Arizona

Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

Arizona Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

To do business in Rhode Island, a corporation formed in Arizona registers there on Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing ($10). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division from your Arizona records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Arizona and Rhode Island side by side

	Arizona formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure, $45, every year	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	Anniversary date of incorporation	May 1
Late yearly filing	$9 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

From Arizona to Rhode Island, step by step

Order the Arizona certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Arizona separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the Arizona 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 Arizona name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Arizona's certificate is in hand, Rhode Island's filing goes in. After approval, your Arizona corporation is registered with Rhode Island.

Rhode Island costs for Arizona companies

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

Your Arizona name and Rhode Island's rules

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

Your Rhode Island agent and the Arizona one

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

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and Arizona

Each year your corporation files Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Arizona plus Rhode Island comes to $244 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Arizona files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into Arizona

A corporation formed in Rhode Island that registers with Arizona files Form C018 with $178.85 in state fees and a $35 required expedite. See that filing.

Common questions: Arizona to Rhode Island

Does my Arizona company need to register in Rhode Island?

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

How much does it cost to register an Arizona corporation in Rhode Island?

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

Do I need Arizona's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants it ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and Rhode Island?

$244 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $45 to Arizona and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Arizona name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but Arizona 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 Arizona's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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