Wisconsin Statutes 181.1503 – Application for certificate of authority
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 181.1503
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Officers: when applied to corporations include directors and trustees. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
(1) Filing requirements. A foreign corporation may apply for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state by delivering an application to the department for filing. The application shall be made on a form prescribed by the department and shall include all of the following information:
(a) The name of the foreign corporation or, if its name is unavailable for use in this state, a fictitious name that satisfies s. 181.1506.
(b) The name of the state or country under whose law it is incorporated.
(c) Its date of incorporation and period of duration.
(d) The street address of its principal office.
(e) The street address of its registered office in this state and the name and e-mail address of its registered agent at that office.
(f) The name and usual business or home address of each of its current directors and principal officers.
(g) Whether the foreign corporation has members.
(h) A statement that the corporation is organized without capital stock.
(2) Authentication. The foreign corporation shall deliver with the completed application a certificate of status or a document of similar import authenticated by the secretary of state or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law it is incorporated. The certificate shall be dated no earlier than 60 days before its delivery.