Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

Louisiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Louisiana that wants to do business in Rhode Island files Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your Louisiana records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Louisiana vs Rhode Island: the paperwork

	Louisiana formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Louisiana 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	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.la.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $30, every year	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary of the date of incorporation	May 1
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

From Louisiana to Rhode Island, step by step

Order the Louisiana certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Louisiana separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the Louisiana 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 Louisiana name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Louisiana's certificate is in hand, Rhode Island's filing goes in. Once Rhode Island approves it, the Louisiana company can do business there.

First-year cost, Louisiana to Rhode Island

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

Your Louisiana name and Rhode Island's rules

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

Your Rhode Island agent and the Louisiana one

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

Staying in good standing in Louisiana and Rhode Island

Each year your corporation files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Louisiana plus Rhode Island comes to $229 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Louisiana files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into Louisiana

A corporation formed in Rhode Island that registers with Louisiana files Form 326 with $160 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Louisiana owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Rhode Island?

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

How much does the Rhode Island registration cost?

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

Do I need Louisiana's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Rhode Island?

$229 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $30 to Louisiana and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Louisiana name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but Louisiana 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 Louisiana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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