Michigan Foreign Registration · Fees
What Michigan charges a foreign LLC, from the first filing to the last
Michigan charges a foreign LLC $50 for the certificate of authority and $25 for each annual statement. Faster review costs $50 for 24 hours or $100 the same day, on top of the filing fee. Our fee is $199, listed on its own line at checkout.
Every LARA charge an LLC meets
| Filing | Fee | Form |
|---|---|---|
| Application for certificate of authority | $50 | 760 |
| Annual statement | $25 | 2700 |
| Late statement penalty | $50 | Added to the statement |
| Amended application | $25 | 762 |
| Certificate of correction | $25 | 518 |
| Change of registered office or agent | $5 | 520 |
| Certificate of assumed name | $25 | 541 |
| Certificate of withdrawal | $10 | 761 |
The expedite ladder
| Speed | Fee on top of filing | Request must arrive by |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | Filing fee only | Not applicable |
| 24 hours | $50 | Any time |
| Same day | $100 | 1 p.m. |
| Two hours | $500 | 3 p.m. |
| One hour | $1,000 | 4 p.m. |
These are the rates for applications for a certificate of authority. Documents about an existing entity cost more: $100 for 24 hours and $200 the same day. Each request needs its own expedite form, and mailed requests count from the day the Division receives them.
What an LLC spends
| Path | Total to LARA |
|---|---|
| Certificate of authority only | $50 |
| With 24-hour review | $100 |
| With same-day review | $150 |
| With two-hour review | $550 |
| With one-hour review | $1,050 |
| Certificate and first annual statement | $75 |
| Certificate, three statements and withdrawal | $135 |
An agent change added to the filing makes $55 in all. Our own charge, the home-state certificate and an outside agent are not in these totals.
Small state fees, large speed fees
A Michigan certificate of authority costs $50 and each statement $25, so three years of statements and the original filing come to $125. Because the numbers are small, the speed fee can easily exceed the state fee. A one-hour review at $1,050 costs twenty-one times the regular filing.
What skipping it can cost
Each calendar month of operating without authority adds at least $100 and at most $1,000, with a look-back of 5 years and a ceiling of $10,000. Six months at the minimum would be $600. The LLC also owes the fees that would have come due had it been authorized.
Corporations and partnerships
| Filing | Fee |
|---|---|
| Foreign profit corporation, Form 560 | $60 |
| Foreign nonprofit corporation, Form 560 | $20 |
| Amended application, Forms 562 and 565 | $10 |
| Foreign limited partnership, Form 411 | $10 |
| LLP registration, Form 800 | $100 |
| Profit corporation annual report | $25 |
| Nonprofit annual report | $20 |
A profit corporation's $60 is a $10 non-refundable fee plus a $50 initial franchise fee. A nonprofit pays $10 plus $10.
What our fee covers
For $199 we complete Form 760 from your answers, check the home certificate against its 30-day window, enter the agent and registered office, choose the speed you ask for, file and return the certificate of authority. LARA's fee, the expedite fee and an outside agent each appear on their own lines.
A veteran fee waiver
Form 760 notes that if a majority of the membership interests are held by veterans discharged under conditions other than dishonorable, a fee waiver may be available. The Bureau points to its veteran fee waiver page for details. Tell us if that describes the LLC and we will check the waiver before the fee is paid.
Budgeting the first year
Budget for the filing fee, a speed tier if the date is tight, the home certificate and a resident agent's charge. The first annual statement is due the February 15 after authorization, unless the LLC was authorized after September 30. A Delaware LLC should plan on $525 for the year and a Wyoming LLC on $135.
Registered agent: first year included, then $149 a year
$199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Michigan fee questions
Is the state fee refundable?
No. Form 760 marks the filing fee as nonrefundable.
Do I pay the expedite fee instead of the filing fee?
No. The expedite fee is in addition to the filing fee.
What does an agent change cost?
$5 on Form 520.
Our fee and LARA's
Get my Michigan certificate
+ $50 LARA fee
- Form CSCL/CD 760 completed from your answers, in the order the form uses
- Your home-state good standing certificate checked against Michigan's 30-day limit
- A Michigan resident agent and registered office, either ours or the one you name
- The package delivered to the Corporations Division and the certificate returned to you
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
$199
Michigan
Get my Michigan certificateLARA's $50 and any expedite fee are itemized separately at checkout. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Sources
- Michigan LARA filing fees, limited liability companies
- Michigan LARA limited liability company filing information
- Michigan Form CSCL/CD 760, application for certificate of authority (foreign LLC)
- Michigan LARA filing fees, foreign profit and nonprofit corporations
- Michigan LARA, annual reports and annual statements
- MCL 450.4209, changing the registered office or resident agent
- Michigan Limited Liability Company Act, MCL 450.5007
- Delaware Division of Corporations fee schedule (PDF)
- Division of Corporations, certificates of status and entity status online
- Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division fee schedule
- MCL 450.4207, registered office, resident agent and annual statement
- Delaware Division of Corporations, LLC/LP/GP annual tax
Doing business in Michigan?
Tell us about the LLC and Form 760 is ours to prepare.