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Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 760

Indiana LLC Foreign Registration in Michigan

Michigan registers an LLC from Indiana as a foreign LLC on Form CSCL/CD 760, with $50 in state fees. Michigan also asks for Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division from your Indiana records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What Indiana and Michigan each ask for

	Indiana formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Form CSCL/CD 760, Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Michigan
State fee	$15	$50 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	michigan.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Statement, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years	February 15
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Michigan resident agent

From Indiana to Michigan, step by step

Order the Indiana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($15) is ordered from Indiana separately; it is not part of our Michigan order. Michigan counts 30 days from the day Indiana 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 Indiana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Indiana's certificate is in hand, Michigan's filing goes in. Once Michigan approves it, the Indiana company can do business there.

Michigan costs for Indiana companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$50
Certificate of Existence, paid to Indiana	$15
Our service, with a year of Michigan resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Indiana certificate included	$264

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

Will your Indiana name work for Michigan?

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

Agents: Michigan and Indiana

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

Yearly filings: Michigan and Indiana

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Michigan wants the Annual Statement every year ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Michigan

A corporation formed in Indiana files Form CSCL/CD 560 with Michigan ($60 in state fees). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Michigan company in Indiana

An LLC formed in Michigan that registers with Indiana files State Form 56369 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Indiana to Michigan

Does my Indiana company need to register in Michigan?

Yes, once an Indiana 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 $15 to Indiana for the Certificate of Existence, $264 in all (checkout is $50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Michigan wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Michigan?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Michigan's report ($25).

What if I don't register with Michigan?

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

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Michigan LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

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

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