Michigan Registered Agent
$129 per year, flat — as low as $87/yr with multi-year service.
Statutory registered agent service in Michigan from a local office, with same-day electronic service of process, compliance calendar, and EntityWatch® monitoring included.
What is a Michigan registered agent?
Businesses that register as legal entities are required by law in all 50 states to have a registered agent, resident agent, or statutory agent. A Michigan registered agent is the designated recipient of service of process (SOP) when a business entity faces legal action, and receives official legal documents from the state regarding the company's operation within Michigan. A Michigan business must identify its registered agent in its articles of incorporation or organization.
Why are registered agents required for Michigan businesses?
Having a registered agent is a requirement for Michigan corporations and LLCs, and the same requirement generally extends to limited partnerships, LLPs, LLLPs, nonprofit corporations, professional entities, and other businesses formed or registered by filing with the state. The agent must be located and available at a physical street address within Michigan during normal business hours — a mailbox service or P.O. Box cannot represent you. Failing to establish and maintain a registered agent can jeopardize your company's legal status in the state and lead to unnecessary expense.
Why choose InCorp in Michigan?
Created in 1998, we now serve more than 300,000 clients worldwide and hold a BBB A+ rating. We will beat any competitor's price on registered agent service, and multi-year terms bring your cost down to as little as $87 per year. Transfer fees are absorbed in most cases when you switch, and our team helps with the Michigan agent-change filing at no additional charge.
Registered Agent Service
$129 /year
Flat rate for Michigan — and every other state.
Multi-year savings
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1 yr
$129
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2 yrs
$117
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3 yrs
$105
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4 yrs
$96
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5 yrs
$87
per year, prepaid term
We will beat any competitor's price on registered agent service.
Appointing InCorp as your Michigan registered agent
- Michigan does not require original signatures unless the document is submitted via mail.
- Online filings are available for annual reports and formations, with a new system coming soon.
- Michigan has a statutory review period for documents of 10 days. They offer four expedite service options from 24-hours to 1-hour. Online filings are usually completed in 1-2 business days.
- The Michigan Registered Agent change filing fee is $5.
- The state of Michigan requires LLCs and corporations filed in Michigan to have a Registered Agent. Michigan Registered Agents are a person or company designated on public record to accept legal documents (service of process) and notifications from the Michigan Corporations Division's office on behalf of the corporate entity. There are few restrictions regarding who can be listed as a Registered Agent, the most important being that the Registered Agent must be located and available at a physical street address, within the state of Michigan, during normal business hours.
- Your Michigan Registered Agent will be responsible, on your behalf, to receive all government notifications sent to Registered Agents and litigation (service of process) documents. In Michigan, InCorp's address is for Registered Agent service only.
The law behind it
Michigan's registered-agent framework, quoted directly from the state code.
MCL 450.1241 Business Corporation Act (Act 284 of 1972) — Corporations
“(1) Each domestic corporation and each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state shall have and continuously maintain in this state both of the following: (a) A registered office, which may be the same as its place of business. (b) A resident agent. A resident agent may be an individual resident of this state; a domestic corporation or limited liability company; or a foreign corporation or limited liability company authorized to transact business in this state. (2) The address of the business office or residence of a resident agent must be the same as the address of the registered office.”
MCL 450.4207 Michigan Limited Liability Company Act (Act 23 of 1993) — LLCs
“(1) Each domestic limited liability company and foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in this state shall have and continuously maintain in this state both of the following: (a) A registered office that may, but need not be, the same as its place of business. (b) A resident agent. The resident agent may be either an individual resident in this state whose business office or residence is identical with the registered office or any of the following having a business office identical with the registered office: (i) A domestic corporation. (ii) A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state. (iii) A domestic limited liability company. (iv) A foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in this state.”
Quoted verbatim from the official published statutes. Statutes are amended from time to time — always confirm current law with the state or your attorney. This is information, not legal advice.
Order multiple years of Michigan registered agent service and save
$129 /year
Multi-year savings
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1 yr
$129
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2 yrs
$117
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3 yrs
$105
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4 yrs
$96
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5 yrs
$87
per year, prepaid term
We will beat any competitor's price on registered agent service.
"InCorp helped me navigate the details and potentially confusing amount of filing and paperwork that I would have had to figure out for myself. For a small business (or even larger) this was invaluable."
"The service was impeccable and fee structure extremely reasonable. I have now engaged InCorp Services to handle all of my foreign entity registrations, as well as maintain annual filing requirements..."
"Excellent company, always with top notch, friendly service."
Quotes from InCorp client reviews.
Michigan registered agent FAQs
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Switching your Michigan registered agent
Michigan charges a fee to change an existing entity's registered agent — and InCorp covers it when you switch to us. The state's fee, and what you actually pay:
| Entity Type | State Agent-Change Fee | What You Pay with InCorp |
|---|---|---|
| All entity types | $5 | $0 |
State fees are set by state law and are never discounted. Amounts shown are what the state collects with a change-of-agent filing - in some states that includes an online payment-processing fee or required extras such as certified copies or county recording.
InCorp covers the state agent-change fee when you switch to us, in most cases — confirmed before you order.
InCorp will beat any competitor's price on any product or service. Call (800) 2-INCORP for a free consultation.
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