Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 760

Massachusetts LLC Foreign Registration in Michigan

To do business in Michigan, an LLC formed in Massachusetts registers there on Form CSCL/CD 760, with $50 in state fees. Michigan also wants Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division using your Massachusetts records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Massachusetts and Michigan side by side

	Massachusetts formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	Massachusetts 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	Massachusetts: online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	michigan.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $520, every year	Annual Statement, $25, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary date of filing of the certificate of organization	February 15
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Michigan resident agent

From Massachusetts to Michigan, step by step

Order the Massachusetts certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Massachusetts separately; it is not part of our Michigan order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($25). Michigan counts 30 days from the day Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Massachusetts's certificate is in hand, Michigan's filing goes in. After approval, your Massachusetts LLC is registered with Michigan.

First-year cost, Massachusetts to Michigan

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

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

Your Massachusetts name and Michigan's rules

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

Agents: Michigan and Massachusetts

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

Yearly filings: Michigan and Massachusetts

Each year your LLC files Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520) and Michigan's Annual Statement ($25). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Massachusetts plus Michigan comes to $694 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Massachusetts to Michigan

A corporation formed in Massachusetts files Form CSCL/CD 560 with Michigan ($60 in state fees). After that come Massachusetts's Annual Report ($125) and Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Michigan company in Massachusetts

An LLC formed in Michigan that registers with Massachusetts files Massachusetts's registration (no form number) with $520 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Massachusetts owners ask about Michigan

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Michigan?

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

Do I need Massachusetts's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Michigan?

$694 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $520 to Massachusetts and $25 to Michigan for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Michigan?

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

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Michigan LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

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

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