Foreign registration · Form CSCL/CD 760

Wisconsin LLC Foreign Registration in Michigan

Michigan registers an LLC from Wisconsin as a foreign LLC on Form CSCL/CD 760, with $50 in state fees. Michigan also asks for Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division using your Wisconsin records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Wisconsin and Michigan each ask for

	Wisconsin formed here	Michigan registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Form CSCL/CD 760, Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Michigan
State fee	$10	$50 at order
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed with Michigan
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	michigan.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $25, every year	Annual Statement, $25, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the LLC's anniversary date	February 15
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Michigan resident agent

How Wisconsin companies register with Michigan

Order the Wisconsin certificate
The Certificate of Status ($10) is ordered from Wisconsin separately; it is not part of our Michigan order. Ordered from Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Wisconsin issues the certificate instantly, so the Michigan filing can go in the same day. Once Michigan approves it, the Wisconsin company can do business there.

Michigan costs for Wisconsin companies

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

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

Will your Wisconsin name work for Michigan?

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

Your Michigan agent and the Wisconsin one

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

Yearly filings: Michigan and Wisconsin

Each year your LLC files Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and Michigan's Annual Statement ($25). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Wisconsin plus Michigan comes to $199 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Michigan

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

Registering a Michigan company in Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Michigan that registers with Wisconsin files Form 521 with $100 in state fees; no Michigan certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Wisconsin to Michigan

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Michigan?

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

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

$249 at checkout plus $10 to Wisconsin for the Certificate of Status, $259 in all (checkout is $50 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Wisconsin's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Michigan?

$199 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and $25 to Michigan for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Michigan?

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

Does Michigan require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Michigan LLC instead?

Yes, but Wisconsin keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Michigan's Annual Statement ($25), and the original keeps Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5).

How do I withdraw from Michigan later?

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

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