Foreign registration · no form number

Michigan Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

New Jersey registers a corporation from Michigan as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your Michigan records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Michigan and New Jersey each ask for

	Michigan formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed online with New Jersey
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	michigan.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	May 15	Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From Michigan to New Jersey, step by step

Order the Michigan certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Michigan separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey 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 New Jersey registered agent, next to your Michigan name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Michigan's certificate is in hand, New Jersey's filing goes in. After approval, your Michigan corporation is registered with New Jersey.

First-year cost, Michigan to New Jersey

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Michigan	$10
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Michigan certificate included	$309

Will your Michigan name work for New Jersey?

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

Agents: New Jersey and Michigan

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

Staying in good standing in Michigan and New Jersey

Each year your corporation files Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Michigan plus New Jersey comes to $249 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to New Jersey

An LLC formed in Michigan files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). After that come Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Jersey into Michigan

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

Questions Michigan owners ask about New Jersey

Does my Michigan company need to register in New Jersey?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $10 to Michigan for the Certificate of Good Standing, $309 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Michigan's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and New Jersey?

$249 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

New Jersey can charge a Michigan company a civil penalty of up to $1,000 and a fine of at least $200.

Does New Jersey require a registered agent?

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

Will New Jersey 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 New Jersey corporation instead?

Yes, but Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500.

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