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Foreign LLC, unpacked

The tag a state gives any LLC organized elsewhere that is now working within its borders.
Unpacked by the LLC Unpacked editorial team

Inside the term

Also labeled
Out-of-state LLC
Nearby terms
Foreign registration stacked with Certificate of good standing stacked with Registered agent

What to do with it

An LLC that will do business in another state registers there before the first sale.

Where states differ

Registration fees run from $50 in Michigan to $750 in Texas. Open all fifty rules.

Where it turns up

You will meet it in these pages: What is inside LLC formation in each state, Registered agent rules, unpacked by state, What is inside foreign registration in each state.

What the page rests on

  1. Unpacking LARA Corporations Division led us to michigan.gov, confirmed October 2026, which you can open yourself
  2. Unpacking LARA limited liability company forms led us to michigan.gov, confirmed October 2026, which you can open yourself
  3. Unpacking MCL 450.5002, certificate of authority led us to legislature.mi.gov, confirmed October 2026, which you can open yourself
  4. Unpacking MCL 450.5008, activities that are led us to legislature.mi.gov, confirmed October 2026, which you can open yourself
  5. Unpacking MCL 450.5007, consequences of transacting led us to legislature.mi.gov, confirmed October 2026, which you can open yourself
  6. Unpacking LARA annual reports and annual led us to michigan.gov, confirmed October 2026, which you can open yourself
  7. Unpacking Texas Secretary of State, foreign led us to sos.state.tx.us, confirmed October 2026, which you can open yourself
  8. Unpacking Form 304 instructions led us to sos.state.tx.us, confirmed October 2026, which you can open yourself
  9. Unpacking Fee schedule, Form 806 led us to sos.texas.gov, confirmed October 2026, which you can open yourself
  10. Unpacking Business Organizations Code, Chapter 9 led us to statutes.capitol.texas.gov, confirmed October 2026, which you can open yourself
  11. Unpacking Texas Comptroller, franchise tax led us to comptroller.texas.gov, confirmed October 2026, which you can open yourself