Michigan Corporation Foreign Registration in North Carolina

North Carolina registers a corporation from Michigan as a foreign corporation on Form B-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina may ask for Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division using your Michigan records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Michigan vs North Carolina: the paperwork

	Michigan formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Form B-09, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	michigan.gov	sosnc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	May 15	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

How Michigan companies register with North Carolina

We prepare and file Form B-09
It names us as your North Carolina registered agent, with your Michigan name and formation date. If North Carolina wants the Michigan certificate, it is ordered first. Once North Carolina approves it, the Michigan company can do business there.

Your Michigan name and North Carolina's rules

North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Agents: North Carolina and Michigan

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

Yearly filings: North Carolina and Michigan

Each year your corporation files Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Michigan plus North Carolina comes to $199 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to North Carolina

An LLC formed in Michigan files Form L-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). After that come Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

Registering a North Carolina company in Michigan

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

Questions Michigan owners ask about North Carolina

Does my Michigan company need to register in North Carolina?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$452 at checkout; North Carolina may also want Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days, plus time for Michigan's certificate if North Carolina asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and North Carolina?

$199 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and $25 to North Carolina for the yearly reports.

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new North Carolina corporation instead?

Yes, but Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

Michigan companies leave by filing Form L-14 ($25); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside Michigan's filings.

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