Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 760

Illinois LLC Foreign Registration in Michigan

An LLC formed in Illinois that wants to do business in Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 760, with $50 in state fees. Michigan also wants Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division from your Illinois records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Illinois and Michigan side by side

	Illinois formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Form CSCL/CD 760, Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Michigan
State fee	$25	$50 at order
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	ilsos.gov	michigan.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1), $75, every year	Annual Statement, $25, every year
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	February 15
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our Michigan resident agent

How Illinois companies register with Michigan

Order the Illinois certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Illinois separately; it is not part of our Michigan order. Ordered from Illinois on filing day, it easily meets Michigan's limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file Form CSCL/CD 760
It names us as your Michigan resident agent, with your Illinois name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Illinois delays the Michigan filing. After approval, your Illinois LLC is registered with Michigan.

First-year cost, Illinois to Michigan

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$50
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Illinois	$25
Our service, with a year of Michigan resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Illinois certificate included	$274

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

Your Illinois name and Michigan's rules

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

Your Michigan agent and the Illinois one

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

Staying in good standing in Illinois and Michigan

Each year your LLC files Illinois's Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) ($75) and Michigan's Annual Statement ($25). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Illinois plus Michigan comes to $249 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to Michigan

A corporation formed in Illinois files Form CSCL/CD 560 with Michigan ($60 in state fees). After that come Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) ($75) and Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25). See the corporation filing.

Common questions: Illinois to Michigan

Does my Illinois company need to register in Michigan?

Yes, once an Illinois 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 $25 to Illinois for the Certificate of Good Standing, $274 in all (checkout is $50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Illinois's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Michigan wants it ($25), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Michigan?

$249 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $75 to Illinois and $25 to Michigan for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Michigan?

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

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Michigan LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

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

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