "Johnson Holdings LLC."

Search the Wisconsin DFI corporate records search at wdfi.org to confirm availability. Your search is not a reservation — someone can register your name while you prepare paperwork.

Search the DFI corporate records at wdfi.org before you settle on a name — and pick one that does not embed your personal name, since the entity name is permanently public even when ownership is not. A $15 reservation holds the name for 120 days while the privacy structure is assembled.

**Step 2 — Reserve your name if you need time to prepare (optional).**

File a name reservation with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), $15 fee. This holds the name for 120 days. Without a reservation, the name can be taken between your search and your Articles of Organization submission.

**Step 3 — Select a professional registered agent — do not use your own address.**

This step is non-negotiable for anonymity. The registered agent's address is the only address on the public filing. If you list your home or office address, your address becomes publicly searchable. You need a professional registered agent with a physical Wisconsin street address.

Research registered agent providers carefully. The registered agent's address will be the permanent public record for this LLC. Switching registered agents later requires a filed amendment ($40 fee) and creates a public paper trail of the change.

**Step 4 — Decide whether to list yourself as organizer.**

The organizer is the person or entity submitting the Articles of Organization. In Wisconsin, each organizer's name and address are listed on the filed Articles of Organization and become searchable in the DFI corporate records. If you do not want your name on the filing at all, you have two options: use an attorney or formation service as the organizer, or confirm whether Wisconsinallows organizers to be omitted after filing.

**Step 5 — Complete and file the Articles of Organization.**

Go to wdfi.org and complete the current version of the Articles of Organization (Form 502 (online at wdfi.org)). Always use the current form directly from the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) — older versions are rejected at filing. Complete it with your LLC name exactly as chosen, your registered agent's full legal name and Wisconsin street address, your management structure (member-managed or manager-managed), and the organizer's name and signature.

**Privacy note on management structure:** in Wisconsin, the Articles of Organization ask you to state whether management is vested in managers; if you say nothing, Wisconsin treats the company as member-managed by default under Chapter 183. If you choose manager-managed, Wisconsin does not name individual managers in the Articles of Organization, but the choice of management structure has a downstream privacy consequence: the annual report later requires the name of at least one member or one manager, so the structure you pick determines whose name surfaces.

**Step 6 — File the Articles of Organization and pay the $130 fee.**

Submit online at wdfi.org or by mail to the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) office in Madison. Online filing processes in same day to one business day for online filings. Mail-in takes significantly longer and has no tracking.

**Step 7 — Wait for your approved Articles of Organization.**

Your LLC does not legally exist until the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) approves the filing. Standard processing is same day to one business day for online filings. Your approved Articles of Organization is your LLC's founding document — keep it. Every bank will require a copy.

**Step 8 — Draft your operating agreement — keep it private.**

Your operating agreement is an internal document. It is not filed with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) and does not appear in any public database. This is where you document member ownership, management authority, and profit distribution. Unlike the Articles of Organization, the operating agreement can include your personal name without creating any public record.

Wisconsin treats the operating agreement as an internal record under Wis. Stat. § 183.0105 — it is never filed with the DFI and never enters the public record, and Wisconsin even recognizes oral agreements, though a written one is essential for a privacy structure. Keep the original with your company records. Give a copy to every member. A critical privacy caution: do not reference your operating agreement in any publicly filed document, and do not attach it to bank account applications where it could become a public or semi-public record without your knowledge.

**Step 9 — Apply for a federal EIN.**

Your LLC needs an EIN from the IRS. For single-member LLCs, the IRS defaults to using your Social Security Number as the responsible party identifier. This does not create a public record — EINs and their responsible party information are not publicly searchable — but it does create a federal connection between your SSN and your LLC. Apply at irs.gov/ein. Free, no government filing fee. Available Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern. The 15-minute inactivity timeout is real — do not start the application unless you have all information ready.

**Step 10 — Open a business bank account.**

Most banks require your approved Articles of Organization, your EIN confirmation (IRS CP-575 letter), your operating agreement, and the personal ID of authorized signers. Your bank will know who owns the LLC — federal anti-money-laundering rules require banks to collect beneficial owner information internally. That information stays within the bank and is not published in any database. Some banks have more streamlined processes for anonymous LLCs; others are skeptical of privacy structures. Call ahead and ask what they require for an LLC with a professional registered agent address.

