Rhode Island

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Rhode Island Corporation Foreign Registration in Delaware

To do business in Delaware, a corporation formed in Rhode Island registers there on a registration (no form number), with $245 in state fees. Delaware may ask for Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your Rhode Island records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Rhode Island and Delaware each ask for

	Rhode Island formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Qualification Certificate of a Foreign Corporation (no form number)
State fee	$22	$245 at order
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	sos.ri.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year	Foreign Corporation Annual Report, $125, every year
Due	May 1	June 30
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$125 late fee
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Delaware registered agent

From Rhode Island to Delaware, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Delaware registered agent, next to your Rhode Island name and formation date. If Delaware wants the Rhode Island certificate, it is ordered first. Once Delaware approves it, the Rhode Island company can do business there.

Will your Rhode Island name work for Delaware?

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Your Delaware agent and the Rhode Island one

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

Staying in good standing in Rhode Island and Delaware

Each year your corporation files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Rhode Island plus Delaware comes to $324 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Delaware

An LLC formed in Rhode Island files its own registration with Delaware ($200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22)). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Delaware company in Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Delaware that registers with Rhode Island files Form 150 with $319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50). See that filing.

Common questions: Rhode Island to Delaware

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Delaware?

Yes, once a Rhode Island business operates there; Delaware registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Delaware calls it qualification for Rhode Island corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Delaware registration cost?

$444 at checkout; Delaware may also want Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Delaware?

$324 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Rhode Island and $125 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Delaware corporation instead?

Yes, but Rhode Island keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50), and the original keeps Rhode Island's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

What does a Delaware company file to register in Rhode Island?

It files Form 150 with $319 in state fees, plus Delaware's good standing certificate.

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