North Carolina

Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 760

North Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Michigan

Michigan registers an LLC from North Carolina as a foreign LLC on Form CSCL/CD 760, with $50 in state fees. Michigan also wants North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division from your North Carolina records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

North Carolina and Michigan side by side

	North Carolina formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form CSCL/CD 760, Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Michigan
State fee	$10	$50 at order
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	sosnc.gov	michigan.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $203, every year	Annual Statement, $25, every year
Due	April 15	February 15
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Michigan resident agent

How North Carolina companies register with Michigan

Order the North Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from North Carolina separately; it is not part of our Michigan order. Michigan counts 30 days from the day North Carolina 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 North Carolina name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once North Carolina's certificate is in hand, Michigan's filing goes in. Once Michigan approves it, the North Carolina company can do business there.

First-year cost, North Carolina to Michigan

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

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

Will your North Carolina name work for Michigan?

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

Agents: Michigan and North Carolina

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

Staying in good standing in North Carolina and Michigan

Each year your LLC files North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and Michigan's Annual Statement ($25). With our $149 resident agent renewal, North Carolina plus Michigan comes to $377 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Michigan

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

The other way: Michigan into North Carolina

An LLC formed in Michigan that registers with North Carolina files Form L-09 with $253 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: North Carolina to Michigan

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Michigan?

Yes, once a North Carolina 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 $10 to North Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $259 in all (checkout is $50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need North Carolina's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Michigan wants North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Michigan?

$377 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $203 to North Carolina and $25 to Michigan for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Michigan?

A North Carolina company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Michigan LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

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

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