The Corporation Division promotes economic development and growth by facilitating the formation of business entities in Michigan. The Division provides services that enable corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and limited liability partnerships to be formed, and for foreign entities to obtain a certificate of authority to transact business Corporation Division

A. NAME OF PERMIT OR APPROVAL:

Form a new profit, nonprofit, professional service, or ecclesiastical corporation

B. STATUTORY AUTHORITY:

Corporation Division Statutes

C. APPLICABLE REGULATION:No Administrative Rules support the Business Corporation Act, Nonprofit Corporation Act, Professional Service Corporation Act, or General Corporation Act

D. SUMMARY OF PERMIT/APPROVAL PROCESS:

 1.  Applicability (activities that require the permit)

A Corporation is an association of persons, created by law and existing as an entity with powers and liabilities independent of those of its owners. In the case of profit corporations, its owners are shareholders. The owners of nonprofits are members or sometimes shareholders. The management of a corporation consists of directors and officers, usually elected by its shareholders or members. Governance of the corporation is prescribed by law, bylaws of the corporation and the resolutions and decisions of its shareholders or members. In order to form a corporation, whether profit, nonprofit, or ecclesiastical, Articles of Incorporation must be prepared and filed with the Bureau.

• Domestic Profit Corporation
• Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
• Professional Service Corporation
• Ecclesiastical Corporation

2.  How to Submit Documents

• By Email
• By Fax
• In Person
• By Mail - Submit document with remittance (check or money order) payable to the State of Michigan. Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Commercial Services, Corporation Division, PO Box 30054, Lansing, MI 48909

 3.  Submission Requirements

• Name
• Resident Agent and Registered Office
• Purpose
• Shares
• Nonprofit Corporation Members
• Directors/Incorporators

 4.  Procedures and Time-Frame for Approval

EXPEDITED SERVICE AVAILABLE:

• Expedited Service

• Expedited Service Request Form

 5.  Operational Requirements

• Annual Filings
• Changes in Business Structure
• Dissolution
• Mergers
• Withdrawal - Foreign Corporations

 6.  Fees

• Profit Corporation and Professional Service Corporation Fees
• Nonprofit Corporation and Ecclesiastical Corporation Fees

 7.  Appeal Process

• Judicial Review - Profit and Professional Service Corporations
• Judicial Review - Nonprofit and Ecclesiastical Corporations

 8.  Public Input Opportunities

E. Contact Information:

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Creation/Revision Date:

September 22, 2010