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3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Michigan (2026): Price Table

Our 2026 table for Michigan puts Mainstay Filing ($199), Michigan Registered Agent.co ($199) and MI Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order, ahead of the other foreign registration services. The $50 registration fee in Michigan is common to every entry; service cells read $397 to $497 by year three.

Compiled by the LLC Price Tables editorial team ·

Table order: Entries are placed by five columns; cost carries 40% and coverage 30%

Michigan: the main figures

  • Government registration fee$50legislature.mi.gov [read October 2026, table note]
  • Price band, year one$199Services only
  • Price band, three years$397 to $497Both renewals counted
  • State fees by year three$100Unaffected by provider choice
  • Break-even yearNone within ten yearsNothing changes rank

Michigan price table

Placed by the table method. The $50 state fee is not folded into any entry.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing: best for registering again and again

    Entry one
    • Year-1 cell$199
    • Cell for later years$149/yr
    • Three-year cell$497

    $199 on top of Michigan's $50; renewal $149

    Mainstay Filing is the first entry in Michigan: $199 on top of the state fee, free agent service in year one, then $149 a year.

    The $100 difference from Michigan Registered Agent.co at year three buys coverage, and coverage settles the order.

    The agent renews at $149 a year in every state.

    Price buys

    • Registration paperwork, filed
    • The same fee in each state

    In its favor

    • $199 for the registration
    • The fee does not change by state

    Against it

    • Agent renews at $149, $50 above Michigan Registered Agent.co
    See Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

  2. 2. Michigan Registered Agent.co: best for the smallest agent bill

    Michigan specialist
    • Year-1 cell$199
    • Cell for later years$99/yr
    • Three-year cell$397

    $199 on top of Michigan's $50; renewal $99

    Below that, Michigan Registered Agent.co: registering with Michigan through this service costs $199, followed by a $99 agent renewal.

    Price buys

    • Registration delivered to the state office
    • Agent service for the first year

    In its favor

    • $199 on top of the state fee
    • First agent year included
    • $99 a year for the agent after that

    Against it

    • The home state needs a different agent
    See Michigan Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

  3. 3. MI Registered Agent.org: best for a small agent renewal

    Michigan specialist
    • Year-1 cell$199
    • Cell for later years$99/yr
    • Three-year cell$397

    $199 on top of Michigan's $50; renewal $99

    Below that, MI Registered Agent.org: registering with Michigan through this service costs $199, followed by a $99 agent renewal.

    Michigan Registered Agent.co lists identical prices.

    Price buys

    • Registration delivered to the state office
    • Agent service for the first year

    In its favor

    • $99 a year for the agent after that
    • $199 on top of the state fee
    • First agent year included

    Against it

    • The home state needs a different agent
    See MI Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Cumulative cost by year

No.EntryYear 1 cellYear 2 cellYear 3 cellYear 5 cell
1Mainstay Filing$199$348$497$795See Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Michigan Registered Agent.co$199$298$397$595See Michigan Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3MI Registered Agent.org$199$298$397$595See MI Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Prices as published November 13, 2026; year one first, then each renewal added. No entry passes another within ten years.

Try other years

Totals for 1 to 5 years. State fees are omitted because every entry owes the same ones.
Total for 3 years: Mainstay Filing $497, Michigan Registered Agent.co $397, MI Registered Agent.org $397. Smallest total: Michigan Registered Agent.co.

Michigan fee list

ChargeCellSource
Registration charge$50legislature.mi.gov [read October 2026, table note]
Annual statement$25michigan.gov [read October 2026, table note]
State fees over three years$100Filing, reports and any tax
The state's share over three years is built from the filing fee, the reports owed in years two and three and any yearly minimum tax. Items with no fixed price, such as newspaper publication, are described in the text and left out of the sum.

What settled the order

For Michigan, the deciding column was filing work per row (30% of the sort), where Mainstay Filing finished ahead.

The home state counts too; one account for both scored highest.

Michigan foreign LLC registration fee and rules, quoted from the official source

To register: the Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Michigan (for foreign limited liability companies) (Form CSCL/CD 760), the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division, $50. It also requires certificate of good standing no older than 30 days.

Skipping registration risks no standing to sue in Michigan (MCL 450.5007(1)).

Quoted text: michigan.gov [read October 2026, table note]

The no-service cell

Do the filing yourself and the only charge left is the state's: $100 across three years. The entries above add $397 to $497 for the paperwork.

Questions

What does registering a foreign LLC in Michigan cost?

$50 at the state office, and a service fee of $199 if you use one.

What do these entries add up to over three years?

Year one plus two renewals comes to $397 to $497.

Which form carries out the registration?

Use Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Michigan (for foreign limited liability companies) (Form CSCL/CD 760), lodged with the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division.

Must a document from the home state accompany the Michigan filing?

Yes, one issued within 30 days: certificate of good standing.

Which recurring filing follows registration?

It is the annual statement, charged at $25.

When does one entry pass another in total cost?

Not within ten years: the running totals keep the same order.

Which foreign registration service is the best value for Michigan?

By the five-column test the Michigan order is Mainstay Filing, Michigan Registered Agent.co and MI Registered Agent.org, led by Mainstay Filing on filing work per row.

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Where this came from

  1. For Michigan Department of Licensing and the source is michigan.gov (August 2026).
  2. For Michigan Department of Licensing and the source is michigan.gov (August 2026).
  3. For Michigan report due date the source is michigan.gov (August 2026).
  4. For MCL 450.4202 the source is legislature.mi.gov (August 2026).
  5. For Michigan formation fee: Filing fee the source is michigan.gov (September 2026).
  6. For Michigan formation fee: Filing fee the source is legislature.mi.gov (September 2026).
  7. For Michigan registered agent statute the source is legislature.mi.gov (October 2026).
  8. For LARA limited liability company forms the source is michigan.gov (October 2026).
  9. For MCL 450.5002, certificate of authority the source is legislature.mi.gov (October 2026).
  10. For MCL 450.5008, activities that are the source is legislature.mi.gov (October 2026).
  11. For MCL 450.5007, consequences of transacting the source is legislature.mi.gov (October 2026).
  12. Mainstay Filing: Michigan service page (read November 13, 2026)
  13. Michigan Registered Agent.co: pricing page (read November 13, 2026)
  14. MI Registered Agent.org: pricing page (read November 13, 2026)