Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 760

New Jersey LLC Foreign Registration in Michigan

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

New Jersey and Michigan side by side

	New Jersey formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Form CSCL/CD 760, Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Michigan
State fee	$50	$50 at order
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	nj.gov	michigan.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Annual Statement, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month each year	February 15
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Michigan resident agent

How New Jersey companies register with Michigan

Order the New Jersey certificate
The Standing Certificate ($50) is ordered from New Jersey separately; it is not part of our Michigan order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). Michigan counts 30 days from the day New Jersey issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form CSCL/CD 760
It names us as your Michigan resident agent, with your New Jersey name and formation date and the certificate attached. The New Jersey certificate comes first; then the Michigan filing goes in. After approval, your New Jersey LLC is registered with Michigan.

Michigan costs for New Jersey companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$50
Standing Certificate, paid to New Jersey	$50
Our service, with a year of Michigan resident agent service	$199
First-year total, New Jersey certificate included	$299

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

Will your New Jersey name work for Michigan?

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

Agents: Michigan and New Jersey

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

Yearly filings: Michigan and New Jersey

Each year your LLC files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Michigan's Annual Statement ($25). With our $149 resident agent renewal, New Jersey plus Michigan comes to $249 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Michigan

A corporation formed in New Jersey files Form CSCL/CD 560 with Michigan ($60 in state fees). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Michigan into New Jersey

An LLC formed in Michigan that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10). See that filing.

Questions New Jersey owners ask about Michigan

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Michigan?

Yes, once a New Jersey 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 $50 to New Jersey for the Standing Certificate, $299 in all (checkout is $50 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Michigan wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($50), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Michigan?

$249 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $75 to New Jersey and $25 to Michigan for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Michigan?

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

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Michigan LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

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

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