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Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 560

Texas Corporation Foreign Registration in Michigan

To do business in Michigan, a corporation formed in Texas registers there on Form CSCL/CD 560, with $60 in state fees. Michigan may ask for Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15). We file it with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division from your Texas records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What Texas and Michigan each ask for

	Texas formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Form CSCL/CD 560, Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business or Conduct Affairs in Michigan (Foreign Corporations)
State fee	$15	$60 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	michigan.gov
Yearly filing	Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year
Due	May 15 each year	May 15
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Michigan resident agent

How Texas companies register with Michigan

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

Your Texas name and Michigan's rules

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

Agents: Michigan and Texas

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

Yearly filings: Michigan and Texas

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

LLC or corporation, Texas to Michigan

An LLC formed in Texas files Form CSCL/CD 760 with Michigan ($50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15)). After that come Texas's Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report and Michigan's Annual Statement ($25). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Michigan company in Texas

A corporation formed in Michigan that registers with Texas files Form 301 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Common questions: Texas to Michigan

Does my Texas company need to register in Michigan?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$259 at checkout; Michigan may also want Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Michigan?

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

What if I don't register with Michigan?

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

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Michigan corporation instead?

Yes, but Texas 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 Texas's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

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

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