Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form FBE

Rhode Island Corporation Foreign Registration in Kentucky

A corporation formed in Rhode Island that wants to do business in Kentucky files Form FBE, with $90 in state fees. Kentucky needs nothing from Rhode Island: no Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings from your Rhode Island records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Rhode Island and Kentucky each ask for

	Rhode Island formed here	Kentucky registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FBE, Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Entity)
State fee	$22	$90 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 Kentucky
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings
Official page	sos.ri.gov	web.sos.ky.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year	Annual Report, $15, every year
Due	May 1	On or before June 30
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Kentucky registered agent

From Rhode Island to Kentucky, step by step

We prepare and file Form FBE
It lists us as your Kentucky registered agent, next to your Rhode Island name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Rhode Island first, so the Kentucky filing can go in right away. After approval, your Rhode Island corporation is registered with Kentucky.

Your Rhode Island name and Kentucky's rules

We search Kentucky's records for Rhode Island's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Kentucky agent and the Rhode Island one

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

Yearly filings: Kentucky and Rhode Island

Each year your corporation files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Rhode Island plus Kentucky comes to $214 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Kentucky

An LLC formed in Rhode Island files Form FBE with Kentucky ($90 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and Kentucky's Annual Report ($15). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Kentucky into Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Kentucky that registers with Rhode Island files Form 150 with $319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10). See that filing.

Common questions: Rhode Island to Kentucky

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Kentucky?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Kentucky issues one to Rhode Island corporations once the form is approved.

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

$289 at checkout, with nothing to pay Rhode Island.

Do I need Rhode Island's certificate of good standing?

No, Kentucky takes Form FBE without it.

How long does the Kentucky registration take?

Kentucky's standard processing takes up to 3 business days; nothing comes from Rhode Island first.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Kentucky?

$214 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Rhode Island and $15 to Kentucky for the yearly reports.

Does Kentucky require a registered agent?

Yes: the Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers Kentucky for year one.

Can I form a new Kentucky corporation instead?

Yes, but Rhode Island keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15), and the original keeps Rhode Island's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Kentucky later?

Rhode Island companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal (Foreign Business Entity); until then, Kentucky's report stays due alongside Rhode Island's filings.

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