Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

Idaho Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

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

Idaho vs Rhode Island: the paperwork

	Idaho formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Idaho Certificate of Existence	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Idaho: online or by mail	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Idaho Secretary of State, Business Services	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sosbiz.idaho.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	May 1
Agent	Your Idaho registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Idaho companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Idaho certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Idaho separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the Idaho 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 Idaho name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Idaho certificate comes first; then the Rhode Island filing goes in. Once Rhode Island approves it, the Idaho company can do business there.

Rhode Island costs for Idaho companies

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

Your Idaho name and Rhode Island's rules

If another Rhode Island company uses the Idaho 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 Idaho one

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

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and Idaho

Each year your corporation files Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Idaho plus Rhode Island comes to $199 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Idaho to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Idaho files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Idaho's Annual Report (no fee) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into Idaho

A corporation formed in Rhode Island that registers with Idaho files Idaho's registration (no form number) with $103.50 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Idaho owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my Idaho company need to register in Rhode Island?

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

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

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

Do I need Idaho's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Idaho and Rhode Island?

$199 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, nothing to Idaho and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Idaho name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but Idaho 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 Idaho's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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