Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 760

New Hampshire LLC Foreign Registration in Michigan

To do business in Michigan, an LLC formed in New Hampshire registers there on Form CSCL/CD 760, with $50 in state fees. Michigan also wants New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division using your New Hampshire records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What New Hampshire and Michigan each ask for

	New Hampshire formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing	Form CSCL/CD 760, Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Michigan
State fee	$5	$50 at order
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	michigan.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $102, every year	Annual Statement, $25, every year
Due	April 1	February 15
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Michigan resident agent

How New Hampshire companies register with Michigan

Order the New Hampshire certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from New Hampshire separately; it is not part of our Michigan order. It comes as a short form ($5) or a long form ($10). Michigan accepts it within 30 days of New Hampshire's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form CSCL/CD 760
It lists us as your Michigan resident agent, next to your New Hampshire name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The New Hampshire certificate comes first; then the Michigan filing goes in. Once Michigan approves it, the New Hampshire company can do business there.

Michigan costs for New Hampshire companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$50
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to New Hampshire	$5
Our service, with a year of Michigan resident agent service	$199
First-year total, New Hampshire certificate included	$254

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

Will your New Hampshire name work for Michigan?

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

Agents: Michigan and New Hampshire

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

Staying in good standing in New Hampshire and Michigan

Each year your LLC files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Michigan's Annual Statement ($25). With our $149 resident agent renewal, New Hampshire plus Michigan comes to $276 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Michigan

A corporation formed in New Hampshire files Form CSCL/CD 560 with Michigan ($60 in state fees). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Michigan into New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Michigan that registers with New Hampshire files Form FLLC-1 with $102 in state fees; no Michigan certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions New Hampshire owners ask about Michigan

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Michigan?

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

How much does the Michigan registration cost?

$249 at checkout plus $5 to New Hampshire for the Certificate of Good Standing, $254 in all (checkout is $50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need New Hampshire's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Michigan wants it ($5), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Michigan?

$276 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $102 to New Hampshire and $25 to Michigan for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Michigan?

A New Hampshire company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Michigan LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

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

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