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Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 760

Colorado LLC Foreign Registration in Michigan

An LLC formed in Colorado that wants to do business in Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 760, with $50 in state fees. Michigan also asks for Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division from your Colorado records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Colorado vs Michigan: the paperwork

	Colorado formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Form CSCL/CD 760, Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Michigan
State fee	No fee	$50 at order
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	sos.state.co.us	michigan.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Annual Statement, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	February 15
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Michigan resident agent

How Colorado companies register with Michigan

Order the Colorado certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Colorado separately; it is not part of our Michigan order. An instant Colorado 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 Colorado name and formation date and the certificate attached. Colorado issues the certificate instantly, so the Michigan filing can go in the same day. Once Michigan approves it, the Colorado company can do business there.

First-year cost, Colorado to Michigan

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$50
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Colorado	No fee
Our service, with a year of Michigan resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Colorado certificate included	$249

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

Your Colorado name and Michigan's rules

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

Your Michigan agent and the Colorado one

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

Yearly filings: Michigan and Colorado

Each year your LLC files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Michigan's Annual Statement ($25). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Colorado plus Michigan comes to $199 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to Michigan

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

The other way: Michigan into Colorado

An LLC formed in Michigan that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no Michigan certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Colorado to Michigan

Does my Colorado company need to register in Michigan?

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

How much does it cost to register a Colorado LLC in Michigan?

$249 at checkout, plus Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Michigan?

$199 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $25 to Colorado and $25 to Michigan for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Michigan?

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

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Michigan LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

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

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