Arkansas

Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

Arkansas Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

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

What Arkansas and Rhode Island each ask for

	Arkansas formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$25	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	May 1	May 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

From Arkansas to Rhode Island, step by step

Order the Arkansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Arkansas separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the Arkansas 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 Arkansas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Arkansas delays the Rhode Island filing. After approval, your Arkansas corporation is registered with Rhode Island.

First-year cost, Arkansas to Rhode Island

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

Your Arkansas name and Rhode Island's rules

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

Your Rhode Island agent and the Arkansas one

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

Staying in good standing in Arkansas and Rhode Island

Each year your corporation files Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Arkansas plus Rhode Island comes to $349 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arkansas to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Arkansas files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Arkansas to Rhode Island

Does my Arkansas company need to register in Rhode Island?

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

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

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

Do I need Arkansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants it ($25), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and Rhode Island?

$349 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $150 to Arkansas and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Arkansas name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but Arkansas 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 Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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