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What a foreign llc means for your filings

An LLC created under a different state's law and now active here.
Written by the Simple Filing Guide editorial team

Key points

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LLC from another state
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Foreign registration coupled with Certificate of good standing coupled with Registered agent

In practice

Plan for another state fee and an agent in the new state.

Across the 50 states

State fees to register run $50 to $750, with Michigan and Texas at the ends. Look up all fifty states.

Related guides

Next, see how it applies in these guides: How to form an LLC: guide by state, Naming an agent in all 50 states, Out-of-state registration checklist.

Sources used in this guide

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