**Step 11 — File your FinCEN Beneficial Ownership Information report.**

This is a mandatory federal step. Within 90 days of formation (for LLCs formed in 2024 or later), you must file a BOI report at fincen.gov/boi. The report is free. It is not public. It goes to FinCEN's secure law enforcement database. Failure to file carries civil penalties up to $500/day and criminal penalties up to $10,000 plus imprisonment.

**Step 12 — Pay your annual Wisconsin obligations.**

Wisconsin requires a $25 Annual Report each year, due by the last day of your LLC's anniversary quarter, filed at wdfi.org. Beyond the fee, read the form carefully: Wis. Stat. § 183.0212 requires naming at least one member or manager, so confirm that the name appearing there is your Wyoming holding LLC or a non-owner manager rather than you personally. Missing the deadline draws a $25 late fee and, if the delinquency continues, administrative dissolution under Wis. Stat. § 183.0708 — which dissolves the very entity holding your privacy structure together.

If you would rather not manage the formation process, the FinCEN BOI filing, and the ongoing annual compliance yourself, the service handles Wisconsin anonymous LLC formation starting at $49.

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### If LLC Attorney Does It for You

1.  Submit your information at llcattorney.com. Name preference, management structure, registered agent designation (LLC Attorney serves as your Wisconsin registered agent), and your FinCEN BOI responsible party information. No forms to find, no state portal to navigate, no organizer name disclosure.
2.  LLC Attorney files your Articles of Organization with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), serves as your registered agent and organizer (so your name does not appear on the public filing), drafts your operating agreement, and files your FinCEN BOI report. Same-day filing available if needed.
3.  Receive your approved Articles of Organization, EIN confirmation, operating agreement, and FinCEN BOI confirmation through your LLC Attorney client portal. Annual compliance reminders included so you never miss an obligation.

## Maintaining Your Wisconsin LLC's Anonymous Status

Forming anonymously is the first step. Maintaining anonymity requires ongoing discipline.

What breaks anonymity:

-   Signing contracts in your personal name on behalf of the LLC. Always sign as "Your Name, Member/Manager, \[LLC Name\]" — but consider whether you need to sign at all, or whether an authorized manager or attorney can sign instead.
-   Using your home address anywhere in connection with the LLC — bank correspondence, business licenses, tax registrations.
-   Publishing your name as the owner in marketing materials, press releases, or social media profiles linked to the LLC.
-   Filing a DBA (doing business as) registration in states that require public disclosure of the LLC owner's identity.
-   Using your personal email address in formation documents, registered agent correspondence, or banking applications where it could be discovered.

What does not break anonymity:

-   Your operating agreement listing your name. This is a private document not filed with any state agency.
-   Your FinCEN BOI report listing your name. This goes to a non-public federal database, not a public record.
-   Your bank account records. Banks collect beneficial owner information under federal anti-money-laundering law but do not publish it.

## Forming a Wisconsin Anonymous LLC as a Non-Resident

You do not need to live in Wisconsin or have any connection to the state to form a WisconsinLLC. Wisconsin allows non-residents to form LLCs and serves as one of the more commonly used states for out-of-state privacy formations.

What you need as a non-Wisconsin resident:

-   A Wisconsin registered agent with a physical Wisconsin street address (required regardless of residency)
-   A Wisconsin mailing address for state correspondence (your registered agent's address satisfies this)
-   Payment of the $130 filing fee and ongoing the $25 Annual Report due in the LLC's anniversary quarter

**The foreign registration question:** if your anonymous LLC operates in a state other than Wisconsin — meaning it has employees there, owns property there, or generates substantial revenue from customers there — that state may require you to register the LLC as a foreign entity. Foreign registration typically requires disclosing the LLC's principal address and registered agent in that state, and it may or may not require member/manager disclosure depending on the operating state's rules.

Wisconsin-level anonymity protects your name in Wisconsin's public records. If you do business in another state and register as a foreign LLC there, that state's public records will show your Wisconsin LLC's registration. Whether your name appears depends on that state's disclosure rules for foreign LLCs — not Wisconsin's. If you operate across multiple states and anonymity matters in each, an attorney consultation can map which states require foreign registration and what each discloses.

