Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 760

Idaho LLC Foreign Registration in Michigan

Michigan registers an LLC from Idaho as a foreign LLC on Form CSCL/CD 760, with $50 in state fees. Michigan also wants Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division from your Idaho records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Idaho and Michigan side by side

	Idaho formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	Idaho Certificate of Existence	Form CSCL/CD 760, Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Michigan
State fee	$10	$50 at order
How it is handled	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	michigan.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Statement, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	February 15
Agent	Your Idaho registered agent	Our Michigan resident agent

From Idaho to Michigan, step by step

Order the Idaho certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Idaho separately; it is not part of our Michigan order. Michigan counts 30 days from the day Idaho issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form CSCL/CD 760
It names us as your Michigan resident agent, with your Idaho name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Idaho certificate comes first; then the Michigan filing goes in. After approval, your Idaho LLC is registered with Michigan.

First-year cost, Idaho to Michigan

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$50
Certificate of Existence, paid to Idaho	$10
Our service, with a year of Michigan resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Idaho certificate included	$259

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

Your Idaho name and Michigan's rules

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

Your Michigan agent and the Idaho one

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

Yearly filings: Michigan and Idaho

Each year your LLC files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Michigan's Annual Statement ($25). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Idaho plus Michigan comes to $174 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Idaho to Michigan

A corporation formed in Idaho files Form CSCL/CD 560 with Michigan ($60 in state fees). After that come Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Michigan company in Idaho

An LLC formed in Michigan that registers with Idaho files Idaho's registration (no form number) with $103.50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Idaho owners ask about Michigan

Does my Idaho company need to register in Michigan?

Yes, once an Idaho 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 $10 to Idaho for the Certificate of Existence, $259 in all (checkout is $50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Idaho's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Michigan wants Idaho's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and Michigan?

$174 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, nothing to Idaho and $25 to Michigan for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Michigan?

An Idaho company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Michigan LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

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

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