Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 760

Rhode Island LLC Foreign Registration in Michigan

To do business in Michigan, an LLC formed in Rhode Island registers there on Form CSCL/CD 760, with $50 in state fees. Michigan also wants Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division from your Rhode Island records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Rhode Island vs Michigan: the paperwork

	Rhode Island formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Form CSCL/CD 760, Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Michigan
State fee	$22	$50 at order
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	sos.ri.gov	michigan.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year	Annual Statement, $25, every year
Due	May 1	February 15
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Michigan resident agent

How Rhode Island companies register with Michigan

Order the Rhode Island certificate
The Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) is ordered from Rhode Island separately; it is not part of our Michigan order. It comes as a short form ($22) or a long form ($30). Rhode Island takes days to issue it and Michigan wants it within 30 days, so the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file Form CSCL/CD 760
It lists us as your Michigan resident agent, next to your Rhode Island name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Allow for the days Rhode Island takes to send the certificate before the Michigan filing goes in. After approval, your Rhode Island LLC is registered with Michigan.

First-year cost, Rhode Island to Michigan

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$50
Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Rhode Island	$22
Our service, with a year of Michigan resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Rhode Island certificate included	$271

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

Your Rhode Island name and Michigan's rules

We check your exact Rhode Island name against Michigan's records before filing.

Your Michigan agent and the Rhode Island one

Rhode Island and Michigan both call it a resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Rhode Island; ours takes Michigan's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Michigan and Rhode Island

Each year your LLC files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and Michigan's Annual Statement ($25). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Rhode Island plus Michigan comes to $224 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Michigan

A corporation formed in Rhode Island files Form CSCL/CD 560 with Michigan ($60 in state fees). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Michigan into Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Michigan that registers with Rhode Island files Form 450 with $156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Rhode Island owners ask about Michigan

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Michigan?

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

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

$249 at checkout plus $22 to Rhode Island for the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, $271 in all (checkout is $50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Rhode Island's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Michigan wants it ($22), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Michigan?

$224 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $50 to Rhode Island and $25 to Michigan for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Michigan?

A Rhode Island company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

Yes: the Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers Michigan for year one.

Can I form a new Michigan LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

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

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