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Michigan · Annual Report Guide

Michigan annual report: February 15, at LARA.

Michigan files its companies at LARA, the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, while the Secretary of State handles license plates and elections, a split that sends half the state’s owners to the wrong website every winter. The filing itself is friendly: a $25 annual statement, due February 15 for every LLC at once. Two silent Februaries, though, and good standing is gone with dissolution close behind.

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This year's report, prepared and filed with the Secretary of State, with your standing verified after it posts.

The report, decoded

Four facts cover the whole system

1 · What it actually is

The annual statement, Michigan’s name for the LLC report, filed with LARA: it confirms your registered office and resident agent on the record. Corporations file a fuller annual report on their own date. What we file for you →

2 · When it is due

February 15, every year, for every LLC in the state at once; corporations answer by May 15 instead. One winter date for the LLCs, one spring date for the corps, no anniversary math anywhere. Put yours on a watched calendar →

3 · What it costs

$25 for an LLC’s annual statement, among the gentlest in the country. When we file it for you, the total is the state fee plus a transaction fee plus our service fee, as a one-time filing or on the automated annual plan, itemized on the pricing page before you pay, so nothing quoted here can go stale.

4 · What happens if you miss it

One missed February leaves the statement unfiled on a public record. Two years unfiled and the LLC loses good standing, with the automatic dissolution track behind it, and restoration requires every missed statement settled.

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The ladder, rung by rung

One February is a slip, two is a status change

IN GOOD STANDINGThe statement is filed for the year and LARA’s record shows a company in good standing, which is what lenders and licensing boards check.
DUE · FEBRUARY 15The statewide LLC date, deep in a Michigan winter. Corporations answer May 15 instead. January filers never meet the rows below.
ONE YEAR UNFILEDNo penalty lands, but the gap is public, and the second February is now the one that matters.
NOT IN GOOD STANDINGTwo years unfiled and the status flips: certificates stop, deals stall, and the automatic dissolution track opens.
RESTOREDThe road back: every missed statement filed and the record restored, with the lapse preserved in the history that counterparties read.

The Michigan annual statement is $25, due February 15 for every LLC, filed with LARA rather than the Secretary of State; corporations file their annual report by May 15. One missed year sits quietly, two cost good standing with dissolution behind it. The fee is small, the agency is the surprise, and the second February is the cliff.

The deadline is step one

Where you stand decides what you do next

Your statement is due, or unfiled

Before February 15, file now and be done. After it, file before the second winter turns a slip into a status change; the statement costs the same $25 either way.

You lost good standing

Two silent years did it, and one batch undoes it: every missed statement filed together restores the record. We prepare the whole stack at once, because piecemeal filings stall.

You searched the Secretary of State first

Everyone does: Michigan keeps companies at LARA, and the Secretary of State keeps license plates. Your record is fine, it lives at the other agency, and our watched calendar knows the difference.

The website that was the wrong agency

He renewed his plates and thought he filed his statement

Sorting the two agencies’ paperwork into separate folders at last
Every February I did my Michigan paperwork: plates, licenses, all of it, on the Secretary of State site, feeling thorough. The annual statement lives at LARA, a different agency I had never heard of, and two Februaries of wrong-website diligence cost us our good standing right as a supplier ran a credit check. I was on time every year. I was just on time at the wrong agency.
Distributor, Grand RapidsTwo agencies, two folders, one calendar now
Standing restoredRight agency foundFebruaries watched

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When is my Michigan annual statement due?

February 15, every year, for every Michigan LLC at once, $25, filed with LARA, not the Secretary of State, which is the part that catches everyone. Corporations file by May 15 instead. Yours is on my calendar for January, before the winter date sneaks up.

I missed last February. How bad is it?

One miss is quiet: no penalty, just an unfiled statement showing on the record. The second missed February is the real one, because two unfiled years cost good standing and open the dissolution track. File the $25 statement now and the clock resets. I can do it today.

My company shows not in good standing. What is the way back?

File every missed statement in one batch and the record restores. It is routine when done together and slow when done piecemeal, so I prepare the full stack at once, then keep the Februaries filed so the status never flips again.
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Frequently asked

Michigan Annual Report questions.

What is the Michigan annual statement?

Michigan’s name for the LLC annual report: a $25 filing with LARA, the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, confirming your registered office and resident agent. Corporations file a fuller annual report instead. We prepare and file it on time as part of annual report service.

When is the Michigan annual statement due?

February 15, every year, for every Michigan LLC at once; corporations file their annual report by May 15. There is no anniversary math, just two statewide dates, and the LLC one lands deep in winter, which is why it belongs on a watched calendar in January.

How much does the Michigan annual statement cost?

$25 for an LLC, among the gentlest report fees in the country. When we file it for you, the total is the state fee plus a transaction fee plus our service fee, as a one-time filing or on the automated annual plan, itemized on the pricing page before you pay, so nothing quoted here can go stale.

What happens if I miss the Michigan annual statement?

One missed year sits unfiled on the public record without penalty. Two consecutive unfiled years cost the LLC its good standing and open the automatic dissolution track, with restoration requiring every missed statement settled. The second February, not the first, is the cliff.

Why can’t I find my company at the Michigan Secretary of State?

Because Michigan keeps its business registry at LARA, while the Secretary of State handles vehicles and elections. Searching the wrong agency is the state’s most common compliance error, and it costs real Februaries. We file with the right agency and track both statewide dates.

Do foreign entities registered in Michigan file the annual statement too?

Yes, on the same February 15 date and $25 fee for LLCs, with foreign corporations on the May 15 report, all on top of their home state’s filings. Our multi-entity dashboard keeps each state and each agency straight.

Can File.Business file my Michigan annual statement?

Yes. We put February 15 on a watched calendar, prepare the statement in January, file with LARA, and verify your standing after it posts, every year, automatically, with the state fee, transaction fee, and our service fee itemized up front, one-time or on the automated plan.

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