Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 760

Mississippi LLC Foreign Registration in Michigan

An LLC formed in Mississippi that wants to do business in Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 760, with $50 in state fees. Michigan also wants Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division from your Mississippi records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Mississippi vs Michigan: the paperwork

	Mississippi formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Form CSCL/CD 760, Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Michigan
State fee	$25	$50 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	sos.ms.gov	michigan.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Statement, $25, every year
Due	April 15	February 15
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our Michigan resident agent

How Mississippi companies register with Michigan

Order the Mississippi certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Mississippi separately; it is not part of our Michigan order. An instant Mississippi certificate reaches Michigan only hours old, well inside the limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file Form CSCL/CD 760
It lists us as your Michigan resident agent, next to your Mississippi name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Mississippi issues the certificate instantly, so the Michigan filing can go in the same day. Once Michigan approves it, the Mississippi company can do business there.

First-year cost, Mississippi to Michigan

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$50
Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, paid to Mississippi	$25
Our service, with a year of Michigan resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Mississippi certificate included	$274

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

Your Mississippi name and Michigan's rules

We search Michigan's records for Mississippi's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Michigan agent and the Mississippi one

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

Yearly filings: Michigan and Mississippi

Each year your LLC files Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee) and Michigan's Annual Statement ($25). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Mississippi plus Michigan comes to $174 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to Michigan

A corporation formed in Mississippi files Form CSCL/CD 560 with Michigan ($60 in state fees). After that come Mississippi's Annual Report ($25) and Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Michigan into Mississippi

An LLC formed in Michigan that registers with Mississippi files Form F0200 with $250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions Mississippi owners ask about Michigan

Does my Mississippi company need to register in Michigan?

Yes, once a Mississippi business operates there; Michigan law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$249 at checkout plus $25 to Mississippi for the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, $274 in all (checkout is $50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Mississippi's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Michigan wants it ($25), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and Michigan?

$174 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, nothing to Mississippi and $25 to Michigan for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Michigan?

A Mississippi company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

Yes: the Mississippi registered agent stays, and ours covers Michigan for year one.

Can I form a new Michigan LLC instead?

Yes, but Mississippi keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Michigan's Annual Statement ($25), and the original keeps Mississippi's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

Mississippi companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal ($10); until then, Michigan's report stays due alongside Mississippi's filings.

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