Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 560

Florida Corporation Foreign Registration in Michigan

To do business in Michigan, a corporation formed in Florida registers there on Form CSCL/CD 560, with $60 in state fees. Michigan may ask for Florida's Certificate of Status ($8.75). We file it with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division using your Florida records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Florida and Michigan each ask for

	Florida formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status	Form CSCL/CD 560, Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business or Conduct Affairs in Michigan (Foreign Corporations)
State fee	$8.75	$60 at order
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	dos.fl.gov	michigan.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year
Due	May 1	May 15
Late yearly filing	$400 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Michigan resident agent

From Florida to Michigan, step by step

We prepare and file Form CSCL/CD 560
It names us as your Michigan resident agent, with your Florida name and formation date. If Michigan wants the Florida certificate, it is ordered first. Once Michigan approves it, the Florida company can do business there.

Your Florida name and Michigan's rules

We check your exact Florida name against Michigan's records before filing.

Your Michigan agent and the Florida one

Michigan calls it a resident agent; Florida says registered agent. Michigan papers come to us; Florida's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Michigan and Florida

Each year your corporation files Florida's Annual Report ($150) and Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Florida plus Michigan comes to $324 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Florida to Michigan

An LLC formed in Florida files Form CSCL/CD 760 with Michigan ($50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5)). After that come Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and Michigan's Annual Statement ($25). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Michigan company in Florida

A corporation formed in Michigan that registers with Florida files Form CR2E007 with $70 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Florida to Michigan

Does my Florida company need to register in Michigan?

Yes, once a Florida business operates there; Michigan registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Michigan issues one to Florida corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register a Florida corporation in Michigan?

$259 at checkout; Michigan may also want Florida's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Michigan?

$324 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $150 to Florida and $25 to Michigan for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Michigan?

A Florida company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

Yes: the Florida registered agent stays, and ours covers Michigan for year one.

Can I form a new Michigan corporation instead?

Yes, but Florida keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25), and the original keeps Florida's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

Florida companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Michigan's report stays due alongside Florida's filings.

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