Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

Maine Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Maine that wants to do business in Rhode Island files Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division from your Maine records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Maine vs Rhode Island: the paperwork

	Maine formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$30	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	June 1	May 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Maine companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Maine certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($30) is ordered from Maine separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the Maine 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 Maine name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Maine certificate comes first; then the Rhode Island filing goes in. Once Rhode Island approves it, the Maine company can do business there.

Rhode Island costs for Maine companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$319
Certificate of Existence, paid to Maine	$30
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Maine certificate included	$548

Your Maine name and Rhode Island's rules

If another Rhode Island company uses the Maine 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 Maine one

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

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and Maine

Each year your corporation files Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Maine plus Rhode Island comes to $284 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maine to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Maine files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30)). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into Maine

A corporation formed in Rhode Island that registers with Maine files Form MBCA-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Questions Maine owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my Maine company need to register in Rhode Island?

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

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

$518 at checkout plus $30 to Maine for the Certificate of Existence, $548 in all (checkout is $319 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maine's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Rhode Island?

$284 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $85 to Maine and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Maine name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but Maine 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 Maine's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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