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Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 760

Maryland LLC Foreign Registration in Michigan

To do business in Michigan, an LLC formed in Maryland registers there on Form CSCL/CD 760, with $50 in state fees. Michigan also asks for Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division using your Maryland records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Maryland and Michigan each ask for

	Maryland formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Form CSCL/CD 760, Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Michigan
State fee	$20	$50 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	michigan.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year	Annual Statement, $25, every year
Due	April 15	February 15
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Michigan resident agent

How Maryland companies register with Michigan

Order the Maryland certificate
The Certificate of Status ($20) is ordered from Maryland separately; it is not part of our Michigan order. Ordered from Maryland on filing day, it easily meets Michigan's limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file Form CSCL/CD 760
It lists us as your Michigan resident agent, next to your Maryland name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Maryland delays the Michigan filing. After approval, your Maryland LLC is registered with Michigan.

Michigan costs for Maryland companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$50
Certificate of Status, paid to Maryland	$20
Our service, with a year of Michigan resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Maryland certificate included	$269

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

Will your Maryland name work for Michigan?

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

Agents: Michigan and Maryland

Maryland and Michigan both call it a resident agent. Michigan papers come to us; Maryland's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Maryland and Michigan

Each year your LLC files Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Michigan's Annual Statement ($25). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Maryland plus Michigan comes to $474 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Michigan

A corporation formed in Maryland files Form CSCL/CD 560 with Michigan ($60 in state fees). After that come Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Michigan into Maryland

An LLC formed in Michigan that registers with Maryland files Maryland's registration (no form number) with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Maryland to Michigan

Does my Maryland company need to register in Michigan?

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

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

$249 at checkout plus $20 to Maryland for the Certificate of Status, $269 in all (checkout is $50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maryland's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Michigan wants Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Michigan?

$474 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and $25 to Michigan for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Michigan?

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

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

Yes: the Maryland resident agent stays, and ours covers Michigan for year one.

Can I form a new Michigan LLC instead?

Yes, but Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Michigan's Annual Statement ($25), and the original keeps Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1).

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

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

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