Alabama

Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

Alabama Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

Rhode Island registers a corporation from Alabama as a foreign corporation on Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your Alabama records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Alabama and Rhode Island each ask for

	Alabama formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$25	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT), fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due		May 1
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

From Alabama to Rhode Island, step by step

Order the Alabama certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Alabama separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the Alabama certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form 150
It lists us as your Rhode Island resident agent, next to your Alabama name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Alabama issues the certificate instantly, so the Rhode Island filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Alabama corporation is registered with Rhode Island.

Rhode Island costs for Alabama companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$319
Certificate of Existence, paid to Alabama	$25
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Alabama certificate included	$543

Will your Alabama name work for Rhode Island?

If Rhode Island's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Alabama company. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Your Rhode Island agent and the Alabama one

Rhode Island calls it a resident agent; Alabama says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Alabama; ours takes Rhode Island's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Alabama and Rhode Island

Alabama wants the Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) every year; Rhode Island wants the Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) every year ($50). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Alabama files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($25)). After that come Alabama's Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into Alabama

A corporation formed in Rhode Island that registers with Alabama files Alabama's registration (no form number) with $184 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Alabama owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my Alabama company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once an Alabama business operates there; Rhode Island law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Rhode Island issues one to Alabama corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Rhode Island registration cost?

$518 at checkout plus $25 to Alabama for the Certificate of Existence, $543 in all (checkout is $319 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alabama's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and Rhode Island?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and Rhode Island's report ($50).

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

Yes: the Alabama registered agent stays, and ours covers Rhode Island for year one, with a street address there.

Will Rhode Island accept my Alabama name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Alabama name at home.

Can I form a new Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but Alabama keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50), and the original keeps Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT).

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

Alabama companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Rhode Island's report stays due alongside Alabama's filings.

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