Utah

Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 760

Utah LLC Foreign Registration in Michigan

Michigan registers an LLC from Utah as a foreign LLC on Form CSCL/CD 760, with $50 in state fees. Michigan also wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division from your Utah records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Utah vs Michigan: the paperwork

	Utah formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Form CSCL/CD 760, Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Michigan
State fee	$12	$50 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	michigan.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Statement, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	February 15
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Michigan resident agent

How Utah companies register with Michigan

Order the Utah certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($12) is ordered from Utah separately; it is not part of our Michigan order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($20). Ordered from Utah on filing day, it easily meets Michigan's limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file Form CSCL/CD 760
It lists us as your Michigan resident agent, next to your Utah name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Utah issues the certificate instantly, so the Michigan filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Utah LLC is registered with Michigan.

First-year cost, Utah to Michigan

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$50
Certificate of Existence, paid to Utah	$12
Our service, with a year of Michigan resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Utah certificate included	$261

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

Your Utah name and Michigan's rules

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

Your Michigan agent and the Utah one

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

Yearly filings: Michigan and Utah

Each year your LLC files Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Michigan's Annual Statement ($25). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Utah plus Michigan comes to $192 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Michigan

A corporation formed in Utah files Form CSCL/CD 560 with Michigan ($60 in state fees). After that come Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Michigan into Utah

An LLC formed in Michigan that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Utah owners ask about Michigan

Does my Utah company need to register in Michigan?

Yes, once a Utah 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 $12 to Utah for the Certificate of Existence, $261 in all (checkout is $50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Michigan wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Michigan?

$192 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $25 to Michigan for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Michigan?

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

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Michigan LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

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

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