2025 fees Michigan Secretary of State Rank #10 of 51

LLC Costs in Michigan (MI)

$200 all-in for your first year - $50 to file, $25 annual report, plus a registered agent. Michigan is $183 (48%) cheaper than the national average for first-year LLC costs.

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Very affordable formation ($50) and low annual statement fee ($25). Michigan has no publication requirement. Annual statement is due February 15 each year.

Updated 2025 · Source: Michigan Secretary of State

Lower Articles filing fee

Lower Articles filing fee. $50 one-time SOS filing sits in the bottom third of Articles/formation fees nationwide. The $50 one-time Articles filing fee in Michigan is the standout line item, putting the $200 first-year total at #10 of 51. Fees are those published by the Michigan Secretary of State; registered agent is a $125/yr market-rate line, not a vendor quote.

According to the Michigan Secretary of State fee schedule; registered agent normalized at $125/yr. See methodology. How we calculate →

$50
One-time filing fee
$25 /yr
Annual report
$200
First-year total
#10 of 51
Cost rank (1 = cheapest)

Published SOS fee schedule

Fee strip MI · Michigan SOS FY 2026 · rank #10

Michigan · FY 2026 · 10-15 business days · no pub

  • PHOTO Online filing
  • PHOTO www.michigan.gov/lara
  • PHOTO 10-15 business days
  • PHOTO +$100 expedite
  • PHOTO near Utah
  • PHOTO 48% below avg

Cheap-third stack: stamps derive from this state's Secretary of State fee schedule, not a recommendation of where to form. Read with where this cheap-third stack ranks → · All 51 SOS fee rows →

1. Kentucky$1802. Montana$1803. Colorado$1854. Hawaii$1905. Utah$1976. Michigan$200
1. Kentucky$1802. Montana$1803. Colorado$1854. Hawaii$1905. Utah$1976. Michigan$200
First-year SOS-fee total for Michigan and nearest-cost peers. Source: each Secretary of State + 51-row aggregate.

Cost vs. speed: where Michigan sits among all 51 filing offices

Michigan is cheap to form but not fast: below-average cost, yet a 13-business-day wait that's slower than the national median -- the SOS fee total alone doesn't tell you how long you'll wait. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by First-year cost ($) (X) and Processing time (business days) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Slow & expensiveCheap but slowFast but priceyFast & cheap $0$500$1,000$1,500 0d10d20d30d First-year cost ($) Processing time (business days) Cost vs. speed: where Michigan sits among all 51 filing offices
Michigan is cheap to form but not fast: below-average cost, yet a 13-business-day wait that's slower than the national median -- the SOS fee total alone doesn't tell you how long you'll wait.
Michigan is cheap to form but not fast: below-average cost, yet a 13-business-day wait that's slower than the national median -- the SOS fee total alone doesn't tell you how long you'll wait. National median processing time: 6 business days; national average first-year cost: $383. Source: each state's Secretary of State published processing-time guidance + the 51-row SOS fee aggregate.

How the cheap-third $200 stack breaks down

How your $200 first-year total breaks down Registered agent is still the largest piece (63%) even though Michigan sits in the cheaper third overall.
  • State filing fee $50
  • Annual Statement (yr 1) $25
  • Registered agent $125
Cost Item Amount
State Filing Fee $50
Annual Statement $25
Registered Agent $125/yr
Expedited Filing (optional) $100
Total, First Year $200

Ongoing tax burden after formation

Michigan's effective property tax rate of 1.25% ranks among the highest nationally, an ongoing cost that can exceed the $200 formation fee above within a year or two for a property-owning LLC.

Corporate income tax
6%
6% corporate tax rate, #26 of 51 lowest nationally
Effective property tax rate
1.25%
Of assessed property value, per year

Sources: Tax Foundation state corporate tax rates, Census ACS effective property tax rates.

Fee check: Verify current LLC fees with the Michigan Secretary of State at https://www.michigan.gov/lara. Not legal or tax advice.

Michigan LLC quick facts (cheap third)

Filing Fee $50
Annual Report $25 /yr
Processing Time 10-15 business days
Expedited $100 → 1-2 business days
Online Filing Available
First-Year Total $200
File with Michigan SOS

Similar Cost States

Arizona $175 Mississippi $175 Missouri $175 New Mexico $175

Still-cheaper peers

Even cheaper first-year SOS stacks than MI (already bottom-third):

Colorado $185 Hawaii $190 Utah $197

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Report a data error on this page.

Sources used on this page
  • Michigan Secretary of State - LLC filing fee, annual-report requirement, and processing time. www.michigan.gov/lara
  • Federation of Tax Administrators - cross-check of state fee and tax figures. taxadmin.org
LLC fees and requirements sourced from the Michigan Secretary of State. See our methodology for details.

Verify with the Michigan Secretary of State →