Corporation Reinstatement, Revival, and Revivor Packet - Michigan
MICHIGAN CORPORATION REINSTATEMENT, REVIVAL, AND REVIVOR PACKET
Diagnostic packet—not an eligibility promise. Identify the exact status-loss cause, effective date, entity type, and governing route before preparing a filing.
Scope gate. Use for a domestic profit corporation only. Excludes nonprofit, professional, regulated, insolvent, disputed-control, judicially dissolved, merged, converted, and foreign corporations unless counsel supplies the correct route.
1. STATUS RECORD
| Item | Verified information |
|---|---|
| Exact corporate name | [________________________________] |
| State entity number | [________________________________] |
| Incorporation date | [__/__/____] |
| Current status and source | [________________________________] |
| Status effective date | [__/__/____] |
| Stated cause | [________________________________] |
| Last annual report | [________________________________] |
| Tax / fee periods due | [________________________________] |
| Registered agent / office | [________________________________] |
| Name currently available | ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Not confirmed |
Attach the official entity record, every status notice, filing history, tax or fee correspondence, articles, amendments, bylaws, stock ledger, and current officer/director record.
2. MICHIGAN ROUTE
Use this route when a domestic profit corporation was automatically dissolved for neglecting or refusing to file annual reports or pay annual filing fees or penalties. Under MCL 450.1922(1), the neglect or refusal must continue for two years, followed by automatic dissolution 60 days after that period; the administrator must give notice of impending dissolution not later than 90 days before the two-year period expires.
MCL 450.1925 permits renewal by filing the reports and paying the fees for every missing and intervening year, with statutory penalties. The administrator may require a corporate name conforming to MCL 450.1212. Use the current LARA renewal filing identified for the corporate record; do not use the LLC restoration form.
☐ Exact route confirmed from the current official record.
☐ Every statutory and agency deadline calculated from the correct effective date.
☐ Name, registered-agent, annual-report, tax, fee, and penalty issues identified separately.
☐ No voluntary, judicial, merger, conversion, insolvency, or foreign route is being mislabeled as reinstatement.
3. CURE AND FILING INVENTORY
| Deficiency | Required cure | Amount / date | Completed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual report or statement | [________________________________] | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| Tax, franchise tax, fee, penalty, or interest | [________________________________] | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| Registered agent or office | [________________________________] | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| Name conflict or amendment | [________________________________] | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| Other statutory ground | [________________________________] | [________________________________] | ☐ |
| Filing field | Verified value |
|---|---|
| Correct application / certificate | [________________________________] |
| Authorized signer and capacity | [________________________________] |
| Current form revision | [________________________________] |
| Agency-calculated total | $[________________________________] as of [__/__/____] |
| Submission date | [__/__/____] |
| Acceptance / effective date | [__/__/____] |
| Official active-status confirmation | [________________________________] |
☐ Form, fee, portal, processing instruction, and delivery address rechecked on filing day.
☐ Acceptance confirmed from the official record rather than inferred from payment or submission.
4. EFFECT AND INACTIVE-PERIOD REVIEW
After compliance, MCL 450.1925 states that corporate rights are the same as though dissolution had not occurred and that contracts entered into and other rights acquired during the interval are valid and enforceable. Separately review licenses, litigation, limitations periods, taxes, and acts outside corporate authority.
| Date | Contract, filing, transfer, lawsuit, or other act | Counterparty / forum | Separate review |
|---|---|---|---|
| [__/__/____] | [Description] | [Name] | ☐ |
| [__/__/____] | [Description] | [Name] | ☐ |
☐ No statement made that reinstatement restores every license, revives every deadline, defeats every defense, or eliminates personal liability.
5. POST-ACCEPTANCE WORK
☐ Official record shows the intended active or good-standing status.
☐ Accepted filing, payment proof, clearance documents, reports, and current entity record saved.
☐ Corporate records, tax and payroll accounts, licenses, banks, insurance, contracts, lenders, permits, and foreign qualifications reviewed separately.
☐ Ongoing annual-report, tax, registered-agent, and governance calendar assigned.
Prepared by: [________________________________]
Authorized reviewer: [________________________________]
Signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]
SOURCES AND REFERENCES
- Michigan Legislature — MCL 450.1922
- Michigan Legislature — MCL 450.1925
- Michigan LARA — corporation forms
Statutes and route verified 2026-07-29; recheck the official record, form, amounts, and filing instructions immediately before submission.
About this template
- Last updated
- July 29, 2026
- Citations checked
- July 29, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Michigan
- Category
- Corporate & Business
Legal authority
- MCL 450.1922 and 450.1925
Corporate documents govern how a company makes decisions, records them, and handles disputes between owners, directors, and officers. Proper corporate paperwork is what lets a business take advantage of limited liability, pass clean audits, and survive an acquisition or investor review. Skipping formalities like written resolutions and signed consents is one of the fastest ways for a business owner to lose personal asset protection.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on July 29, 2026.
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