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Michigan LLC Foreign Registration in South Dakota

An LLC formed in Michigan that wants to do business in South Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Michigan records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Michigan and South Dakota each ask for

	Michigan formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign LLC) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$750 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	michigan.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Statement, $25, every year	Annual Report, $55, every year
Due	February 15	During the entity's anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

How Michigan companies register with South Dakota

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

First-year cost, Michigan to South Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Michigan	$10
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Michigan certificate included	$959

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

Your Michigan name and South Dakota's rules

South Dakota accepts your Michigan name if it includes 'limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.). If the Michigan name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If another South Dakota company uses the Michigan name, an alternate name is allowed. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your South Dakota agent and the Michigan one

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

Staying in good standing in Michigan and South Dakota

Each year your LLC files Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and South Dakota's Annual Report ($55). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Michigan plus South Dakota comes to $229 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to South Dakota

A corporation formed in Michigan files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 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 South Dakota's Annual Report. See the corporation filing.

Registering a South Dakota company in Michigan

An LLC formed in South Dakota that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 760 with $50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions Michigan owners ask about South Dakota

Does my Michigan company need to register in South Dakota?

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

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

$949 at checkout plus $10 to Michigan for the Certificate of Good Standing, $959 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Michigan's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Dakota wants it ($10), current at filing.

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

South Dakota approves online filings immediately, once Michigan's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $50.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and South Dakota?

$229 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and $55 to South Dakota for the yearly reports.

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will South Dakota 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. South Dakota names must include 'limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.).

Can I form a new South Dakota LLC instead?

Yes, but Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files South Dakota's Annual Report ($55), and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Statement.

How do I withdraw from South Dakota later?

Michigan companies leave by filing a Notice of Cancellation of Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, South Dakota's report stays due alongside Michigan's filings.

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