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An out-of-state LLC in Michigan

If your out-of-state LLC does business in Michigan, it registers with the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division for a fee of $50.

Do you need to register?

That depends on what the LLC does in Michigan, and Michigan’s statute is the authority. Start with the Michigan filing page. If the answer is not clear, a Michigan attorney can say.

If you register: what to bring

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Michigan (2026)

Handing the Michigan registration to a service? In order of our preference.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $50 state fee = $249; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. MI Registered Agent.org $199 + the $50 state fee = $249; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. Michigan Registered Agent.co $199 + the $50 state fee = $249; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices from each provider’s Michigan page, read October 29, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division.

Where Michigan sits

1st cheapest of 50 at $50, in the band under $100. It is one of 36 states that want paper from the formation state.

Michigan questions

Does an out-of-state LLC have to register in Michigan?

Michigan registers foreign LLCs through the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division. Whether your activity requires it is set by Michigan’s statute; we do not offer one test for every state. If it does, the fee is $50.

What does an out-of-state LLC file in Michigan?

Form CSCL/CD 760, Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Michigan (for foreign limited liability companies), with Certificate of good standing, no older than 30 days.

What does it keep up afterward?

Annual statement (LARA), $25 (due: february 15), and a resident agent in the state.

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