Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

Florida Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

To do business in Rhode Island, a corporation formed in Florida registers there on Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Florida's Certificate of Status ($8.75). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your Florida records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Florida vs Rhode Island: the paperwork

	Florida formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$8.75	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	dos.fl.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	May 1	May 1
Late yearly filing	$400 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Florida companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Florida certificate
The Certificate of Status ($8.75) is ordered from Florida separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the Florida 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 Florida name and formation date and the certificate attached. Florida issues the certificate instantly, so the Rhode Island filing can go in the same day. Once Rhode Island approves it, the Florida company can do business there.

Rhode Island costs for Florida companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$319
Certificate of Status, paid to Florida	$8.75
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Florida certificate included	$526.75

Your Florida name and Rhode Island's rules

If another Rhode Island company uses the Florida 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 Florida one

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

Staying in good standing in Florida and Rhode Island

Each year your corporation files Florida's Annual Report ($150) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Florida plus Rhode Island comes to $349 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Florida to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Florida files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5)). After that come Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into Florida

A corporation formed in Rhode Island that registers with Florida files Form CR2E007 with $70 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Florida owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my Florida company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once a Florida 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 Florida corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register a Florida corporation in Rhode Island?

$518 at checkout plus $8.75 to Florida for the Certificate of Status, $526.75 in all (checkout is $319 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Florida's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants Florida's Certificate of Status ($8.75), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Rhode Island?

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

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Florida name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but Florida 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 Florida's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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