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Michigan LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

To do business in New Jersey, an LLC formed in Michigan registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury from your Michigan records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Michigan vs New Jersey: the paperwork

	Michigan formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	michigan.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Statement, $25, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	February 15	Last day of the anniversary month of NJ registration each year
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

How Michigan companies register with New Jersey

Order the Michigan certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Michigan separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Michigan certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your New Jersey registered agent, next to your Michigan name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Michigan certificate comes first; then the New Jersey filing goes in. After approval, your Michigan LLC is registered with New Jersey.

New Jersey costs for Michigan companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Michigan	$10
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Michigan certificate included	$309

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

Your Michigan name and New Jersey's rules

New Jersey accepts your Michigan name if it includes LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.. If another New Jersey company uses the Michigan name, an alternate name is allowed. We search New Jersey's records for Michigan's name on file before anything is filed.

Your New Jersey agent and the Michigan one

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

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Michigan

Each year your LLC files Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Michigan plus New Jersey comes to $249 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to New Jersey

A corporation formed in Michigan files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). After that come Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Jersey into Michigan

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

Common questions: Michigan to New Jersey

Does my Michigan company need to register in New Jersey?

Yes, once a Michigan business operates there; New Jersey does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $10 to Michigan for the Certificate of Good Standing, $309 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Michigan's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants it ($10), current at filing.

How long does the New Jersey registration take?

8.5 business hours with New Jersey's paid expedite, once Michigan's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $25.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and New Jersey?

$249 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

A Michigan company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and New Jersey can add up to $200 for each year or part of a year.

Does New Jersey require a registered agent?

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

Will New Jersey accept my Michigan name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Michigan name at home. New Jersey names must include LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C..

Can I form a new New Jersey LLC instead?

Yes, but Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Statement.

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

Michigan companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation for a foreign LLC; until then, New Jersey's report stays due alongside Michigan's filings.

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