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Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 760

Hawaii LLC Foreign Registration in Michigan

Michigan registers an LLC from Hawaii as a foreign LLC on Form CSCL/CD 760, with $50 in state fees. Michigan also asks for Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division using your Hawaii records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Hawaii and Michigan side by side

	Hawaii formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Form CSCL/CD 760, Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Michigan
State fee	$5	$50 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	michigan.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5), $12.50, every year	Annual Statement, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized (Q1 organized -> Mar 31	February 15
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Michigan resident agent

How Hawaii companies register with Michigan

Order the Hawaii certificate
The Good Standing Certificate ($5) is ordered from Hawaii separately; it is not part of our Michigan order. Michigan counts 30 days from the day Hawaii issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form CSCL/CD 760
It lists us as your Michigan resident agent, next to your Hawaii name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Hawaii's certificate is in hand, Michigan's filing goes in. After approval, your Hawaii LLC is registered with Michigan.

Michigan costs for Hawaii companies

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

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

Will your Hawaii name work for Michigan?

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

Agents: Michigan and Hawaii

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

Staying in good standing in Hawaii and Michigan

Each year your LLC files Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and Michigan's Annual Statement ($25). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Hawaii plus Michigan comes to $186.50 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Michigan

A corporation formed in Hawaii files Form CSCL/CD 560 with Michigan ($60 in state fees). After that come Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Michigan into Hawaii

An LLC formed in Michigan that registers with Hawaii files Form FLLC-1 with $51 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Hawaii to Michigan

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Michigan?

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

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

$249 at checkout plus $5 to Hawaii for the Good Standing Certificate, $254 in all (checkout is $50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Michigan wants it ($5), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Michigan?

$186.50 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $12.50 to Hawaii and $25 to Michigan for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Michigan?

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

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Michigan LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

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

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