Foreign registration · no form number

Michigan LLC Foreign Registration in Massachusetts

An LLC formed in Michigan that wants to do business in Massachusetts files a paper registration (no form number), with $520 in state fees. Massachusetts also asks for Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division using your Michigan records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Michigan and Massachusetts side by side

	Michigan formed here	Massachusetts registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$10	$520 at order (filing fee $500 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed on Massachusetts's paper form
Paid expedite		$20
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division
Official page	michigan.gov	sec.state.ma.us
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Statement, $25, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $500, every year
Due	February 15	On or before the anniversary date of registration to do business in Massachusetts
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Massachusetts resident agent

From Michigan to Massachusetts, step by step

Order the Michigan certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Michigan separately; it is not part of our Massachusetts order. Massachusetts accepts it within 90 days of Michigan's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Massachusetts resident agent, next to your Michigan name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Michigan certificate comes first; then the Massachusetts filing goes in. After approval, your Michigan LLC is registered with Massachusetts.

Massachusetts costs for Michigan companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$520
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Michigan	$10
Our service, with a year of Massachusetts resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Michigan certificate included	$729

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

Your Michigan name and Massachusetts's rules

Massachusetts can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Massachusetts agent and the Michigan one

Michigan and Massachusetts both call it a resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Michigan; ours takes Massachusetts's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Michigan and Massachusetts

Each year your LLC files Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Massachusetts's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($500). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Michigan plus Massachusetts comes to $674 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

The other way: Massachusetts into Michigan

An LLC formed in Massachusetts 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.

Questions Michigan owners ask about Massachusetts

Does my Michigan company need to register in Massachusetts?

Yes, once a Michigan business operates there; Massachusetts registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does the Massachusetts registration cost?

$719 at checkout plus $10 to Michigan for the Certificate of Good Standing, $729 in all (checkout is $520 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Michigan's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Massachusetts?

$674 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and $500 to Massachusetts for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Massachusetts?

A Michigan company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Massachusetts can add a civil penalty of up to $500.

Does Massachusetts require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Massachusetts LLC instead?

Yes, but Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520), and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Statement.

How do I withdraw from Massachusetts later?

Michigan companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal ($100); until then, Massachusetts's report stays due alongside Michigan's filings.

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