Michigan LLC Annual Statement: Due Date, Fee and What Happens If You Miss It

How the Annual Statement works in Michigan

Michigan's ongoing LLC filing is called the Annual Statement, not an annual report, and it is filed with the Corporations Division of the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA). It is due February 15 every year and costs $25, one of the lowest LLC fees in the country, and the statute cuts the fee to $15 for payments after September 30, 2027. The statement only confirms the resident agent and registered office, so it discloses almost nothing about owners. New LLCs formed after September 30 get a break and skip the first February 15. Michigan sets no late fee for a standard LLC, and missing one year has no immediate status change. After two consecutive missed years, however, LARA sends a notice, and if the LLC does not catch up within 60 days it falls out of good standing and loses protection for its name.

First report: An LLC formed on or before September 30 files its first statement by the next February 15; an LLC formed after September 30 skips that first February 15 and files by February 15 of the following year.

When your Annual Statement is due: worked examples

Next statewide deadline after October 30, 2026: February 15, 2027. If a deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, check whether Michigan moves it to the next business day.

If you miss the deadline

• No separate late fee for a standard LLC; MCL 450.5101 and 450.4207 set no penalty for a late annual statement. Professional LLCs are subject to a separate $50 penalty under MCL 450.4909.
• After 2 consecutive years without a statement, LARA mails a notice; if all missing statements and fees are not filed within 60 days, the LLC is not in good standing. It still exists and can do business, but loses the right to its name and cannot file anything except a certificate of restoration.
• Fixing a dissolved or forfeited LLC is covered in our Michigan LLC reinstatement guide.

How to file the Michigan Annual Statement

• File online through LARA's MiBusiness Registry portal using the LLC's identification number, or return the paper statement LARA mails to the registered office with payment.
• What becomes public: The statement lists only the resident agent's name and the registered office address in Michigan.
• Official filing page: file with the state

What Michigan charges over five years

Counts only the formation fee and the Annual Statement fee. Registered agent service, if you use one, typically adds $100 to $300 a year.

Michigan compared with nearby states

Mistakes Michigan owners make

• Looking for an annual report requirement when Michigan's filing is called the Annual Statement and is due February 15.
• Filing a statement in the first February after formation when the LLC was formed after September 30 and was not yet required to file.
• Assuming a missed year is harmless because there is no late fee, then ignoring the two-year notice and losing good standing.
• Letting the registered office address go stale, since LARA mails the statement and the two-year notice there.