What is inside the cost of forming an LLC here?
$50 is the state's share. Add $199 if a service files in year one.
State fees for years one through three stack up to $100. peek at legislature.mi.gov, confirmed September 2026
Which form is inside the filing, and where does it go?
The Articles of Organization (Form CSCL/CD-700) is the filing, and the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) is where it goes. Approval creates the LLC.
The law underneath: MCL 450.4202. Expect this wait: Up to 10 business days for non-expedited. peek at legislature.mi.gov, confirmed September 2026
Is a resident agent required?
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
A Michigan resident, or a corporation or LLC formed in Michigan or authorized there, whose business office (or, for a person, residence) is the registered office.
peek at legislature.mi.gov, confirmed October 2026
What comes after the LLC is formed?
The annual statement comes back each year, for $25. Its date, in the state's words, is February 15.
File late and the state adds $10.
peek at michigan.gov, confirmed August 2026
Do I have to pay a service at all?
Yes. Filing on your own costs only the state's fees, $100 over three years.
Services add $397 to $597 across three years to take the filings off your desk, and Mainstay Filing counts the reports among them.
What put number one on top?
MI Registered Agent.org wins the total across three years layer, which counts 34%.
Five layers set the order: total across three years (34%), what is inside the price (29%), price laid out in the open (14%), how the renewal behaves (12%) and how far it reaches (11%).
Three years at MI Registered Agent.org cost $397, which is $200 below Mainstay Filing.
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