Rhode Island

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Foreign registration · Form B-09

Rhode Island Corporation Foreign Registration in North Carolina

North Carolina registers a corporation from Rhode Island as a foreign corporation on Form B-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina may ask for Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22). We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division from your Rhode Island records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Rhode Island and North Carolina each ask for

	Rhode Island formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Form B-09, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$22	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
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 North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	sos.ri.gov	sosnc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	May 1	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Standard processing: 5 to 10 business days
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

How Rhode Island companies register with North Carolina

We prepare and file Form B-09
It names us as your North Carolina registered agent, with your Rhode Island name and formation date. If North Carolina wants the Rhode Island certificate, it is ordered first. Once North Carolina approves it, the Rhode Island company can do business there.

Will your Rhode Island name work for North Carolina?

North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Agents: North Carolina and Rhode Island

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

Staying in good standing in Rhode Island and North Carolina

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

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to North Carolina

An LLC formed in Rhode Island files Form L-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same, 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 North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

Registering a North Carolina company in Rhode Island

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

Questions Rhode Island owners ask about North Carolina

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

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the North Carolina registration cost?

$452 at checkout; North Carolina may also want Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days, plus time for Rhode Island's certificate if North Carolina asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

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

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

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new North Carolina corporation instead?

Yes, but Rhode Island keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Rhode Island's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

Rhode Island companies leave by filing Form L-14 ($25); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside Rhode Island's filings.

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