Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 560

Wyoming Corporation Foreign Registration in Michigan

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

What Wyoming and Michigan each ask for

	Wyoming formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	Wyoming 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	No fee	$60 at order
How it is handled	Wyoming: online as an instant PDF with a certificate ID anyone can validate	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	wyobiz.wyo.gov	michigan.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $60, every year	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year
Due	First day of the corporation's anniversary month	May 15
Agent	Your Wyoming registered agent	Our Michigan resident agent

How Wyoming companies register with Michigan

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

Will your Wyoming name work for Michigan?

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

Your Michigan agent and the Wyoming one

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

Staying in good standing in Wyoming and Michigan

Each year your corporation files Wyoming's Annual Report ($60) and Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Wyoming plus Michigan comes to $234 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Wyoming to Michigan

An LLC formed in Wyoming files Form CSCL/CD 760 with Michigan ($50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free)). After that come Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44) and Michigan's Annual Statement ($25). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Michigan company in Wyoming

A corporation formed in Michigan that registers with Wyoming files Wyoming's registration (no form number) with $150 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Wyoming to Michigan

Does my Wyoming company need to register in Michigan?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Wyoming and Michigan?

$234 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $60 to Wyoming and $25 to Michigan for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Michigan?

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

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Michigan corporation instead?

Yes, but Wyoming 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 Wyoming's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

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

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