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How to Start an LLC in the of State of Michigan

Limited Liability Company is a business structure helps to pass-through the taxes. It provides legal protection without double taxation. It can be created with one owner/member only and a member can either be a person or a legal entity is registered with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs as a Corporation.

Following are the restricted keywords or prohibited except as authorized under rules and regulations issued by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture may need a prior approval before filing the incorporation, articles to conduct business in the State of Michigan.

ASBESTOS ABATEMENT CONTRACTOR
ACADEMY
ACCOUNTANT
ACUPUNCTURIST
ADJUSTER
ADULT FOSTER CARE FACILITY
AFIDS
AGRICULTURAL FAIR SOCIETIES
AIRCRAFT TRANSPORT OPERATION
AIRCRAFT TRANSPORT VEHICLE
ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CARE FINANCING AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS
ALTIUS
AMBULANCE
AMBULANCE OPERATION
AMERICAN ESPIRITO SPORT FRATERNITE
AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE
ANIMAL TECHNICIAN
ANIMAL TECHNOLOGIST
APOTHECARY
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECTURE
A.T. (Athletic Trainer)
A.T.C. (Athletic Trainer Certified)
A.T.L.
ATTORNEY
AUDIOLOGIST
AUDIOMETRIST
AUTHORITY
BAIL BOND
BANC
BANCORP
BANK
BANK HOLDING COMPANY
BANKING
BANQUE
BARBER
BONDING
BOXER
BOXING PROMOTER
BRIDGE
BROKER-DEALER
BRINE PIPELINE
BUILDER
BUILDING AND LOAN
BUREAU OF MICHIGAN
BURIAL
C.A.
CANAL IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
CARNIVAL-AMUSEMENT RIDE OPERATOR
C.A.T.
CEMETERY
CENTRAL LIQUIDITY
CENTRAL LIQUIDITY FACILITY
CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANT
CERTIFIED ACUPUNCTURIST
CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINER
CERTIFIED GENERAL REAL ESTATE APPRAISER
CERTIFIED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
CERTIFIED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
CERTIFIED RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE APPRAISER
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT
CHILD CARE ORGANIZATION
CHIROPODICAL
CHIROPODIST
CHIROPODY
CHIROPRACTIC
CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIAN
CHIROPRACTOR
CITIUS
CITIUS ALTIUS FORTIUS
CITIZENS DISTRICT COUNCIL
CITY OF
CIVIL AIR PATROL
CLF
CLINICAL AUDIOLOGIST
COLLECTION AGENCY
COLLEGE
COMMODITY CREDIT
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
COMMUNITY PLANNER
CONSULTING PSYCHOLOGIST
CONVALESCENT CENTER
CO-OP
COOPERATIVE
COSMETOLOGIST
COSMETOLOGY
C.O.T.
C.O.T.A.
COUNTY OF
COUNSELOR
CREDIT COMMODITY
CREDIT COMMODITY CORPORATION
CREDIT LIFE
CREDIT UNION
CREDIT UNION SERVICE ORGANIZATION
CREMATION
CREMATORY
CUSO
DAY CARE CENTER
D.C.
D.D.S.
DEA
DEBT MANAGEMENT
DENTAL ASSISTANT
DENTAL HYGIENIST
DENTIST
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF MICHIGAN
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT INSURANCE
DETECTIVE AGENCY
DHHS
DIETITIAN
DIPLOMATE IN OSTEOPATHY
D.M.D.
D.O.
DOCTOR (AND DR.)
DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC
DOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE
DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY
DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHY
DOCTOR OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE
DOCTOR OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
D.P.M.
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION
DRUGGIST
DRUGSTORE
D.V.M.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATIONAL AUDIOLOGIST
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
ELECTRICIAN
ELECTROLOGIST
ELEVATOR CONTRACTOR
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES INSTRUCTOR
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN
EMIGRANT AGENT
EMPLOYMENT AGENT
EMPOWERMENT ZONE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
E.M.S.
E.M.T.
ENDODONTIST
ENGINEER
ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
ESTHETICIAN
EXTENDED CARE FACILITY
FAMILY ADVISOR
FAMILY CONSULTANT
FAMILY COUNSELOR
FAMILY GUIDANCE ADVISOR
FAMILY GUIDANCE CONSULTANT
FAMILY GUIDANCE COUNSELOR
FAMILY RELATIONS COUNSELOR
FAMILY THERAPIST
FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION
FBI
FEDERAL
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
FEDERAL DEPOSIT
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION
FEDERAL INTERMEDIATE CREDIT BANK
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
FHA
FIDUCIARY
FIRE ALARM TECHNICIAN
FOOT SPECIALIST
FORTIUS
FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES
FREE STANDING SURGICAL OUTPATIENT FACILITY
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT
GIVE A HOOT, DON’T POLLUTE
GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
GRAIN DEALER
GUARDIAN
GUARDIANSHIP
HARBOR IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
HCFA
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION
HEALTH CARE CENTER
HEALTH CENTER
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION
HEARING AID AUDIOLOGIST
HEARING AID DEALER
HEARING AID SALESPERSON
HEARING AID TRAINEE
HEARING THERAPIST
HHS
HMO
HOME AND HOUSING FINANCE
HOME AND HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
HOME FOR THE AGED
HOMELAND SAFETY
HOMELAND SECURITY
HOME LOAN
HORTICULTURAL FAIR SOCIETIES
HOSPICE
HOSPITAL
HOSPITALS
HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE
HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE AGENCY
HUD
HVAC
IMMIGRATION CLERICAL ASSISTANT
INDUSTRIAL AUDIOLOGIST
INDUSTRIAL BANK
INSTITUTE
INSURANCE
INVESTMENT ADVISOR
JOINT VENTURE
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
LAND SURVEYOR
LAND SURVEYING
LAWYER
L.B.S.W.
L.D.
LEIN
LICENSED ATHLETIC TRAINER
