Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 760

Maine LLC Foreign Registration in Michigan

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

Maine vs Michigan: the paperwork

	Maine formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Form CSCL/CD 760, Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Michigan
State fee	$30	$50 at order
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	michigan.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Annual Statement, $25, every year
Due	June 1	February 15
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Michigan resident agent

How Maine companies register with Michigan

Order the Maine certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($30) is ordered from Maine separately; it is not part of our Michigan order. Michigan accepts it within 30 days of Maine's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form CSCL/CD 760
It lists us as your Michigan resident agent, next to your Maine name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Maine's certificate is in hand, Michigan's filing goes in. Once Michigan approves it, the Maine company can do business there.

Michigan costs for Maine companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$50
Certificate of Existence, paid to Maine	$30
Our service, with a year of Michigan resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Maine certificate included	$279

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

Your Maine name and Michigan's rules

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

Your Michigan agent and the Maine one

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

Staying in good standing in Maine and Michigan

Each year your LLC files Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Michigan's Annual Statement ($25). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Maine plus Michigan comes to $259 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maine to Michigan

A corporation formed in Maine files Form CSCL/CD 560 with Michigan ($60 in state fees). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Michigan into Maine

An LLC formed in Michigan that registers with Maine files Form MLLC-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Maine owners ask about Michigan

Does my Maine company need to register in Michigan?

Yes, once a Maine 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 $30 to Maine for the Certificate of Existence, $279 in all (checkout is $50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maine's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Michigan?

$259 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $85 to Maine and $25 to Michigan for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Michigan?

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

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Michigan LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

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

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