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Foreign registration · Form 150

North Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

A corporation formed in North Carolina that wants to do business in Rhode Island files Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your North Carolina records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

North Carolina and Rhode Island side by side

	North Carolina formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sosnc.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year	May 1
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How North Carolina companies register with Rhode Island

Order the North Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from North Carolina separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the North Carolina 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 North Carolina name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once North Carolina's certificate is in hand, Rhode Island's filing goes in. Once Rhode Island approves it, the North Carolina company can do business there.

Rhode Island costs for North Carolina companies

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

Your North Carolina name and Rhode Island's rules

If another Rhode Island company uses the North Carolina 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 North Carolina one

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

Staying in good standing in North Carolina and Rhode Island

Each year your corporation files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, North Carolina plus Rhode Island comes to $224 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in North Carolina files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Rhode Island company in North Carolina

A corporation formed in Rhode Island that registers with North Carolina files Form B-09 with $253 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: North Carolina to Rhode Island

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once a North Carolina 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 North Carolina corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Rhode Island registration cost?

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

Do I need North Carolina's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Rhode Island?

$224 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $25 to North Carolina and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my North Carolina name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but North Carolina 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 North Carolina's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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