Foreign registration · Form 326

Michigan Corporation Foreign Registration in Louisiana

Louisiana registers a corporation from Michigan as a foreign corporation on Form 326, with $160 in state fees. Louisiana may ask for Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division from your Michigan records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Michigan vs Louisiana: the paperwork

	Michigan formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Form 326, Application of Foreign Corporation for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$160 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	michigan.gov	sos.la.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year	Annual Report, $30, every year
Due	May 15	On or before the anniversary of the date authority to do business was issued
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

From Michigan to Louisiana, step by step

We prepare and file Form 326
It lists us as your Louisiana registered agent, next to your Michigan name and formation date. If Louisiana wants the Michigan certificate, it is ordered first. Once Louisiana approves it, the Michigan company can do business there.

Your Michigan name and Louisiana's rules

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

Agents: Louisiana and Michigan

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

Staying in good standing in Michigan and Louisiana

Each year your corporation files Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Michigan plus Louisiana comes to $204 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Louisiana

An LLC formed in Michigan files Form 972 with Louisiana ($190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). After that come Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Louisiana into Michigan

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

Common questions: Michigan to Louisiana

Does my Michigan company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once a Michigan business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$359 at checkout; Louisiana may also want Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Louisiana?

$204 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and $30 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

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

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana corporation instead?

Yes, but Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30), and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500.

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Michigan?

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

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