Ten questions we get most often about forming an LLC in Michigan — with straight answers, not hedged ones.
5–7 business days for standard online processing through the Michigan LARA Corporations. Once the LLC is approved, we obtain the EIN the same day and deliver your bank-ready packet within a day or two after that.
Our service is $299 flat. Michigan's state filing fee is $50, paid directly to the Michigan LARA Corporations. First-year total is $349, with no upsells and no tiered pricing.
No. Michigan allows non-residents to form and own LLCs in the state. You do need a Michigan resident agent — that's included in the $299 for the first year. Our Lansing office serves as the agent of record.
Yes. Michigan allows single-member LLCs, which the IRS treats as disregarded entities by default — meaning the LLC's income flows through to the owner's personal tax return.
Four things: your Michigan Articles of Organization filed by a formation specialist, federal EIN obtained from the IRS, a custom operating agreement drafted to your actual ownership structure, and one year of resident agent service in Michigan. No hidden costs, no tiered pricing.
Michigan charges $25 annually for the report. Miss the deadline and the state imposes a late fee, and eventually administrative dissolution if the lapse continues.
Yes, Michigan law requires every LLC to maintain a resident agent with a physical address in the state to receive service of process and official correspondence. Our Lansing office serves as your resident agent for the first year as part of the $299.
Yes. After the first year you can renew our service at $119/year, or designate yourself, an employee, or another agent by filing a change-of-agent form with the Michigan LARA Corporations. The state typically charges a small fee for the change.
Yes. Our operating agreements are drafted to your actual ownership structure — member names, percentages, voting rights, profit allocations — not a fill-in-the-blank template. Every major U.S. bank accepts them for business account opening.
Annual Statement $25, due February 15 each year. $50 late fee for missing deadline. Filed with Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), not Secretary of State.
Annual Statement $25, due February 15 each year.
Reservation takes three minutes. A formation specialist in Lansing handles the rest.