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Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations, Securities and Commercial Licensing Bureau, Corporations Division

Michigan business entity search

Office facts, status meanings and filing rules for Michigan. The steps below show how to search Michigan's official registry.

Federal filings only here. Michigan registry records are on the official site.

Michigan registry at a glance

Registry agency: Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations, Securities and Commercial Licensing Bureau, Corporations Division
Phone: 517-241-6470; Source: michigan.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Address: 2407 N. Grand River Ave., Lansing, MI 48906; Source: michigan.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Mailing address: LARA, Corporations Division, P.O. Box 30054, Lansing, MI 48909; Source: michigan.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Hours: Phone line Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern; Source: michigan.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Official search: MiBusiness Registry Portal, Business Search →; Source: mibusinessregistry.lara.state.mi.us · checked 2026-10-06
Registry number: Entity ID# (file number). 9 digits beginning with 80, for example 801010099; Source: mibusinessregistry.lara.state.mi.us · checked 2026-10-06

How to search the Michigan registry

The MiBusiness Registry Portal, Business Search searches by business name and file number (Entity ID#).

Open Business Search on the MiBusiness Registry Portal; a short automated security check may run first.Source: mibusinessregistry.lara.state.mi.us · checked 2026-10-06
Type the business name or file number in the search box and press Enter.Source: mibusinessregistry.lara.state.mi.us · checked 2026-10-06
Read the results table for filing date, status, annual report standing, entity type, Entity ID#, agent and the next annual report due date.Source: mibusinessregistry.lara.state.mi.us · checked 2026-10-06
Check the Matched Names line, since the search also matches former names.Source: mibusinessregistry.lara.state.mi.us · checked 2026-10-06
Select an entity to open its record; filing documents or ordering certificates requires a portal login.Source: mibusinessregistry.lara.state.mi.us · checked 2026-10-06

Source: mibusinessregistry.lara.state.mi.us · checked 2026-10-06

Open the official Michigan search →

Three numbers, three agencies

Asking for the wrong number is a common reason a search comes back empty.

Federal EIN: Internal Revenue Service; Identifies the business for federal tax. It is the same number in every state.; Source: irs.gov
Entity ID# (file number): Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations, Securities and Commercial Licensing Bureau, Corporations Division; Identifies the entity's record in the Michigan registry. 9 digits beginning with 80, for example 801010099; Source: mibusinessregistry.lara.state.mi.us · checked 2026-10-06
Michigan Department of Treasury business tax account: Michigan Department of Treasury; The Corporations Division assigns its own 9-digit Entity ID; Treasury handles state tax registration and tax clearances. Neither number is the federal EIN issued by the IRS.

What a Michigan status means

Active: The entity exists on the Corporations Division record.; Source: michigan.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Dissolved - Certificate of Dissolution: The entity ended itself by filing a certificate of dissolution.; Source: michigan.gov · checked 2026-10-06
AR Standing: Good: Required annual reports or statements are filed.; Source: michigan.gov · checked 2026-10-06
AR Standing: Not Good: Annual filings are missed; an LLC must file a Certificate of Restoration of Good Standing with the past-due statements before it can dissolve.; Source: michigan.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Fees and annual filings

LLC formation: $50 (Articles of Organization, form 700); Source: michigan.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Corporation formation: $60 total for up to 60,000 authorized shares: $10 non-refundable filing fee plus a $50 organization fee (form 500); Source: michigan.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual filing: Annual Report (corporations) / Annual Statement (LLCs); Source: michigan.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, LLC: $25 annual statement ($75 for a PLLC); Source: michigan.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, corporation: $25 if on time, rising to $35 (May 16 to 31), $45 (June), $55 (July), $65 (August) and $75 from September 1; Source: michigan.gov · checked 2026-10-06
When it is due: Profit corporations file by May 15; LLCs file an annual statement by February 15, starting the year after formation, except LLCs formed after September 30 skip the next February 15.; Source: michigan.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Late filing: Corporation fees step up from $25 to a $75 maximum. A PLLC owes a $50 late fee after February 15. A corporation that misses two years of reports can be dissolved, and all annual filings are online only.; Source: michigan.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Filed with: LARA Corporations Division, online through the MiBusiness Registry Portal; Source: michigan.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Note: The corporation organization fee rises with authorized shares, for example $100 for 60,001 to 1,000,000 shares. Expedited service runs from $50 (24-hour formation) to $1,000 (1-hour).; Source: michigan.gov · checked 2026-10-06

As published by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations, Securities and Commercial Licensing Bureau, Corporations Division, checked 2026-10-06. Fees change, and the official schedule decides.

Forming or running a business in Michigan

Registered agent: The public search shows a resident agent for every profit and nonprofit entity on file.; Source: mibusinessregistry.lara.state.mi.us · checked 2026-10-06
Name availability: Check whether a name is available in Michigan →
Business forms and fees: Official Michigan business forms and fees →

Michigan businesses on file

KELLY SERVICES, INC.EIN 38-1510762
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONEIN 38-1490038
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANYEIN 38-1093240
TRINITY HEALTH CORPORATIONEIN 35-1443425
DELTA DENTAL PLAN OF MICHIGANEIN 38-1791480
FORD MOTOR COMPANYEIN 38-0549190
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANYEIN 38-1285128
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION C/O THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANYEIN 13-1421730
SPARTANNASH COMPANYEIN 38-0593940
LA PETITE ACADEMY, INC.EIN 43-1243221
UFP INDUSTRIES, INCEIN 38-1465835
PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.EIN 22-3086739
ALLY FINANCIAL INC.EIN 38-0572512
MERITOR, INC.EIN 38-3354643
MILLERKNOLL, INC.EIN 38-0837640
LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATEDEIN 38-0751137
LEAR CORPORATIONEIN 13-3386776
VISTEON CORPORATIONEIN 38-3519512
GENTEX CORPORATIONEIN 38-2030505
COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC.EIN 34-0549970
KNOLL, INC.EIN 13-3873847
CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORPORATIONEIN 38-1999511
STEFANINIEIN 38-2774613
NEOGEN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIESEIN 38-2367843

All 264 Michigan businesses on file →

Sources

A fact that could not be confirmed on an official page is left out.

https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/cscl/corps/forms/quicklinks/telephone-serviceschecked 2026-10-06
https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/cscl/other/corporations-division-hours-and-directionschecked 2026-10-06
https://www.michigan.gov/lara/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/cscl/Folder6/Filing_Fees.pdfchecked 2026-10-06
https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/cscl/corps/frequently-asked-questionschecked 2026-10-06
https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/cscl/corpschecked 2026-10-06
https://mibusinessregistry.lara.state.mi.us/search/businesschecked 2026-10-06