Arizona

Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 760

Arizona LLC Foreign Registration in Michigan

Michigan registers an LLC from Arizona as a foreign LLC on Form CSCL/CD 760, with $50 in state fees. Michigan also wants Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division using your Arizona records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Arizona and Michigan side by side

	Arizona formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	Form CSCL/CD 760, Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Michigan
State fee	$10	$50 at order
How it is handled	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	michigan.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Statement, $25, every year
Due		February 15
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our Michigan resident agent

From Arizona to Michigan, step by step

Order the Arizona certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Arizona separately; it is not part of our Michigan order. Michigan counts 30 days from the day Arizona issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form CSCL/CD 760
It names us as your Michigan resident agent, with your Arizona name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Arizona certificate comes first; then the Michigan filing goes in. After approval, your Arizona LLC is registered with Michigan.

First-year cost, Arizona to Michigan

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$50
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Arizona	$10
Our service, with a year of Michigan resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Arizona certificate included	$259

Michigan's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Arizona name and Michigan's rules

We check your exact Arizona name against Michigan's records before filing.

Agents: Michigan and Arizona

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

Staying in good standing in Arizona and Michigan

Arizona has no annual report for LLCs; Michigan wants the Annual Statement every year ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to Michigan

A corporation formed in Arizona files Form CSCL/CD 560 with Michigan ($60 in state fees). After that come Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Michigan into Arizona

An LLC formed in Michigan that registers with Arizona files Form L025 with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Arizona owners ask about Michigan

Does my Arizona company need to register in Michigan?

Yes, once an Arizona business operates there; Michigan law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Michigan registration cost?

$249 at checkout plus $10 to Arizona for the Certificate of Good Standing, $259 in all (checkout is $50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arizona's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Michigan wants it ($10), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and Michigan?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), no Arizona yearly report and Michigan's report ($25).

What if I don't register with Michigan?

An Arizona company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

Yes: the Arizona statutory agent stays, and ours covers Michigan for year one.

Can I form a new Michigan LLC instead?

Yes, but Arizona keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Michigan's Annual Statement ($25), and Arizona has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

Arizona companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal ($10); until then, Michigan's report stays due alongside Arizona's filings.

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