Foreign registration · Form 972

Michigan LLC Foreign Registration in Louisiana

An LLC formed in Michigan that wants to do business in Louisiana files Form 972, with $190 in state fees. Louisiana also wants Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division using your Michigan records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Michigan and Louisiana side by side

	Michigan formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Form 972, Application of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$190 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	michigan.gov	sos.la.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Statement, $25, every year	Annual Report, $35, every year
Due	February 15	On or before the anniversary date of registration in Louisiana
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

How Michigan companies register with Louisiana

Order the Michigan certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Michigan separately; it is not part of our Louisiana order. Louisiana counts 90 days from the day Michigan issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 972
It names us as your Louisiana registered agent, with your Michigan name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Michigan's certificate is in hand, Louisiana's filing goes in. Once Louisiana approves it, the Michigan company can do business there.

First-year cost, Michigan to Louisiana

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$190
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Michigan	$10
Our service, with a year of Louisiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Michigan certificate included	$399

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

Will your Michigan name work for Louisiana?

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

Agents: Louisiana and Michigan

Louisiana calls it a registered agent; Michigan says resident agent. Louisiana papers come to us; Michigan's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Michigan and Louisiana

Each year your LLC files Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Michigan plus Louisiana comes to $209 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Louisiana

A corporation formed in Michigan files Form 326 with Louisiana ($160 in state fees). After that come Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Louisiana company in Michigan

An LLC formed in Louisiana that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 760 with $50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Michigan to Louisiana

Does my Michigan company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once a Michigan business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$389 at checkout plus $10 to Michigan for the Certificate of Good Standing, $399 in all (checkout is $190 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Michigan's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Louisiana wants it ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Louisiana?

$209 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and $35 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

A Michigan company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Louisiana can add a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana LLC instead?

Yes, but Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40), and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Statement.

What does a Louisiana company file to register in Michigan?

It files Form CSCL/CD 760 with $50 in state fees, plus Louisiana's good standing certificate.

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