Foreign registration · no form number

Michigan Corporation Foreign Registration in Idaho

Idaho registers a corporation from Michigan as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $103.50 in state fees. Idaho may ask for Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Michigan records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Michigan vs Idaho: the paperwork

	Michigan formed here	Idaho registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Business Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$103.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed online with Idaho
Paid expedite		$40
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	michigan.gov	sos.idaho.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	May 15	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Idaho registered agent

From Michigan to Idaho, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Idaho registered agent, next to your Michigan name and formation date. If Idaho wants the Michigan certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Michigan corporation is registered with Idaho.

Will your Michigan name work for Idaho?

If Idaho's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Michigan company. We search Idaho's records for Michigan's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Idaho agent and the Michigan one

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

Staying in good standing in Michigan and Idaho

Each year your corporation files Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Michigan plus Idaho comes to $174 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Idaho

An LLC formed in Michigan files its own registration with Idaho ($103.50 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). After that come Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Idaho's Annual Report (no fee). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Idaho into Michigan

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

Common questions: Michigan to Idaho

Does my Michigan company need to register in Idaho?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Idaho calls it registration for Michigan corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

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

$302.50 at checkout; Idaho may also want Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the Idaho registration take?

Idaho's standard processing takes about 3 to 5 days from the date of filing, plus time for Michigan's certificate if Idaho asks for it. Paid expedite: $40.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Idaho?

$174 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and nothing to Idaho for the yearly reports.

Does Idaho require a registered agent?

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

Will Idaho 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 Idaho corporation instead?

Yes, but Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee), and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500.

How do I withdraw from Idaho later?

Michigan companies leave by filing a Withdrawal of Foreign Registration Statement; until then, Idaho's report stays due alongside Michigan's filings.

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