LICENSED BACHELOR’S SOCIAL WORKER
LICENSED COUNSELOR
LICENSED DIETITIAN
LICENSED HEARING AID DEALER
LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST
LICENSED MARRIAGE COUNSELOR
LICENSED MASTER’S SOCIAL WORKER
LICENSED NUTRITIONIST
LICENSED PHYSICAL THERAPIST
LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE
LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR
LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST
LICENSED RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONER
LICENSED RESPIRATORY THERAPIST
LIEN
LIMITED LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST
LIMITED LICENSED MARRIAGE COUNSELOR
LIMITED LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST
LIMITED REAL ESTATE APPRAISER
LITTLE LEAGUE
LITTLE LEAGUER
LIVESTOCK DEALER
L.M.F.T.
L.M.S.W.
L.N.
LOAN
LOTTERY
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
L.P.C.
L.P.N.
L.P.T.
L.R.C.P.
L.R.T.
MAINTENANCE AND ALTERATION CONTRACTOR
MANICURIST
MARITAL COUNSELOR
MARITAL THERAPIST
MARRIAGE ADVISOR
MARRIAGE CONSULTANT
MARRIAGE GUIDANCE ADVISOR
MARRIAGE GUIDANCE CONSULTANT
MARRIAGE GUIDANCE COUNSELOR
MARRIAGE RELATIONS ADVISOR
MARRIAGE RELATIONS CONSULTANT
MARRIAGE RELATIONS COUNSELOR
MAUSOLEUM
MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS
M.D.
MEDICAID
MEDICAL FIRST RESPONSE SERVICE
MEDICARE
MEDICINE STORE
MONTESSORI
MORTGAGE
MORTICIAN
MORTUARY SCIENCE
MUTUAL
NATIONAL
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CORPORATION
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION BOARD
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION SHARE INSURANCE FUND
NATURAL HAIR CULTURIST
NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS
NCUA
NCUSIF
NONPROFIT HOUSING
NONPROFIT HOUSING COOPERATIVE
NONTRANSPORT PREHOSPITAL LIFE SUPPORT OPERATION
NONTRANSPORT PREHOSPITAL LIFE SUPPORT VEHICLE
NURSE ANESTHETIST
NURSE MIDWIFE
NURSE PRACTITIONER
NURSERY
NURSING CENTER
NURSING HOME
NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR
NUTRITIONIST
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST REGISTERED
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT
OCULARIST
O.D.
OLYMPIAD
OLYMPIAN
OLYMPIC
OPIC
OPTOMETRIST
ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEON
ORAL PATHOLOGIST
ORTHODONTIST
OSTEOPATH
OSTEOPATHIC PRACTITIONER
OSTEOPATHY
O.T.
O.T.R.
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
P.A.
PAN-AMERICAN
PARALYMPIAD and PARALYMPIC
PARAMEDIC
PARTNERSHIP ASSOCIATION LIMITED
PAWNBROKER
PEDIATRIC DENTIST
PERIODONTIST
PERSONNEL AGENCY
PHA
PHARMACIST
PHARMACY
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
PHYSICAL THERAPY
PHYSICAL THERAPY TECHNICIAN
PHYSICIAN’S ASSISTANT
PHYSIOTHERAPIST
PLUMBER
PLUMBING CONTRACTOR
PODIATRIC
PODIATRIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
PODIATRIST
PODIATRY
POLICE
POLYGRAPH EXAMINER
POLYGRAPHER
PRESCRIPTIONS
PRIVATE DETECTIVE
PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR
PRIVATE OVERSEAS INVESTMENT
PRIVATE SECURITY GUARD
PRIVATE SECURITY POLICE
PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING
PROFESSIONAL SURVEYOR
PROFESSIONAL SURVEYING
PROSTHODONTIST
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSISTANT
PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINER
PSYCHOLOGIST
P.T.
P.T.T.
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
PUBLIC HOUSING
PUBLIC HOUSING ADMINISTRATION
PURE MICHIGAN
R.A.
RAILROAD or RAILWAY
R.C.P.
R.D.
R.D.A.
R.D.H.
REAL ESTATE BROKER
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON
REAL ESTATE VALUATION SPECIALIST
RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE
RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION
REDEVELOPMENT
REFRIGERATION
REGISTERED ACCOUNTANT
REGISTERED ACUPUNCTURIST
REGISTERED AUCTIONEER
REGISTERED DENTAL ASSISTANT
REGISTERED DENTAL HYGIENIST
REGISTERED DIETITIAN
REGISTERED FORESTER
REGISTERED NURSE
REGISTERED PHYSICAL THERAPIST
REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSE
REGISTERED SANITARIAN
REGISTERED SOCIAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN
REHABILITATION CENTER
REIT
RESERVE
RESIDENTIAL BUILDER
RESIDENTIAL MAINTENANCE AND ALTERATION CONTRACTOR
RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONER
RESPIRATORY THERAPIST
RIDING STABLE
RIVER IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
R.N.
R.PH.
R.P.T.
R.S.
R.S.S.T.
R.T.
RURAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
SAFETY AND COLLATERAL DEPOSIT
SANITARIAN
SANITARIUM
SAVINGS
SAVINGS AND LOAN
SCHOOL
SECONDHAND DEALER
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
SECRET SERVICE
SECRET SERVICE UNIFORMED DIVISION
SECRET SOCIETY
SECURITY
SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM CONTRACTOR
SECURITY GUARD AGENCY
SHARE INSURANCE
SKI LIFT OPERATOR
SMOKEY BEAR
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM
SOCIAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN
SOCIAL WORKER
SSA
SSI
STATE OF MICHIGAN
STATE LICENSED REAL ESTATE APPRAISER
SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES
SUMMER RESORT
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM
SURETY
SURVEYOR
T.A.
TELEPHONE
TELEGRAPH
TITLE
TOWNSHIP OF
TRAINED ATTENDANT
TRUST
TRUSTEE
TUNNEL
U.D.
UNDERTAKER
UNION DEPOT
UNITED STATES
UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY
UNITED STATES HOUSING AUTHORITY
UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE
UNITED STATES MINT
UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
UNITED STATES SAVINGS BOND
UNIVERSITY
U.S.
USHA
U.S. MARSHAL
U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE
U.S. MINT
U.S.S.S.
VAULT
VEHICLE PROTECTION PRODUCT WARRANTOR
VETERINARIAN
VETERINARY
VETERINARY DOCTOR
VETERINARY SURGEON
VILLAGE OF
V.M.D.
WARRANTOR
WATERSHED COUNCIL
WOODSEY OWL

