Foreign registration · no form number

Michigan Corporation Foreign Registration in Connecticut

To do business in Connecticut, a corporation formed in Michigan registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $385 in state fees. Connecticut may ask for Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division using your Michigan records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Michigan and Connecticut each ask for

	Michigan formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$385 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	michigan.gov	business.ct.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year	Annual Report, $435, every year
Due	May 15	Anniversary date of registration in Connecticut
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From Michigan to Connecticut, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Connecticut registered agent, next to your Michigan name and formation date. If Connecticut wants the Michigan certificate, it is ordered first. Once Connecticut approves it, the Michigan company can do business there.

Will your Michigan name work for Connecticut?

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

Agents: Connecticut and Michigan

Connecticut calls it a registered agent; Michigan says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Michigan; ours takes Connecticut's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Connecticut and Michigan

Each year your corporation files Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Michigan plus Connecticut comes to $609 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Connecticut

An LLC formed in Michigan files its own registration with Connecticut ($120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). After that come Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in Michigan

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

Questions Michigan owners ask about Connecticut

Does my Michigan company need to register in Connecticut?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Connecticut issues one to Michigan corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does the Connecticut registration cost?

$584 at checkout; Connecticut may also want Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Connecticut?

$609 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and $435 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut corporation instead?

Yes, but Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Michigan companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Michigan's filings.

What does a Connecticut company file to register in Michigan?

It files Form CSCL/CD 560 with $60 in state fees.

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