What the Wisconsin paperwork for a washing business costs

The LLC filing is $130 online and $170 on paper

Forming a Wisconsin LLC costs $130 when you file online. On paper the same filing costs $170.

The Department of Financial Institutions sets both prices. The form itself shows the paper price, and the fee table shows the online one.

Speed costs extra. Expedited next-day processing adds $100. In-person counter processing within four hours costs $250 and within one hour costs $500. Most new owners never need any of them, because a filing that is not on a deadline can simply take its turn.

$130 online, $170 paperWisconsin charges $130 to organize an LLC online and $170 on paper. — Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, fee schedule, retrieved 2026-09-29

$100 / $250 / $500Next-day expedited processing adds $100, four-hour counter service $250 and one-hour counter service $500. — Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, fee schedule, retrieved 2026-09-29

The annual report is $25 a year online

Every Wisconsin LLC files an annual report, and the online fee is $25. The paper price is $40, which includes a $15 paper surcharge.

The due date follows the quarter you organized in. An LLC organized between July 1 and September 30 files by September 30, and the other three quarters end on March 31, June 30 and December 31.

Missing it risks administrative dissolution for a domestic LLC. Treat the $25 as a fixed yearly cost and file it online.

$25 onlineThe Wisconsin LLC annual report costs $25 online and $40 on paper. — Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, fee schedule, retrieved 2026-09-29

An LLC's annual report is due in the calendar quarter of its organization anniversary, and missing it may lead to administrative dissolution. — Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Form 5 instructions, retrieved 2026-09-29

Tax registration is $20 for two years

Registering with the Department of Revenue costs $20 for a new business, and it covers two years. The renewal after that is $10.

The fee applies to most permits and certificates the Department issues. That includes the seller's permit and the employer registration certificate.

The EIN costs nothing. The IRS warns that you never have to pay a fee for one, and it calls out sites that charge. The registration guide shows where each one is filed.

$20The Wisconsin business tax registration fee is $20 for a two-year period, with a $10 renewal. — Wisconsin Department of Revenue, Business Tax Registration, retrieved 2026-09-29

$0The IRS says you never have to pay a fee for an EIN. — Internal Revenue Service, retrieved 2026-09-29

The DNR permit has no fee, but the plan takes time

The DNR charges no application or annual fee for most wastewater general permits. The low-impact permit is not on the exception list, so the fee line reads zero.

Your cost is the work. You write a plan, buy the controls it names, train the crew and keep logs. A tank, an inlet plug and a spill kit are the usual purchases, and you should price them from a supplier's quote.

The permit walk-through explains what the plan has to contain.

$0The DNR does not charge application or annual fees for most wastewater general permits, with ballast water as the exception. — Wisconsin DNR wastewater general permits page, retrieved 2026-09-29

The full first-year list, with the cost of skipping cover

Add the lines. A new Wisconsin LLC that files online and registers for tax pays $150 in state fees before insurance, and $25 a year after that for the report.

Skipping workers' compensation is the costly shortcut once you hire. Wisconsin penalizes an uninsured employer at double the premium that should have been paid, or $750 if that is greater.

Formation help is optional and extra. The formation services page lists what each service publishes about its own prices.

$750 minimumAn employer without required coverage faces a penalty of double the premiums owed or $750, whichever is greater. — Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, retrieved 2026-09-29

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