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Rhode Island Corporation Foreign Registration in Utah

Utah registers a corporation from Rhode Island as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $59 in state fees. Utah may ask for Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22). We file it with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code from your Rhode Island records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Rhode Island and Utah side by side

	Rhode Island formed here	Utah registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Register a Foreign Business (Foreign Profit Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$22	$59 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 online with Utah
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
Official page	sos.ri.gov	commerce.utah.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year
Due	May 1	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$10 late fee
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Utah registered agent

From Rhode Island to Utah, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Utah registered agent, with your Rhode Island name and formation date. If Utah wants the Rhode Island certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Rhode Island corporation is registered with Utah.

Your Rhode Island name and Utah's rules

If Utah's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Rhode Island company. We check your exact Rhode Island name against Utah's records before filing.

Agents: Utah and Rhode Island

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

Yearly filings: Utah and Rhode Island

Each year your corporation files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Rhode Island plus Utah comes to $217 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Utah

An LLC formed in Rhode Island files its own registration with Utah ($59 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 Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Utah into Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Utah that registers with Rhode Island files Form 150 with $319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12). See that filing.

Questions Rhode Island owners ask about Utah

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Utah?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Utah calls it registration for Rhode Island corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

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

$258 at checkout; Utah 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 Utah?

$217 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Rhode Island and $18 to Utah for the yearly reports.

Does Utah require a registered agent?

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

Will Utah accept my Rhode Island name?

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

Can I form a new Utah corporation instead?

Yes, but Rhode Island keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18), and the original keeps Rhode Island's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Utah later?

Rhode Island companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Profit or Non-Profit Corporation; until then, Utah's report stays due alongside Rhode Island's filings.

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