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Foreign registration · Form 150

Ohio Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Ohio that wants to do business in Rhode Island files Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division from your Ohio records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Ohio and Rhode Island side by side

	Ohio formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$5	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due		May 1
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Ohio companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Ohio certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Ohio separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the Ohio 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 Ohio name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Ohio's certificate is in hand, Rhode Island's filing goes in. Once Rhode Island approves it, the Ohio company can do business there.

First-year cost, Ohio to Rhode Island

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

Your Ohio name and Rhode Island's rules

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

Agents: Rhode Island and Ohio

Rhode Island calls it a resident agent; Ohio says statutory agent. Rhode Island papers come to us; Ohio's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Ohio and Rhode Island

Ohio has no annual report for corporations; 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, Ohio to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Ohio files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into Ohio

A corporation formed in Rhode Island that registers with Ohio files Form 530A with $99 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Ohio owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my Ohio company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once an Ohio 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 Ohio corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register an Ohio corporation in Rhode Island?

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

Do I need Ohio's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants it ($5), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Rhode Island?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and Rhode Island's report ($50).

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Ohio name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50), and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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