Michigan LLC status check

What keeps a Michigan LLC or corporation in good standing, what happens if a filing is missed, and how to check your status yourself. Taken from the official rules published by Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau, Corporations Division.

Check your Michigan status

On the state’s own site: open the official business search (Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau, Corporations Division). Search your exact registered name and read the status field.

The way a lender sees it: a lender’s system doesn’t just read your status — it matches your exact legal name, your filing, your domain and your email against each other. Run the same checks below.

Free check: what a lender’s system sees

Standing in Michigan, exact legal-name match, time in business, domain age, website and business email. No account, no card, under a minute.

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What Michigan requires to stay in good standing

	LLC	Corporation
Filing	Annual Statement	Annual Report
How often	Annual	Annual
When it’s due	Due by February 15 each year, starting the year after formation. An LLC formed after September 30 does not file on the February 15 immediately following formation.	Due by May 15 each year, starting the year after incorporation (MCL 450.1911).
State fee	$25 ($75 for a PLLC; PLLC adds a $50 late fee after Feb 15). Must be filed online; LARA no longer accepts paper annual statements.	$25 if on time; late fee rises by month: $35 (May 16-31), $45 (June), $55 (July), $65 (August), $75 (Sept 1 or later). Online filing only.

Michigan calls the LLC filing an 'Annual Statement', not an annual report. LLC and corporation due dates differ (Feb 15 vs May 15). The FAQ mentions an 'AR Standing' field showing 'Not Good', but no full official list of status terms was found.

Missed it? What happens, and how to fix it

If a filing is missed

LLC: no late fee for a standard LLC; the LLC's annual-report standing shows 'Not Good' until it files. Corporation: escalating late fee up to $75; a corporation that fails to file annual reports for two years is dissolved.

Getting back in good standing

LLC: Certificate of Restoration of Good Standing; Corporation: renewal of corporate existence — state fee LLC: $50 restoration fee plus $25 for each missing annual statement. Corporation renewal fee: not stated on official pages reviewed.. Corporations renew by filing all missing reports and paying fees; LARA's FAQ says existence is then renewed. An LLC must restore good standing before it can file a certificate of dissolution.

Why lenders check this before anyone reads your application

An automated know-your-business check compares what you put on an application against the state’s record. A status that isn’t active and in good standing, or a legal name that differs from your filing by a comma or a suffix, is a common silent reason for a decline.

Fixing your status costs nothing beyond the state’s own fees; you don’t need to pay anyone to do it for you.

Common questions

When is the Michigan LLC Annual Statement due?

Due by February 15 each year, starting the year after formation. An LLC formed after September 30 does not file on the February 15 immediately following formation. The state fee is $25 ($75 for a PLLC; PLLC adds a $50 late fee after Feb 15). Must be filed online; LARA no longer accepts paper annual statements..

How do I reinstate a Michigan LLC?

Michigan calls it LLC: Certificate of Restoration of Good Standing; Corporation: renewal of corporate existence. The state fee is LLC: $50 restoration fee plus $25 for each missing annual statement. Corporation renewal fee: not stated on official pages reviewed.. Corporations renew by filing all missing reports and paying fees; LARA's FAQ says existence is then renewed. An LLC must restore good standing before it can file a certificate of dissolution.

What happens if I miss the Michigan filing deadline?

How do I check if my Michigan LLC is in good standing?

Search your exact registered name on Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau, Corporations Division's business entity search (https://mibusinessregistry.lara.state.mi.us/search/business) and read the status field. To see what a lender's verification system sees - status, exact legal-name match, domain and business email - run Peak Discounters' free fundability check.

Sources

Fees and deadlines change. Always confirm on Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau, Corporations Division’s own site before you file. Last reviewed October 16, 2026.

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