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Michigan LLC Foreign Registration in Washington

To do business in Washington, an LLC formed in Michigan registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also asks for Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division using your Michigan records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Michigan and Washington side by side

	Michigan formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed online with Washington
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	michigan.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Statement, $25, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	February 15	Last day of the month of WA registration
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Washington registered agent

How Michigan companies register with Washington

Order the Michigan certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Michigan separately; it is not part of our Washington order. Washington accepts it within 60 days of Michigan's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Washington registered agent, next to your Michigan name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Michigan's certificate is in hand, Washington's filing goes in. After approval, your Michigan LLC is registered with Washington.

Washington costs for Michigan companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Michigan	$10
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Michigan certificate included	$409

Your Michigan name and Washington's rules

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

Your Washington agent and the Michigan one

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

Staying in good standing in Michigan and Washington

Each year your LLC files Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Michigan plus Washington comes to $244 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Washington

A corporation formed in Michigan files its own registration with Washington ($200 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 Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Washington company in Michigan

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

Common questions: Michigan to Washington

Does my Michigan company need to register in Washington?

Yes, once a Michigan business operates there; Washington law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$399 at checkout plus $10 to Michigan for the Certificate of Good Standing, $409 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Michigan's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants it ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Washington?

$244 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington LLC instead?

Yes, but Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Statement.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Michigan companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Michigan's filings.

What does a Washington company file to register in Michigan?

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

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