#Agent

With a $50 state filing fee and a $25 annual maintenance fee, Michigan boasts one of the lowest LLC cost structures among all U.S. states. Yet non-resident applicants still cannot bypass one mandatory requirement. Michigan calls its statutory agent role a Resident Agent — rather than the more widely used term Registered Agent — and it must be held by an entity with a physical street address within the state. This article breaks down the true all-in costs, the easily missed fine print of the Annual Statement rule, and the available EIN application routes for overseas applicants.