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Wisconsin official formation packet
Download the Wisconsin articles of organization packet used to create an LLC with the state. This is the official formation document plus support files, not an operating agreement.
A Wisconsin formation packet built around the official articles of organization, with customer support and lifetime updates if the official form is revised.
This is the articles of organization you file with the state to create the LLC. It is a public record, not the internal ownership contract.
One $9.99 purchase covers instant download, email support, and replacement files if we update this packet.
Most banks and multi-member LLCs still need a separate operating agreement. It is not filed with these articles.
This state packet includes 2 documents in print-ready PDF format. Labels describe each file's role, not the internal filename.
Articles vs operating agreement
This packet is built around the official Wisconsin articles of organization. Filing it with the state creates the LLC as a public legal entity.
The $9.99 price is not for inventing a government form. It covers the current official blank, companion files, email support, and lifetime updates if the official form changes.
This is not an operating agreement. Articles create the company; the operating agreement is the internal contract among members.
Need the internal rulebook too? After you file, most customers also download a member-managed or manager-managed operating agreement for Wisconsin.
Researched filing overview
Wisconsin uses official Form 502, also marked Corp502, to organize a domestic LLC. Pay $170 for a paper filing or $130 online, plus the One Stop portal fee, separately to Wisconsin.
File online through DFI or mail Form 502. The registered office must be a physical Wisconsin street address, not only a P.O. box. Wisconsin DFI does not publish a separate professional-LLC formation blank.
What happens before, during, and after the state filing. This product is the public formation document, not a filing service.
Choose a distinguishable Wisconsin name and a registered agent whose Wisconsin office is a physical street address, not only a P.O. box.
File official Form 502 by mail for $170, or file online for $130 plus the One Stop portal fee. Those state fees are paid separately. This product does not file for you.
Wisconsin requires an annual report beginning the year after formation. Adopt a written operating agreement. An EIN is separate.
Read the filing notes and statute excerpts here. The official articles of organization preview follows below.
Quick answer
An articles of organization form is the document that one must complete and submit to the state to establish the creation of an LLC within Wisconsin.
An articles of organization form is the document that one must complete and submit to the state to establish the creation of an LLC within Wisconsin. It sets forth the name of the proposed company and contact information for its registered agent, among other details. It may only include information required explicitly under state law and no other information. It comes complete with instructions and filing details for creating an LLC within the state.
Wisconsin accepts the filing of an articles of organization form via U. S. mail, walk-in, or online via the Secretary of State's online system for e-filing documents.
The requirements for naming an LLC within the state are set forth in Wis. Stat. § 183.0103. The name of the LLC must contain the words “limited liability company" or “limited liability co." or end with the abbreviation “L. L. C." or “LLC". The name must be distinguishable from those of all other entities on file with the state. It may not infringe on any active trademark or service mark registered with the state or the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office. One may search online Wisconsin's trademark database and the USPTO's trademark database.
One may determine the availability of a proposed business name for use within Wisconsin by querying the state's Corporate Registration Information System (CRIS) database.
Wisconsin imposes a fee of $170 for the filing and processing of articles of organization submitted by postal mail or in-person delivery. The state imposes a fee of $130 if filed electronically. Students who are enrolled in a post-secondary institution in Wisconsin, who are at least 18 years of age, and who will serve as a member or organizer of the LLC upon formation, qualify for a fee waiver but will not receive the waiver when electronically filing; students must mail-in the articles of organization form using Form 502SE to avail themselves of the benefit of the fee waiver.
The statutory authority for an LLC within the state is the Wisconsin Limited Liability Company Act ( Wis. Stat. § 183.0102 et seq.).
The statutory requirements for a valid articles of organization filing are codified in Wis. Stat. §§ 183.0201-0202. The text of the statutes read as follows:
§ 183.0201 . Organization.
One or more persons may organize a limited liability company by signing and delivering articles of organization to the department for filing. The organizer or organizers need not be members of the limited liability company at the time of organization or thereafter.
§ 183.0202 . Articles of organization. The articles of organization shall contain all of and only the following information: (1) A statement that the limited liability company is organized under this chapter. (2) A name for the limited liability company that satisfies § 183.0103. (3) The street address of the registered office and the name of the registered agent at that office. (4) If management of the limited liability company is vested in one or more managers, a statement to that effect. (5) The name and address of each person organizing the limited liability company. (6) If applicable, the delayed effective date and time of the articles of organization permitted under § 183.0111 (2).
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WISCONSIN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION
If you are not 100 percent satisfied after purchase, contact us for a full refund. Lifetime updates apply if we replace this packet. This guarantee is about the product and support, not a promise that a particular filing will be accepted.
No. The articles of organization is the public filing that creates the LLC. An operating agreement is a separate internal contract that sets ownership, voting, profit splits, and management. Most customers need both.
Yes. This packet is built around Articles of Organization Limited Liability Company. If the state later revises the official blank, lifetime updates cover a replacement packet.
When the state publishes a free official form, that blank is still free on the government site. This product packages the current form we carry, any companion files listed on this page, email support, and lifetime updates if we replace the packet. It is not a filing service and it does not pay the state’s filing fee.
This packet currently includes 2 documents in print-ready PDF format. The list on this page is the customer-facing inventory.
Wisconsin generally does not file the operating agreement with these articles, but banks, lenders, and multi-member LLCs almost always want one. Choose member-managed if every owner will run the company, or manager-managed if appointed managers will run it.
No. ILRG provides self-help forms and information. You complete the documents and file them with the state, or use the official online portal where that is required. Consult a licensed attorney for tax elections, professional-license entities, or unusual ownership structures.
Wisconsin DFI charges $170 for paper Form 502 and $130 for an online filing. The One Stop portal adds a $1 fee. Qualifying Wisconsin students use a separate paper waiver path and cannot claim that waiver online.