Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

Illinois Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

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

Illinois vs Rhode Island: the paperwork

	Illinois formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Illinois 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	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	ilsos.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05), $75, every year	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	May 1
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

From Illinois to Rhode Island, step by step

Order the Illinois certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Illinois separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the Illinois 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 Illinois name and formation date and the certificate attached. Illinois issues the certificate instantly, so the Rhode Island filing can go in the same day. Once Rhode Island approves it, the Illinois company can do business there.

Rhode Island costs for Illinois companies

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

Your Illinois name and Rhode Island's rules

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

Your Rhode Island agent and the Illinois one

Rhode Island calls it a resident agent; Illinois says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Illinois; ours takes Rhode Island's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and Illinois

Each year your corporation files Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) ($75) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Illinois plus Rhode Island comes to $274 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Illinois files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Illinois's Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) ($75) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Illinois to Rhode Island

Does my Illinois company need to register in Rhode Island?

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

How much does the Rhode Island registration cost?

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

Do I need Illinois's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Rhode Island?

$274 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $75 to Illinois and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Illinois name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but Illinois 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 Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05).

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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