Minnesota

Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 560

Minnesota Corporation Foreign Registration in Michigan

A corporation formed in Minnesota that wants to do business in Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 560, with $60 in state fees. Michigan may ask for Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division from your Minnesota records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Minnesota and Michigan side by side

	Minnesota formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Form CSCL/CD 560, Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business or Conduct Affairs in Michigan (Foreign Corporations)
State fee	$5	$60 at order
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	sos.mn.gov	michigan.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year
Due	December 31	May 15
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Michigan resident agent

From Minnesota to Michigan, step by step

We prepare and file Form CSCL/CD 560
It names us as your Michigan resident agent, with your Minnesota name and formation date. If Michigan wants the Minnesota certificate, it is ordered first. Once Michigan approves it, the Minnesota company can do business there.

Will your Minnesota name work for Michigan?

We search Michigan's records for Minnesota's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Michigan agent and the Minnesota one

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

Yearly filings: Michigan and Minnesota

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

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to Michigan

An LLC formed in Minnesota files Form CSCL/CD 760 with Michigan ($50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Michigan's Annual Statement ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Michigan into Minnesota

A corporation formed in Michigan that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $220 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Minnesota owners ask about Michigan

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Michigan?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$259 at checkout; Michigan may also want Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Michigan?

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

What if I don't register with Michigan?

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

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

Yes: the Minnesota registered agent stays, and ours covers Michigan for year one.

Can I form a new Michigan corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

Minnesota companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Michigan's report stays due alongside Minnesota's filings.

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