Arizona

Foreign registration · Form C018

Michigan Corporation Foreign Registration in Arizona

To do business in Arizona, a corporation formed in Michigan registers there on Form C018, with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. Arizona may ask for Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Corporation Commission, Corporations Division from your Michigan records, then serve as your statutory agent there for year one.

What Michigan and Arizona each ask for

	Michigan formed here	Arizona registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Form C018, Application for Authority to Transact Business or Conduct Affairs in Arizona
State fee	$10	$178.85 at order (filing fee $175 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed with Arizona
Required expedite		$35 at order (typically 5 business days)
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division
Official page	michigan.gov	azcc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year
Due	May 15	Anniversary date of authorization to transact business in Arizona
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$9 late fee
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Arizona statutory agent

From Michigan to Arizona, step by step

We prepare and file Form C018
It names us as your Arizona statutory agent, with your Michigan name and formation date. If Arizona wants the Michigan certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Michigan corporation is registered with Arizona.

Your Michigan name and Arizona's rules

If Arizona's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Michigan company. We check your exact Michigan name against Arizona's records before filing.

Your Arizona agent and the Michigan one

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

Staying in good standing in Michigan and Arizona

Each year your corporation files Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45). With our $149 statutory agent renewal, Michigan plus Arizona comes to $219 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Arizona

An LLC formed in Michigan files Form L025 with Arizona ($153.30 in state fees and the $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

Registering an Arizona company in Michigan

A corporation formed in Arizona that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 560 with $60 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Michigan to Arizona

Does my Michigan company need to register in Arizona?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Arizona registration cost?

$412.85 at checkout, including the $35 required expedite; Arizona may also want Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the Arizona registration take?

Typically 5 business days with Arizona's required expedite, plus time for Michigan's certificate if Arizona asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Arizona?

$219 a year: our $149 statutory agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and $45 to Arizona for the yearly reports.

Does Arizona require a registered agent?

Yes: the Michigan resident agent stays, and ours covers Arizona for year one.

Will Arizona accept my Michigan name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Michigan name at home.

Can I form a new Arizona corporation instead?

Yes, but Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45), and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500.

How do I withdraw from Arizona later?

Michigan companies leave by filing Form C025, Application for Withdrawal ($25); until then, Arizona's report stays due alongside Michigan's filings.

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