Form an ordinary Michigan LLC by filing Articles of Organization on Form 700. It later files an Annual Statement. Professional LLCs have separate filing requirements.
This guide covers forming a new Michigan LLC. If your LLC already exists in another state or country, use the foreign-registration process instead.
Michigan LLC at a glance
- Official filing website
- Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Corporations Division
- Business name check
- Search business namesA name search does not reserve or approve the name.
- Formation document
- Articles of Organization (Form 700)
- State filing fee
- $50Formation filing only; other required costs and optional services are separate.
- Processing time
- Online7-10 business daysPaper10 business days; add mail transitPublished guide estimate. Published guide estimate for a complete filing; not a state guarantee. Check the filing office before setting a deadline.
- Ongoing report or tax
- LLC Annual Statement
- Report / renewal charge
- $25An LLC formed or qualified after September 30 is not required to file on February 15 of the immediately following year. Professional LLCs use a different annual-report fee.
- Frequency / due date
- Annually, February 15
- Sales tax base rate
- 6%July 1, 2026 snapshot; not an address-specific rate. General rate for ordinary taxable sales; exemptions, special products and local rules can change the result.Official tax agency ↗
- Names in formation records
- No management roster requiredThe ordinary articles state the entity, purpose, office/agent and management arrangement. Organizer signatures do not by themselves require a membership roster. Other filings and private bank/tax records may identify owners.
Before you file in Michigan
Prepare the name, purpose, duration, Michigan resident agent and choice of member or manager management.
File the Articles of Organization (Form 700)
- Start domestic LLC articles through MiBusiness Registry, or use Form 700.
- Complete the name, purpose, agent and management sections. Enter a future effective date only if you want a delayed start.
- Have the organizer sign, pay and save the accepted articles and entity ID.
What to enter in the form
- Resident agent
- Use the appointed Michigan agent and registered office.
- Management
- Include the manager-management election if appointed managers will run the LLC.
- Duration
- Use perpetual duration for a company with no planned end date.
- Organizer
- The organizer signs the articles; that signature does not establish ownership percentages.
After approval in Michigan
- Keep access to MiBusiness Registry and the company’s notice email.
LLC Annual Statement
- File the Annual Statement by February 15. An LLC formed after September 30 skips the immediately following February 15 filing.
- Find the entity in MiBusiness Registry, confirm or update the agent and registered office, and sign the statement.
- Pay and save the accepted statement. Set the next annual reminder.
Compare the filing cycles in our annual report and recurring-fee table.
Next steps: operating agreement · get an EIN · starting checklist.
Sources and filing links
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Research and walkthrough references
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