## When Should You Consult an Attorney for Your Wisconsin Anonymous LLC?

On-demand attorney consultations for a flat rate per 30-minute session — no retainer required. Anonymous LLC formation benefits from attorney guidance on several scenarios:

-   **Privacy structure design:** whether a single Wisconsin LLC is sufficient or a Wyoming holding company over your Wisconsin LLC better fits your privacy and asset-protection goals.
-   **Operating agreement drafting:** a template operating agreement may not include the language needed to preserve anonymity in banking, litigation, and business dealings.
-   **Multi-state operations:** if you will do business in multiple states, some will require foreign registration. An attorney can map what each state requires and what it discloses.
-   **FinCEN BOI exemptions:** most LLCs must file a BOI report, but certain regulated entities qualify for exemptions. An attorney can confirm your exemption status.
-   **Asset transfer mechanics:** if you are moving existing assets into an anonymous LLC, the transfer documents must be drafted correctly to avoid tax events and creditor notification requirements.
-   **Wisconsin-specific nuances:** Wisconsin's annual report (Wis. Stat. § 183.0212) requires one member or manager name each year, so an attorney can confirm whether a manager-managed structure or a Wyoming holding member is the cleaner way to keep your personal name off that recurring filing.

## When DIY Anonymity Breaks Down in Wisconsin, and Where It Can't Protect You

A Wisconsin anonymous LLC hides your name from the public business registry. It does not make you untraceable, and there are specific, predictable points where DIY anonymity falls apart:

-   **The IRS responsible-party field.** Getting an EIN typically requires naming a responsible party with an SSN or ITIN. Listing yourself here is the most common self-inflicted privacy leak, and it happens after the LLC is already filed, when people assume the hard part is done.
-   **Litigation and subpoenas.** State anonymity is not a liability shield. In a lawsuit, a court can compel disclosure of the beneficial owner. Anonymity protects you from casual searches, not from legal process.
-   **Banking, KYC, and real-estate closings.** Banks and title companies are required to identify the beneficial owner. Your name will appear in those private files even when it never touches the public record.
-   **When you actually need structuring, not just a filing.** Multi-state operations, a nominee arrangement, or a double-LLC privacy structure are easy to get wrong in ways that defeat the privacy you paid for. These are attorney decisions, not form-filling.

In Wisconsin specifically, anonymity does not break at formation — it breaks at the first annual report, because Wis. Stat. § 183.0212 demands one member or manager name every year; the durable fix is to have a Wyoming holding LLC occupy that member line so the recurring filing never reaches you.

You do not have to map these risks on your own. LLC Attorney's attorney-trained Business Success Advisors are free and can tell you which of these situations needs a licensed attorney, and flat-fee consultations (no retainer) are available when one does.

## What You Actually Get When You Form Your Wisconsin Anonymous LLC with LLC Attorney

Filing an anonymous LLC in Wisconsin is the easy part. The hard part is the calendar: privacy survives formation but is tested every anniversary quarter, when the annual report asks for a member or manager name. A bare filing service that submits your Articles and disappears leaves you to face that report alone, usually by entering your own name because nothing was structured to sit there instead.

Included with LLC Attorney anonymous LLC formation, starting at $130:

-   A Wisconsin filing structured to keep your name off the the Wisconsin DFI corporate records search, using the state's privacy mechanism correctly rather than by accident.
-   Registered agent service at $125/year, so a third-party address — not yours — sits on the public record.
-   An EIN obtained without exposing you as the responsible party where the structure allows, the single most common way owners accidentally de-anonymize themselves.
-   An operating agreement that keeps members and managers off the public record while still documenting ownership privately.
-   Ongoing privacy maintenance across annual filings, so a routine renewal does not quietly put your name back on the record.
-   Access to attorney-trained Business Success Advisors at no charge, plus optional flat-fee attorney consultations (no retainer) when your situation needs a licensed attorney.

Because Wisconsin's exposure is recurring rather than one-time, the value is in setting up the holding-member structure correctly at formation so every future annual report names the Wyoming entity instead of you.

## Starting Your Wisconsin Anonymous LLC with LLC Attorney

Wisconsin's privacy structure is real but conditional — the formation filing hides you, yet the annual report requires a member or manager name, so the privacy holds only when a holding LLC is seated to absorb that recurring disclosure. Getting the organizer, registered agent, operating agreement, and FinCEN filing right at formation establishes your privacy foundation. Shortcuts at any of these steps create exposure that is hard to reverse.

