Arkansas

Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 760

Arkansas LLC Foreign Registration in Michigan

Michigan registers an LLC from Arkansas as a foreign LLC on Form CSCL/CD 760, with $50 in state fees. Michigan also wants Arkansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division from your Arkansas records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Arkansas and Michigan side by side

	Arkansas formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form CSCL/CD 760, Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Michigan
State fee	$25	$50 at order
How it is handled	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	michigan.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	Annual Statement, $25, every year
Due	May 1	February 15
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our Michigan resident agent

From Arkansas to Michigan, step by step

Order the Arkansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Arkansas separately; it is not part of our Michigan order. Ordered from Arkansas on filing day, it easily meets Michigan's limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file Form CSCL/CD 760
It lists us as your Michigan resident agent, next to your Arkansas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Arkansas delays the Michigan filing. Once Michigan approves it, the Arkansas company can do business there.

Michigan costs for Arkansas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$50
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Arkansas	$25
Our service, with a year of Michigan resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Arkansas certificate included	$274

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

Your Arkansas name and Michigan's rules

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

Your Michigan agent and the Arkansas one

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

Staying in good standing in Arkansas and Michigan

Each year your LLC files Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Michigan's Annual Statement ($25). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Arkansas plus Michigan comes to $324 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arkansas to Michigan

A corporation formed in Arkansas files Form CSCL/CD 560 with Michigan ($60 in state fees). After that come Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Michigan into Arkansas

An LLC formed in Michigan that registers with Arkansas files Form FL-01 with $270 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions Arkansas owners ask about Michigan

Does my Arkansas company need to register in Michigan?

Yes, once an Arkansas 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 $25 to Arkansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $274 in all (checkout is $50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arkansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Michigan wants it ($25), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and Michigan?

$324 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $150 to Arkansas and $25 to Michigan for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Michigan?

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

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Michigan LLC instead?

Yes, but Arkansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Michigan's Annual Statement ($25), and the original keeps Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

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

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