Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 760

Delaware LLC Foreign Registration in Michigan

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

Delaware and Michigan side by side

	Delaware formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Form CSCL/CD 760, Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Michigan
State fee	$50	$50 at order
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	michigan.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Tax, $400, every year	Annual Statement, $25, every year
Due	On or before June 1	February 15
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Michigan resident agent

How Delaware companies register with Michigan

Order the Delaware certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($50) is ordered from Delaware separately; it is not part of our Michigan order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($175). Delaware mails it, and Michigan counts the 30 days from issue, so it is ordered with transit in mind.
We prepare and file Form CSCL/CD 760
It lists us as your Michigan resident agent, next to your Delaware name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Delaware certificate takes days to arrive, so the Michigan filing waits for it. After approval, your Delaware LLC is registered with Michigan.

First-year cost, Delaware to Michigan

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$50
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Delaware	$50
Our service, with a year of Michigan resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Delaware certificate included	$299

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

Your Delaware name and Michigan's rules

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

Your Michigan agent and the Delaware one

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

Yearly filings: Michigan and Delaware

Each year your LLC files Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400) and Michigan's Annual Statement ($25). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Delaware plus Michigan comes to $574 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to Michigan

A corporation formed in Delaware files Form CSCL/CD 560 with Michigan ($60 in state fees). After that come Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) and Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Michigan into Delaware

An LLC formed in Michigan that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Delaware to Michigan

Does my Delaware company need to register in Michigan?

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

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

$249 at checkout plus $50 to Delaware for the Certificate of Good Standing, $299 in all (checkout is $50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Delaware's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Michigan wants it ($50), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Michigan?

$574 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $400 to Delaware and $25 to Michigan for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Michigan?

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

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Michigan LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

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

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