Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 760

Florida LLC Foreign Registration in Michigan

Michigan registers an LLC from Florida as a foreign LLC on Form CSCL/CD 760, with $50 in state fees. Michigan also wants Florida's Certificate of Status ($5), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division from your Florida records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What Florida and Michigan each ask for

	Florida formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	Florida 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	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	dos.fl.gov	michigan.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $138.75, every year	Annual Statement, $25, every year
Due	May 1	February 15
Late yearly filing	$400 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Michigan resident agent

How Florida companies register with Michigan

Order the Florida certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from Florida separately; it is not part of our Michigan order. An instant Florida certificate reaches Michigan only hours old, well inside the limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file Form CSCL/CD 760
It lists us as your Michigan resident agent, next to your Florida name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Florida delays the Michigan filing. After approval, your Florida LLC is registered with Michigan.

Michigan costs for Florida companies

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

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

Your Florida name and Michigan's rules

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

Your Michigan agent and the Florida one

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

Yearly filings: Michigan and Florida

Each year your LLC files Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and Michigan's Annual Statement ($25). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Florida plus Michigan comes to $312.75 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Florida to Michigan

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

The other way: Michigan into Florida

An LLC formed in Michigan that registers with Florida files Form CR2E027 with $125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Florida owners ask about Michigan

Does my Florida company need to register in Michigan?

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

Do I need Florida's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Michigan?

$312.75 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $138.75 to Florida and $25 to Michigan for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Michigan?

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

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Michigan LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

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

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