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Forming an LLC in Michigan from outside the United States.
Here's what Michigan charges to form and keep a company, what it asks for every year, and what its public record shows about you. You'll also get a straight answer on whether a founder abroad should form here at all.
01The figures
What does a Michigan LLC cost to form and keep?
State fees for a domestic LLC filed online, checked against the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs in September 2026.
- Filing fee
- $50
- Recurring charge
- $25 a year
- Processing
- Online filings are usually approved within a few business days
- Five-year state cost
- $150
By 15 February each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed, or a year later if it was formed after 30 September
As the state publishes it
The filing fee and every state charge due in the first five years
State income tax
Michigan taxes an owner's share of profit earned in Michigan. A non-resident owner with no Michigan activity generally owes none, and there's no franchise tax on LLCs.
The public record
The articles and the annual statement name the resident agent and the registered office. Members and managers are not required on either.
Checked September 2026 against the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. If a figure here has changed, email us and we'll correct it.
02The straight answer
Should a founder abroad form in Michigan?
Michigan is cheap to keep and private. It's $50 to form and $25 a year, less than half of Wyoming over five years, and neither the articles nor the annual statement name the owners. It's a sound home for a company in Detroit or Grand Rapids. For a founder abroad the gap is recognition. A Michigan LLC owned from overseas is unusual enough that a bank may ask more questions than it would about a Wyoming one.
Michigan is right anyway when
- You'll have staff, an office, a warehouse or property in the state
- A bank, a marketplace or a licensing body has told you the company must be formed in this state
| Michigan | WyomingWe file here | DelawareWe file here | |
|---|---|---|---|
| To file | $50 | $102.40 | $110 |
| Every year | $25 a year | $60 a year | $400 a year |
| Five years | $150 | $342.40 | $1,710 |
| Owners public | No | No | No |
| State income tax | Michigan taxes an owner's share of profit earned in Michigan | No personal or corporate income tax | No Delaware income tax on a company that doesn't do business in Delaware |
03What we would file instead
The same company, in Wyoming.
A Wyoming LLC costs $102.40 to file, keeps owners off the public record, and is the state banks and payment processors are used to seeing from founders abroad. Here's the whole first year, from the same price list checkout uses.
| WYOMING | Starter | StandardMost chosen | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our feeCharged once, when you confirm | $289 | $499 | $1,299 |
| Wyoming filing feePaid to the state, passed through at cost | $102.40 | $102.40 | Included |
| Due on the dayBefore any extras you choose | $391.40 | $601.40 | $1,299 |
| Then, every yearOur registered agent renewal and Wyoming's yearly charge | $179 | $309 | $1,059 |
Extras are optional and asked one at a time, each with its price. Filing yours ahead of our next batch costs $75. We email you before anything renews.
04Questions
Questions about a Michigan LLC.
If yours is not here, email us at [email protected] before you order.
By 15 February of the year after you form the LLC. If you form it after 30 September, the first statement is due a year later, so an LLC formed in November 2026 files first by 15 February 2028. It costs $25, and an LLC that stops filing loses its good standing after two years.
Yes. Michigan, like every state, doesn't require an LLC's owners to be US citizens or residents. It does require a resident agent, Michigan's name for a registered agent, with a street address in Michigan. Its recurring filing is due by 15 February each year, starting the year after the LLC is formed, or a year later if it was formed after 30 September.
It costs $50 to file, and then $25 a year. Over five years that comes to $150 in state charges. A Wyoming LLC costs $342.40 over the same five years.
No. We file in Wyoming and Delaware only. For a founder outside the US, they're the two states worth being in, and we'd rather know two states well than fifty a little. If your business will have staff, an office, stock or property in Michigan, it'll need to register there whichever state formed it, and we'll tell you so before you order.
05Every state
Every other state, with its figures.
Each state's filing fee and recurring charge, as published in September 2026. Michigan is highlighted.
Ready when you are
Form it in the state that suits you.
Most founders abroad choose Wyoming for an LLC, or Delaware for a corporation that will raise money. The order form explains the trade-off where you choose.