Michigan LLC Cost

Documents you need

• Articles of Organization (Form CSCL/CD-700) — Form CSCL/CD-700, filed with LARA's Corporations Division (the Bureau); $50 fee. An LLC is formed by filing the Articles of Organization with the Bureau; online submission begins at michigan.gov/fileonline.
• Registered office and resident agent — Under MCL 450.4207(1), each domestic and foreign LLC authorized to transact business in Michigan must continuously maintain a registered office and a resident agent in the state; the resident agent may be an individual resident whose business office or residence is identical with the registered office, or a qualifying domestic/foreign corporation or LLC with a business office identical with the registered office.
• Annual Statement — The annual statement contains the name of the resident agent and the address of the registered office in Michigan (MCL 450.4207(3)); fee $25, due February 15.
• Operating agreement — LARA's LLC page states governance is set forth by the Articles of Organization or operating agreement, and management is by members unless the Articles provide for managers. No filing of the operating agreement with LARA is stated.

How forming works in Michigan

1. Line up the agent: Registered office and resident agent — Under MCL 450.4207(1), each domestic and foreign LLC authorized to transact business in Michigan must continuously maintain a registered office and a resident agent in the state; the resident agent may be an individual resident whose business office or residence is identical with the registered office, or a qualifying domestic/foreign corporation or LLC with a business office identical with the registered office.
2. File the Articles of Organization with the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) — the filing fee is $50 at the cheapest channel (file online at the official portal linked below).

Annual report & ongoing costs

Michigan requires a annual report — fee $25.

Annual statement must be filed not later than February 15 of each year (MCL 450.4207(3)); an LLC formed after September 30 need not file on the February 15 immediately succeeding its formation.

Michigan calls this filing the Annual Statement (not annual report) for LLCs. LARA filing fees list: Limited Liability Companies $25 / Professional LLC $75, Form 2700, filed online. Per the LARA scam-alert page, 'Annual statement fees are $25' and are filed online. Annual reports/statements must now be filed online through the MiBusiness Registry Portal (paper forms no longer accepted, per LARA's June 30, 2025 portal announcement).

After you form

1. Get the free EIN from the IRS, then open a business bank account so company and personal money stay separate.
2. Stay compliant: the annual report costs $25 — diary the due date before you form.

• Employer Identification Number (EIN) — free from the IRS; a federal step that is the same in every state.

Michigan tax pages

Once the LLC is formed, these pages work out what it keeps: Michigan Tax Brackets · Michigan Income Tax Calculator · Michigan Paycheck Calculator.

Compare Michigan with the rest of the country

Michigan's first-year minimum of $50 sits in the full ranking of all 51 jurisdictions — the cheapest first year is Montana at $35 and the most expensive is California at $870.