Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 760

California LLC Foreign Registration in Michigan

To do business in Michigan, an LLC formed in California registers there on Form CSCL/CD 760, with $50 in state fees. Michigan also asks for California's Certificate of Status ($5), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division from your California records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

California vs Michigan: the paperwork

	California formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Form CSCL/CD 760, Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Michigan
State fee	$5	$50 at order
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	michigan.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form LLC-12), $20, every two years	Annual Statement, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's registration-anniversary month, biennially	February 15
Late yearly filing	$250 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Michigan resident agent

How California companies register with Michigan

Order the California certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from California separately; it is not part of our Michigan order. An instant California certificate reaches Michigan only hours old, well inside the limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file Form CSCL/CD 760
It names us as your Michigan resident agent, with your California name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from California delays the Michigan filing. Once Michigan approves it, the California company can do business there.

First-year cost, California to Michigan

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$50
Certificate of Status, paid to California	$5
Our service, with a year of Michigan resident agent service	$199
First-year total, California certificate included	$254

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

Your California name and Michigan's rules

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

Your Michigan agent and the California one

Michigan calls it a resident agent; California says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for California; ours takes Michigan's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in California and Michigan

California wants the Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) every two years ($20); Michigan wants the Annual Statement every year ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, California to Michigan

A corporation formed in California files Form CSCL/CD 560 with Michigan ($60 in state fees). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25) and Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Michigan into California

An LLC formed in Michigan that registers with California files Form LLC-5 with $70 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: California to Michigan

Does my California company need to register in Michigan?

Yes, once a California 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 $5 to California for the Certificate of Status, $254 in all (checkout is $50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need California's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Michigan wants California's Certificate of Status ($5), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for California and Michigan?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), California's report ($20, every two years) and Michigan's report ($25).

What if I don't register with Michigan?

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

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

Yes: the California agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Michigan for year one.

Can I form a new Michigan LLC instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Michigan's Annual Statement ($25), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12).

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

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

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