Indiana

Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

Indiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Indiana that wants to do business in Rhode Island files Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your Indiana records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Indiana vs Rhode Island: the paperwork

	Indiana formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$15	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month, every 2 years	May 1
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Indiana companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Indiana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($15) is ordered from Indiana separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the Indiana 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 Indiana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Indiana's certificate is in hand, Rhode Island's filing goes in. After approval, your Indiana corporation is registered with Rhode Island.

Rhode Island costs for Indiana companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$319
Certificate of Existence, paid to Indiana	$15
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Indiana certificate included	$533

Your Indiana name and Rhode Island's rules

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

Your Rhode Island agent and the Indiana one

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

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and Indiana

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Rhode Island wants the Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) every year ($50). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Indiana files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15)). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

Questions Indiana owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my Indiana company need to register in Rhode Island?

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

How much does the Rhode Island registration cost?

$518 at checkout plus $15 to Indiana for the Certificate of Existence, $533 in all (checkout is $319 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Rhode Island?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Rhode Island's report ($50).

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Indiana name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but Indiana 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 Indiana's Business Entity Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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