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Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 560

Utah Corporation Foreign Registration in Michigan

Michigan registers a corporation from Utah as a foreign corporation on Form CSCL/CD 560, with $60 in state fees. Michigan may ask for Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12). We file it with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division using your Utah records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Utah and Michigan each ask for

	Utah formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Form CSCL/CD 560, Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business or Conduct Affairs in Michigan (Foreign Corporations)
State fee	$12	$60 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	michigan.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	May 15
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Michigan resident agent

From Utah to Michigan, step by step

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

Will your Utah name work for Michigan?

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

Your Michigan agent and the Utah one

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

Staying in good standing in Utah and Michigan

Each year your corporation files Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Utah plus Michigan comes to $192 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Michigan

An LLC formed in Utah files Form CSCL/CD 760 with Michigan ($50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12)). After that come Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Michigan's Annual Statement ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Michigan into Utah

A corporation formed in Michigan that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Utah to Michigan

Does my Utah company need to register in Michigan?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Michigan registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Michigan?

$192 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $25 to Michigan for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Michigan?

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

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Michigan corporation instead?

Yes, but Utah 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 Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal.

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

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

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