Form a Business in Michigan

What makes Michigan different

• MI filings go to LARA (Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs), Corporations Division. NOT a Secretary of State. MI is one of only ~5 US states with this structure (alongside MD's SDAT, VA's SCC, AZ's ACC).
• Two completely different AR deadlines by entity type: - LLCs: Annual Statement due February 15 ($25 fee; $75 for PLLC; +$50 late fee) - Profit Corps: Annual Report due May 15 ($25 fee; tiered late fees up to $75 max) -…
• Corp Annual Report has SLIDING LATE FEE SCALE: - On time (by May 15): $25 - May 16-31: $35 - June 1-30: $45 - July 1-31: $55 - August 1-31: $65 - Sept 1 or later: $75 maximum - Wizard must surface monthly escalation to incentivize prompt filing
• Corp formation has TIERED ORGANIZATION FEE by authorized shares: - $10 non-refundable filing fee + - $50 (1-60K shares) - $100 (60,001-1M shares) - $300 (1M-5M shares) - $500 (5M-10M shares) - +10M shares: $500 for first 10M + $1,000 per additional 10M -…
• LLC formation is flat $50 (no tiered fee). Simpler than Corp.
• Nonprofit Corp formation is flat $20 ($10 filing + $10 franchise fee). Cheapest nonprofit formation tier in US.
• PLLC Annual Statement is $75 (NOT $25 like standard LLC). Higher fee for professional services entities. Wizard must distinguish.
• LLP Registration $100 + $100 Annual Renewal among highest LLP fees in US. Each year must renew.

Ready to file in Michigan?

We handle Articles of Organization, registered agent service, annual report monitoring, and ongoing compliance, backed by our canonical Michigan ruleset (re-verified quarterly against Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau (CSCL)).

Filing portal: https://cofs.lara.state.mi.us/