Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

Kentucky Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

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

What Kentucky and Rhode Island each ask for

	Kentucky formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Kentucky 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	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	On or before June 30	May 1
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Kentucky companies register with Rhode Island

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

Rhode Island costs for Kentucky companies

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

Your Kentucky name and Rhode Island's rules

If another Rhode Island company uses the Kentucky 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 Kentucky one

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

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and Kentucky

Each year your corporation files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Kentucky plus Rhode Island comes to $214 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Kentucky files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Rhode Island company in Kentucky

A corporation formed in Rhode Island that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Rhode Island certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kentucky owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Rhode Island?

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

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

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

Do I need Kentucky's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Rhode Island?

$214 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $15 to Kentucky and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Kentucky name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but Kentucky 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 Kentucky's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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