Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 760

Pennsylvania LLC Foreign Registration in Michigan

To do business in Michigan, an LLC formed in Pennsylvania registers there on Form CSCL/CD 760, with $50 in state fees. Michigan also wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division using your Pennsylvania records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Pennsylvania vs Michigan: the paperwork

	Pennsylvania formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Form CSCL/CD 760, Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Michigan
State fee	$40	$50 at order
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	michigan.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Annual Statement, $25, every year
Due	September 30	February 15
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Michigan resident agent

From Pennsylvania to Michigan, step by step

Order the Pennsylvania certificate
The Subsistence Certificate ($40) is ordered from Pennsylvania separately; it is not part of our Michigan order. Michigan counts 30 days from the day Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Pennsylvania certificate comes first; then the Michigan filing goes in. Once Michigan approves it, the Pennsylvania company can do business there.

Michigan costs for Pennsylvania companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$50
Subsistence Certificate, paid to Pennsylvania	$40
Our service, with a year of Michigan resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Pennsylvania certificate included	$289

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

Your Pennsylvania name and Michigan's rules

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

Agents: Michigan and Pennsylvania

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

Staying in good standing in Pennsylvania and Michigan

Each year your LLC files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Michigan's Annual Statement ($25). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus Michigan comes to $181 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Michigan

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania files Form CSCL/CD 560 with Michigan ($60 in state fees). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Michigan into Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Michigan that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no Michigan certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Pennsylvania owners ask about Michigan

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Michigan?

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

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

$249 at checkout plus $40 to Pennsylvania for the Subsistence Certificate, $289 in all (checkout is $50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Pennsylvania's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Michigan wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Michigan?

$181 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and $25 to Michigan for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Michigan?

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

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

Yes: the Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers Michigan for year one.

Can I form a new Michigan LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

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

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