Alaska

Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

Alaska Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Alaska that wants to do business in Rhode Island files Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your Alaska records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Alaska vs Rhode Island: the paperwork

	Alaska formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Alaska: online or by mail, usually in 10 to 15 business days and longer from October to February	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	January 2 of the filing year	May 1
Late yearly filing	$37.50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

From Alaska to Rhode Island, step by step

Order the Alaska certificate
The Certificate of Compliance ($10) is ordered from Alaska separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the Alaska certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form 150
It names us as your Rhode Island resident agent, with your Alaska name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Alaska certificate takes days to arrive, so the Rhode Island filing waits for it. After approval, your Alaska corporation is registered with Rhode Island.

Rhode Island costs for Alaska companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$319
Certificate of Compliance, paid to Alaska	$10
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Alaska certificate included	$528

Your Alaska name and Rhode Island's rules

If another Rhode Island company uses the Alaska name, an alternate name is allowed. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Your Rhode Island agent and the Alaska one

Rhode Island calls it a resident agent; Alaska says registered agent. Rhode Island papers come to us; Alaska's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and Alaska

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); 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, Alaska to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Alaska files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Compliance ($10)). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into Alaska

A corporation formed in Rhode Island that registers with Alaska files Form 08-414 with $350 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Alaska to Rhode Island

Does my Alaska company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once an Alaska 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 Alaska corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Rhode Island registration cost?

$518 at checkout plus $10 to Alaska for the Certificate of Compliance, $528 in all (checkout is $319 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alaska's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and Rhode Island?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and Rhode Island's report ($50).

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Alaska name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but Alaska 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 Alaska's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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