Foreign registration · no form number

Michigan Corporation Foreign Registration in Nebraska

Nebraska registers a corporation from Michigan as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Michigan records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

Michigan vs Nebraska: the paperwork

	Michigan formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (no form number)
State fee	$10	$110 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 Nebraska
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	michigan.gov	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year	Biennial Report, $52, every two years
Due	May 15	April 1 of each even-numbered year
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

From Michigan to Nebraska, step by step

Order the Michigan certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Michigan separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. Nebraska wants the Michigan certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Nebraska agent for service of process, next to your Michigan name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Michigan certificate comes first; then the Nebraska filing goes in. Once Nebraska approves it, the Michigan company can do business there.

First-year cost, Michigan to Nebraska

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Michigan	$10
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Michigan certificate included	$319

Your Michigan name and Nebraska's rules

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

Your Nebraska agent and the Michigan one

Nebraska calls it an agent for service of process; Michigan says resident agent. Nebraska papers come to us; Michigan's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Nebraska and Michigan

Michigan wants the Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 every year ($25); Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($52). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Nebraska

An LLC formed in Michigan files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). After that come Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Nebraska company in Michigan

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

Questions Michigan owners ask about Nebraska

Does my Michigan company need to register in Nebraska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Nebraska registration cost?

$309 at checkout plus $10 to Michigan for the Certificate of Good Standing, $319 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Michigan's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Nebraska wants it ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Michigan's report ($25) and Nebraska's report ($52, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

A Michigan company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Nebraska can add a penalty of $500 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Nebraska require a registered agent?

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

Will Nebraska 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 Nebraska corporation instead?

Yes, but Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nebraska's Biennial Report ($26), and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500.

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

Michigan companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal to Transact Business in the State of Nebraska; until then, Nebraska's report stays due alongside Michigan's filings.

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