Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 560

New Jersey Corporation Foreign Registration in Michigan

To do business in Michigan, a corporation formed in New Jersey registers there on Form CSCL/CD 560, with $60 in state fees. Michigan may ask for New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($25). We file it with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division from your New Jersey records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

New Jersey vs Michigan: the paperwork

	New Jersey formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Form CSCL/CD 560, Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business or Conduct Affairs in Michigan (Foreign Corporations)
State fee	$25	$60 at order
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	nj.gov	michigan.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation	May 15
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Michigan resident agent

How New Jersey companies register with Michigan

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

Will your New Jersey name work for Michigan?

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

Your Michigan agent and the New Jersey one

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

Yearly filings: Michigan and New Jersey

Each year your corporation files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25). With our $149 resident agent renewal, New Jersey plus Michigan comes to $249 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Michigan

An LLC formed in New Jersey files Form CSCL/CD 760 with Michigan ($50 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($50)). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Michigan's Annual Statement ($25). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Michigan company in New Jersey

A corporation formed in Michigan that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10). See that filing.

Questions New Jersey owners ask about Michigan

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Michigan?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$259 at checkout; Michigan may also want New Jersey's Standing Certificate, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Michigan?

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

What if I don't register with Michigan?

A New Jersey company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Michigan corporation instead?

Yes, but New Jersey 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 New Jersey's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

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

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