Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

Iowa Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

To do business in Rhode Island, a corporation formed in Iowa registers there on Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Iowa's Certificate of Existence ($5). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your Iowa records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Iowa and Rhode Island side by side

	Iowa formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Iowa Certificate of Existence	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$5	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Iowa: online as a printable PDF right after payment	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.iowa.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $60, every two years	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	April 1 of even-numbered years	May 1
Agent	Your Iowa registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Iowa companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Iowa certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Iowa separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the Iowa 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 Iowa name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Iowa delays the Rhode Island filing. After approval, your Iowa corporation is registered with Rhode Island.

Rhode Island costs for Iowa companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$319
Certificate of Existence, paid to Iowa	$5
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Iowa certificate included	$523

Your Iowa name and Rhode Island's rules

If another Rhode Island company uses the Iowa 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 Iowa one

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

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and Iowa

Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($60); Rhode Island wants the Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) every year ($50). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Iowa to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Iowa files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Iowa's Biennial Report ($30) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into Iowa

A corporation formed in Rhode Island that registers with Iowa files Form 635_0110A with $100 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Iowa to Rhode Island

Does my Iowa company need to register in Rhode Island?

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

How much does the Rhode Island registration cost?

$518 at checkout plus $5 to Iowa for the Certificate of Existence, $523 in all (checkout is $319 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Iowa's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants Iowa's Certificate of Existence ($5), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Iowa and Rhode Island?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Iowa's report ($60, every two years) and Rhode Island's report ($50).

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Iowa name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but Iowa 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 Iowa's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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