Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

Montana Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Montana that wants to do business in Rhode Island files Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your Montana records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Montana and Rhode Island each ask for

	Montana formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$5	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	April 15	May 1
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Montana companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Montana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Montana separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the Montana 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 Montana name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Montana certificate comes first; then the Rhode Island filing goes in. After approval, your Montana corporation is registered with Rhode Island.

Rhode Island costs for Montana companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$319
Certificate of Existence, paid to Montana	$5
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Montana certificate included	$523

Your Montana name and Rhode Island's rules

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

Agents: Rhode Island and Montana

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

Staying in good standing in Montana and Rhode Island

Each year your corporation files Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Montana plus Rhode Island comes to $199 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Montana files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Rhode Island company in Montana

A corporation formed in Rhode Island that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Montana to Rhode Island

Does my Montana company need to register in Rhode Island?

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

How much does the Rhode Island registration cost?

$518 at checkout plus $5 to Montana for the Certificate of Existence, $523 in all (checkout is $319 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Rhode Island?

$199 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, nothing to Montana and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Montana name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but Montana 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 Montana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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