Basic Requirements to file an LLC in Michigan

You need to know following information first before filing the Articles of Organization:

Forms and fees

All LLCs are required to pay the filing fee for articles of organization in the state.

Expected time of processing

It will take 2-3 working days to process your articles of organization in the state of Michigan.

Naming Requirements

Under the law of the state of Michigan, an LLC must use the words LLC, Limited Liability Company, L.L.C.

Remember! Your LLC proposed name must be different to existing name registered with the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regularity Affairs. It should not be similar too.
An LLC can reserve his name for the period of six months by filing the Application for Reservation of Name”.

File Articles of Organization in the state of Michigan

You need to fill the articles with the following points:

Write the LLC’s name
Write the primary address of the LLC
What is the purpose of setting up an LLC in the state of Michigan?

Provide the name of the registered agent in the State of Michigan
Write the address of LLC’s registered agent.
Provide the mailing address of LLC’s registered agent
Write if the LLC’s has been opened as perpetual or for the specific period of time.
Write either the LLC is a “Manager managed” or a “Member Managed”
Signature of the organizer of the company
A Non US Resident is also eligible to register an LLC in Michigan
A Limited Liability Company can also be used a Corporation or an S Corporation for the tax purposes only.

Who is a Registered Agent?

A registered agent services can be served by a person or a commercial entity is registered withe the LARA. It is a must for an LLC carry business legal documentation. It is compulsory for the registered agent to have a permanent street address in the state of Michigan.

What is an Operating Agreement?

Opening an LLC in the state of Michigan does not require an operating agreement.

An operating Agreement provides information about the members’ obligations and limitations. It is written to cover economic and governance structure of your LLC.

An Operating Agreement is a list that provides information about the members, their limitations, and obligations. Some Organizations and banks may request you this document. It is written to cover governance and economic structure of your LLC.

Employer Identification Number

A Limited Liability Company is required to obtain an Employer Identification Number to open bank account and filing taxes.

Sales and Use Tax License

You need to register with the Michigan department of Treasury if you are selling goods or hiring employees. Through e-registration application, you can register online.

ANNUAL STATEMENT

All LLCs are required to submit annual report having following information:

Names and address of all members and managers
Each manager and member is a licensed person
Annual statements must be filed no later than Feb 5 of each year
You will pay $25 as annual statement filing fee
You can fill Annual Statements online as CSCL/CD-2700 pre-printed Annual Report for LLCs is sent to the registered agent too.

Michigan Trademark Registration

A trademark differentiates your goods to goods and products or similar available in the market. You need to provide following information while filing an application for trademark registration:

Trademarks
Service Marks
Place and date of first use
The name of applicant
Write the name of state or county

Useful Links:

https://www.irs.gov/

http://www.michigan.gov/lara/

http://www.michigan.gov/taxes/0,4676,7-238-43519_43529---,00.html

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