Michigan — statewide
Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Corporations, Securities and Commercial Licensing Bureau
In short
Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Corporations, Securities and Commercial Licensing Bureau issues 3 permits we publish for Michigan — statewide, last verified 2026-09-03. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Articles of Organization (LLC)only if it applies to you | Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Corporations, Securities and Commercial Licensing Bureau | $50 one-time filing, non-refundable | no expiry, but an annual statement is due every 15 February | 2026-09-03 |
| Articles of Incorporationonly if it applies to you | Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Corporations, Securities and Commercial Licensing Bureau | $60 one-time minimum — a $10 fee plus an organization fee from $50, banded by authorised shares | no expiry, but an annual report is due every 15 May | 2026-09-03 |
| Annual Report or Annual Statementonly if it applies to you | Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Corporations, Securities and Commercial Licensing Bureau | $20–$75 a year — $25 for an LLC or corporation, $75 for a professional LLC, $20 for a nonprofit | annual — 15 February for an LLC, 15 May for a corporation | 2026-09-03 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Articles of Organization (LLC)
$50 — one of the cheapest formation fees anywhere, and a professional LLC is the same. Veterans get it free: where a majority of the initial membership interests will be held by one or more veterans the fee is waived by statute. The recurring cost is the annual statement at $25, due 15 February, and an LLC formed after 30 September owes nothing on the following February. Paper filings are no longer accepted for the annual statement. Let it lapse and dissolution follows after a two-year grace period, with restoration costing $50 plus $25 for every missing year.
Articles of Incorporation
The $60 is a floor built from two separate lines rather than a printed price: a $10 non-refundable fee plus an organization fee that starts at $50 for up to sixty thousand authorised shares. Above that it climbs hard — $100 to a million shares, $300 to five million, $500 to ten million, then a further $1,000 for each additional ten million or part of it. A large authorisation is therefore expensive in Michigan in a way it is not in most states. Expediting is additive: $50 for twenty-four hours up to $1,000 for one hour. The annual report is $25, due 15 May, with penalties escalating from $10 in late May to $50 from September.
Annual Report or Annual Statement
Two different deadlines for two entity types, which is the most common Michigan filing error: an LLC files by 15 February and a corporation by 15 May. A professional LLC pays three times as much, $75, and adds a flat $50 penalty the day after the deadline. A corporation's penalty escalates by month instead, $10 in late May rising to $50 from September, so the worst case is $75. Filing is online only. The consequence of ignoring it is dissolution or revocation after two years, one year for a foreign corporation, and restoration costs $50 plus every missed year.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Michigan — statewide
- Phone
- (517) 241-6470
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Michigan LARA — annual reports and annual statementsMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
- Michigan LARA form CSCL/CD 500 — Articles of Incorporation, with the authorised-shares organization fee tableMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
- Michigan LARA form CSCL/CD 700 — Articles of Organization for a domestic limited liability companyMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
Other Michigan statewide offices
- Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
- Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Professional Licensing
- Michigan Department of State, Business Licensing Section
- Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Construction Codes
- Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential, Child Care Licensing Bureau
- Michigan Department of Treasury
Michigan jurisdictions
Commercial Compliance Hub publishes information, not legal advice. Requirements change — confirm anything you rely on with the issuing agency before you file.