The service handles Wisconsin anonymous LLC formation starting at $49. It serves as your registered agent and organizer — your name does not appear on the public filing. Same-day filing is available at no markup on state fees. FinCEN BOI filing guidance is included. On-demand attorney consultations in 30-minute increments cover operating agreement drafting, privacy structure design, and multi-state operating questions. See our [full pricing](/pricing) for all service tiers.

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## Frequently Asked Questions

Does forming an anonymous LLC in Wisconsin really keep my name private?

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Partly. Wisconsin does not require member or manager names on the Articles of Organization (Wis. Stat. § 183.0201), so forming the LLC does not put your name in the DFI's public records — only the organizer and registered agent appear. The limit is the annual report: Wis. Stat. § 183.0212 requires the name of at least one member or manager every year. Left alone, that filing eventually surfaces an owner. The reliable fix is to list a Wyoming holding LLC as your Wisconsin member, so the recurring report names that entity instead of you. Your name still exists in two non-public places regardless of structure: your operating agreement and your federal FinCEN beneficial ownership report.

What is the difference between a Wisconsin anonymous LLC and a regular LLC?

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The structure is identical — the difference is in Wisconsin's filing requirements. Wisconsin does not require member or manager names in the Articles of Organization. A standard LLC formed in a state like California would list member names publicly. A Wisconsin LLC lists only the registered agent's address. Otherwise, both structures provide the same liability protection, management flexibility, and pass-through taxation.

Do I still have to disclose my name somewhere if I form an anonymous LLC?

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Yes — in two places. First, your operating agreement is a private internal document that typically names all members. Second, the Corporate Transparency Act requires a Beneficial Ownership Information report to FinCEN identifying all beneficial owners. Neither disclosure is public. FinCEN's database is accessible to law enforcement and certain financial institutions under specific conditions — not to the general public.

Can I open a bank account with an anonymous LLC?

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Yes. Banks require your Articles of Organization, EIN, operating agreement, and the personal ID of authorized signers. Federal anti-money-laundering rules also require banks to collect beneficial owner information internally. Your bank will know who owns the LLC — but that information stays within the bank and is not published in any database.

Is an anonymous LLC legal?

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Yes. Forming an LLC in a state that does not require member disclosure is fully legal. The structure is used by legitimate businesses, real estate investors, and privacy-conscious entrepreneurs nationwide. The only legal constraint is the federal FinCEN BOI reporting requirement, which applies to virtually every LLC regardless of where it is formed.

What happens to my anonymity if I get sued?

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A lawsuit against your Wisconsin LLC sues the entity, not you, and a casual public record search shows the organizer, registered agent, and whatever name sits on the latest annual report. If you used a Wyoming holding LLC as your member, that search reaches the Wyoming entity rather than you. Wisconsin's separate strength is on the creditor side: its exclusive-remedy charging order (Wis. Stat. § 183.0503(8)) bars a member's personal creditor from seizing or forcing a sale of the LLC interest absent a court foreclosure finding. But in active litigation, a court can still compel discovery of beneficial ownership — anonymity defeats casual searches, not subpoenas.

Can I convert my existing LLC into an anonymous LLC?

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You cannot convert an existing LLC formed in a disclosure state into an anonymous one — the public record already exists. The most common approach is to form a new Wisconsin LLC and transfer assets or business operations to it. An attorney consultation can walk through the transfer mechanics and tax implications.

What is the annual cost to maintain a Wisconsin anonymous LLC?

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Wisconsin's maintenance cost is modest. Formation is $130. The recurring obligation is a $25 Annual Report, due by the last day of your LLC's anniversary quarter. There is no Wisconsin franchise tax; members pay Wisconsin income tax at graduated rates from 3.5% to 7.65% on their share of pass-through income. Professional registered agent service adds roughly $100 to $300 per year. Budget for the privacy layer too: if you list a Wyoming holding LLC as your Wisconsin member to keep your name off the annual report, that out-of-state entity carries its own filing fee and annual cost.

## Learn More About Wisconsin

-   [Wisconsin LLC Formation](/states/wi/llc-formation-wisconsin)
-   [Wisconsin Registered Agent](/states/wi/registered-agent-wisconsin)
-   [Wyoming Anonymous LLC](/states/wy/anonymous-llc-wyoming)
-   [Wisconsin EIN Number](/states/wi/ein-number-wisconsin)