A Michigan LLC costs $50 to file with the Michigan Secretary of State, carries a $25 annual statement due February 15, and pays the state's flat 4.25% income tax on pass-through profit. Michigan lists a member or manager on the public record, so founders who need ownership privacy form a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous LLC and foreign-qualify into Michigan. Anonymousllc.co forms a Michigan LLC for $347 all-in ($297 service fee plus the $50 state fee).
Forming a Michigan LLC takes six steps: name search, Articles of Organization ($50 state fee), registered agent, operating agreement, EIN, and bank account. Anonymousllc.co completes all six in 5-10 business days. The Michigan Secretary of State, based in Lansing, accepts the Articles within 1-3 business days. Anonymousllc.co runs the name check, files the Articles as organizer, appoints a Michigan registered agent, supplies a Michigan-specific operating agreement, secures the EIN, and submits four to five US bank applications. A non-resident founder runs the entire process from abroad over WhatsApp with no US visit.
A Michigan LLC costs $347 all-in through Anonymousllc.co: a $297 service fee plus the $50 state filing fee. That price covers the filing, registered agent for year one, operating agreement, EIN, and four to five US bank applications. From year two, recurring cost is the $25 annual statement plus $100/year registered agent renewal, near $125/year. Add-on services are priced separately: EIN $99, ITIN $299, BOI $150 per report. A do-it-yourself filing costs the $50 state fee alone, but the founder handles the name check, operating agreement, EIN, and banking without support.
No. Michigan lists at least one member or manager on the public Articles of Organization, so owner names appear on the Secretary of State record. Michigan is not one of the four anonymous-LLC states. The four states that keep members and managers off the public record are Wyoming, New Mexico, Delaware, and Nevada. A founder whose priority is ownership privacy forms in one of those states rather than filing a Michigan LLC in their own name, then foreign-qualifies into Michigan when local operations require a registered presence.
Form a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous LLC, then foreign-qualify it into Michigan when local operations require a registered presence. The parent LLC owns the Michigan business, and only the anonymous state's record governs ownership disclosure. Anonymousllc.co fulfills the anonymous path through a Wyoming LLC at $397 all-in. Wyoming keeps members off the public record, and the Michigan foreign qualification lists the Wyoming LLC as the owner rather than an individual. A Michigan registered agent also keeps the founder's home address off in-state filings.
Michigan charges a flat 4.25% personal income tax on LLC profit that passes through to the owner. Federally, a single-member LLC is a disregarded entity and a multi-member LLC is a partnership by default. An LLC elects S-corporation treatment on IRS Form 2553 to cut self-employment tax once net income passes $40,000-$60,000. A non-resident owner with no US effectively connected income owes no US federal income tax on foreign-earned profit but files Form 5472 with a pro-forma 1120 each year. The 4.25% Michigan rate applies to Michigan-source pass-through profit regardless of the federal election. Michigan charges no separate entity-level income tax and no franchise tax on income, so the LLC itself pays nothing at the state level beyond the pass-through owner's 4.25% rate. Some Michigan cities add a local income tax, and a business with a physical location checks the municipal rate for its city.
Michigan requires an annual statement, the state's annual report, each year, due February 15, for a $25 fee. The statement confirms the registered agent and principal office and keeps the LLC in good standing. Missing the deadline moves the LLC toward administrative dissolution, which ends the liability shield until reinstatement. Anonymousllc.co tracks the February 15 deadline and files the annual statement as part of its $100/year registered agent service, so the entity stays compliant without the owner watching the calendar. An LLC formed after September 30 skips the first February 15 and files the year after, which gives a late-year formation a longer runway before the first statement is due. Reinstating a dissolved Michigan LLC costs $250 plus state fees through Anonymousllc.co, so filing on time is the far cheaper path.
Yes. Every Michigan LLC must list a registered agent, called a resident agent in Michigan, with a physical Michigan street address to receive legal service and state mail. A PO Box does not qualify. Anonymousllc.co provides Michigan registered agent service at $100/year, included free in year one of formation. The agent forwards state notices and legal service the same day and keeps the founder's home address off the public Secretary of State record. See /michigan-registered-agent/ for the full service detail.
No. Michigan does not authorize statutory series LLCs. A founder who needs a series structure forms in a state that authorizes it, such as Delaware, and foreign-qualifies into Michigan when local operations require a registered presence. A series LLC holds multiple protected cells under one parent entity, each shielding its own assets. Delaware, Nevada, and several other states recognize the structure; Michigan does not, so the assets sit in separate standard LLCs instead.
Yes. Non-US residents form Michigan LLCs without an SSN, ITIN, or visa and never visit the United States. Michigan places no citizenship or residency condition on LLC ownership. Anonymousllc.co files the Articles, obtains the EIN by fax without an SSN in 5-7 days, provides the Michigan registered agent, and submits US bank applications remotely. The founder handles the entire process from abroad over WhatsApp. This is the most common Anonymousllc.co use case: a non-resident who needs a US LLC, US EIN, and US bank account without travel.
Form in Michigan when the business operates physically in Michigan and ownership privacy is not the priority. Form in Wyoming when anonymity, no state income tax, and lower ongoing cost matter more than a Michigan home base. Wyoming keeps members off the public record, charges no state income tax, and costs $397 all-in. A founder who operates in Michigan but wants privacy forms the Wyoming LLC and foreign-qualifies it into Michigan, combining anonymity with a compliant in-state presence. The deciding factor is where the customers, employees, and physical operations sit. A Michigan storefront or a Michigan-registered vehicle points to a direct Michigan LLC; a remote or online business with no Michigan footprint points to the Wyoming path.
A Michigan LLC gives its owner limited liability, pass-through taxation, and a low $50 filing fee, with a fixed February 15 annual statement that costs $25 each year. The structure separates personal assets from business debts and lawsuits. Limited liability means a creditor of the business reaches the LLC's assets, not the owner's home or personal savings, as long as the operating agreement and corporate formalities hold. Pass-through taxation means profit is taxed once, on the owner's return, at Michigan's flat 4.25% rate rather than at both the entity and the owner level. The fixed-date annual statement makes compliance simple to track compared with an anniversary-based deadline. Michigan adds practical advantages for a business that operates in the state: local credibility with Michigan customers, a Michigan business address, direct access to Michigan courts, and eligibility for Michigan business licenses. A single-member LLC and a multi-member LLC both qualify, and the same $50 filing fee applies to each. A founder who values ownership privacy pairs these benefits with a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous parent LLC that foreign-qualifies into Michigan, combining the in-state presence with off-record ownership. Anonymousllc.co structures both the direct Michigan LLC at $347 all-in and the Wyoming-parent path at $397 all-in, so the choice matches whether privacy or a pure Michigan footprint matters more.
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