Michigan LARA Corporations Division — contact, fees, and licensing

Michigan's Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing (CSCL) Bureau within the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) is the state agency that registers business entities — not the Michigan Secretary of State, which handles elections and vehicle licensing. The CSCL Corporations Division registers all entity types, processes annual statements, issues certificates, and administers the MiBusiness Registry portal launched in June 2025.

LARA Corporations Division contact

Street address	2407 N. Grand River Ave., 1st Floor, Lansing, MI 48906
Mailing address	Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing — Corporations Division, PO Box 30054, Lansing, MI 48909
Phone	(517) 241-6470
Email	corpsmail@michigan.gov
Office hours	Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
In-person visits	Appointment required; a public terminal is available on-site for free record viewing without appointment
MiBusiness Registry portal	mibusinessregistry.lara.state.mi.us
Corporations Division homepage	michigan.gov — Corporations Division

Entity formation and filing fees

Fees below are from the LARA Corporations Division fee schedule (PDF, 18 pages, confirmed live). The PDF does not carry a human-readable revision date; verify current amounts at michigan.gov before filing. Corporation formation fees scale by authorized shares — the amounts below reflect the minimum-share-count tier.

Filing	Fee
Domestic LLC — Articles of Organization	$50
Domestic LLC — Annual Statement	$25
Professional LLC (PLLC) — Annual Statement	$75
Domestic Profit Corp — Articles of Incorporation (up to 60,000 shares)	$60 (includes $10 filing + $50 organization fee)
Domestic Profit Corp — Annual Report (on time)	$25
Domestic Nonprofit Corp — Articles of Incorporation	$20
Domestic Nonprofit Corp — Annual Report	$20
Name Reservation — LLC	$25
Name Reservation — Corporation or LP	$10
Certificate of Good Standing	$10 (expedited: $12.50)
Same-day expedited processing	+$100
24-hour expedited processing	+$50

Late annual reports for profit corporations carry escalating fees: $35 if filed May 16–31, $45 in June, $55 in July, $65 in August, and $75 for September onward. On-time filings are $25.

Key Michigan state licensing agencies

Agency	What it covers	Website
Michigan Department of Treasury	State tax registration, sales and use tax, withholding tax, Michigan Business Tax accounts	michigan.gov/taxes
Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA)	Employer unemployment insurance registration, MiWAM online employer portal	michigan.gov/uia
Michigan LARA — Bureau of Professional Licensing (BPL)	Professional and occupational licenses for 200+ license types: contractors, healthcare, real estate, cosmetology	michigan.gov/lara/bpl

This guide is informational only and is not affiliated with the Michigan LARA Corporations Division or any state agency listed above. Contact information verified against official Michigan LARA sources, May 2026. Fee amounts are from the LARA fee schedule PDF — verify current amounts at michigan.gov before filing.