Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

Missouri Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

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

Missouri and Rhode Island side by side

	Missouri formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.mo.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month	May 1
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Missouri companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Missouri certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Missouri separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the Missouri 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 Missouri name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Missouri's certificate is in hand, Rhode Island's filing goes in. After approval, your Missouri corporation is registered with Rhode Island.

First-year cost, Missouri to Rhode Island

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

Will your Missouri name work for Rhode Island?

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

Your Rhode Island agent and the Missouri one

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

Staying in good standing in Missouri and Rhode Island

Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15); Rhode Island wants the Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) every year ($50). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Missouri files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into Missouri

A corporation formed in Rhode Island that registers with Missouri files Form Corp 42 with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Missouri to Rhode Island

Does my Missouri company need to register in Rhode Island?

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

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

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

Do I need Missouri's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants it ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Rhode Island?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Missouri's report ($15, every two years) and Rhode Island's report ($50).

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Missouri name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but Missouri 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 Missouri's Corporate Registration Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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