Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 760

Missouri LLC Foreign Registration in Michigan

An LLC formed in Missouri that wants to do business in Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 760, with $50 in state fees. Michigan also asks for Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division using your Missouri records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Missouri and Michigan side by side

	Missouri formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing	Form CSCL/CD 760, Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Michigan
State fee	$10	$50 at order
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	sos.mo.gov	michigan.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Statement, $25, every year
Due		February 15
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Michigan resident agent

How Missouri companies register with Michigan

Order the Missouri certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Missouri separately; it is not part of our Michigan order. Michigan counts 30 days from the day Missouri issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form CSCL/CD 760
It lists us as your Michigan resident agent, next to your Missouri name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Missouri's certificate is in hand, Michigan's filing goes in. After approval, your Missouri LLC is registered with Michigan.

Michigan costs for Missouri companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$50
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Missouri	$10
Our service, with a year of Michigan resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Missouri certificate included	$259

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

Your Missouri name and Michigan's rules

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

Agents: Michigan and Missouri

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

Staying in good standing in Missouri and Michigan

Missouri has no annual report for LLCs; Michigan wants the Annual Statement every year ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Michigan

A corporation formed in Missouri files Form CSCL/CD 560 with Michigan ($60 in state fees). After that come Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15) and Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Michigan into Missouri

An LLC formed in Michigan that registers with Missouri files Form LLC 4 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Missouri to Michigan

Does my Missouri company need to register in Michigan?

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

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

$249 at checkout plus $10 to Missouri for the Certificate of Good Standing, $259 in all (checkout is $50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Missouri's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Michigan wants it ($10), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Michigan?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), no Missouri yearly report and Michigan's report ($25).

What if I don't register with Michigan?

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

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Michigan LLC instead?

Yes, but Missouri keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Michigan's Annual Statement ($25), and Missouri has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

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

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