Maryland

Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

Maryland Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

To do business in Rhode Island, a corporation formed in Maryland registers there on Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your Maryland records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Maryland and Rhode Island each ask for

	Maryland formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$20	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $300, every year	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	April 15	May 1
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Maryland companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Maryland certificate
The Certificate of Status ($20) is ordered from Maryland separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the Maryland 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 Maryland name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Maryland delays the Rhode Island filing. Once Rhode Island approves it, the Maryland company can do business there.

Rhode Island costs for Maryland companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$319
Certificate of Status, paid to Maryland	$20
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Maryland certificate included	$538

Will your Maryland name work for Rhode Island?

If another Rhode Island company uses the Maryland name, an alternate name is allowed. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Agents: Rhode Island and Maryland

Maryland and Rhode Island both call it a resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Maryland; ours takes Rhode Island's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and Maryland

Each year your corporation files Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Maryland plus Rhode Island comes to $499 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Maryland files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20)). After that come Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into Maryland

A corporation formed in Rhode Island that registers with Maryland files Maryland's registration (no form number) with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Questions Maryland owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my Maryland company need to register in Rhode Island?

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

How much does the Rhode Island registration cost?

$518 at checkout plus $20 to Maryland for the Certificate of Status, $538 in all (checkout is $319 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maryland's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Rhode Island?

$499 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Maryland name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but Maryland 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 Maryland's periodic report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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