Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 560

Montana Corporation Foreign Registration in Michigan

Michigan registers a corporation from Montana as a foreign corporation on Form CSCL/CD 560, with $60 in state fees. Michigan may ask for Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5). We file it with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division from your Montana records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What Montana and Michigan each ask for

	Montana formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	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	Montana: online	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	michigan.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year
Due	April 15	May 15
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Michigan resident agent

How Montana companies register with Michigan

We prepare and file Form CSCL/CD 560
It names us as your Michigan resident agent, with your Montana name and formation date. If Michigan wants the Montana certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Montana corporation is registered with Michigan.

Your Montana name and Michigan's rules

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

Your Michigan agent and the Montana one

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

Staying in good standing in Montana and Michigan

Each year your corporation files Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Montana plus Michigan comes to $174 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Michigan

An LLC formed in Montana files Form CSCL/CD 760 with Michigan ($50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Michigan's Annual Statement ($25). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Michigan company in Montana

A corporation formed in Michigan that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Montana to Michigan

Does my Montana company need to register in Michigan?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$259 at checkout; Michigan may also want Montana's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Michigan?

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

What if I don't register with Michigan?

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

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Michigan corporation instead?

Yes, but Montana 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 Montana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

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

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