Foreign registration · no form number

Michigan Corporation Foreign Registration in Delaware

Delaware registers a corporation from Michigan as a foreign corporation on a registration (no form number), with $245 in state fees. Delaware may ask for Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Michigan records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Michigan and Delaware each ask for

	Michigan formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Qualification Certificate of a Foreign Corporation (no form number)
State fee	$10	$245 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	michigan.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year	Foreign Corporation Annual Report, $125, every year
Due	May 15	June 30
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$125 late fee
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Delaware registered agent

From Michigan to Delaware, step by step

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

Your Michigan name and Delaware's rules

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Your Delaware agent and the Michigan one

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

Yearly filings: Delaware and Michigan

Each year your corporation files Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Michigan plus Delaware comes to $299 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Delaware

An LLC formed in Michigan files its own registration with Delaware ($200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). After that come Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Delaware company in Michigan

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

Common questions: Michigan to Delaware

Does my Michigan company need to register in Delaware?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Delaware calls it qualification for Michigan corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

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

$444 at checkout; Delaware may also want Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Delaware?

$299 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and $125 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

Yes: the Michigan resident agent stays, and ours covers Delaware for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Delaware corporation instead?

Yes, but Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50), and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

What does a Delaware company file to register in Michigan?

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

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