South Carolina

Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

South Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

To do business in Rhode Island, a corporation formed in South Carolina registers there on Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your South Carolina records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

South Carolina vs Rhode Island: the paperwork

	South Carolina formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	South Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	South Carolina: online	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S), fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after the close of the tax year	May 1
Agent	Your South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How South Carolina companies register with Rhode Island

Order the South Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from South Carolina separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the South Carolina 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 South Carolina name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once South Carolina's certificate is in hand, Rhode Island's filing goes in. After approval, your South Carolina corporation is registered with Rhode Island.

Rhode Island costs for South Carolina companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$319
Certificate of Existence, paid to South Carolina	$10
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, South Carolina certificate included	$528

Will your South Carolina name work for Rhode Island?

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

Your Rhode Island agent and the South Carolina one

Rhode Island calls it a resident agent; South Carolina says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for South Carolina; ours takes Rhode Island's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and South Carolina

South Carolina wants the Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) every year; Rhode Island wants the Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) every year ($50). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Carolina to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in South Carolina files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Rhode Island company in South Carolina

A corporation formed in Rhode Island that registers with South Carolina files Form F0002 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22). See that filing.

Questions South Carolina owners ask about Rhode Island

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

Yes, once a South Carolina 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 South Carolina corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Rhode Island registration cost?

$518 at checkout plus $10 to South Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $528 in all (checkout is $319 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need South Carolina's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), current at filing.

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

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), South Carolina's report (fee set by the state) and Rhode Island's report ($50).

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

Yes: the South Carolina agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Rhode Island for year one, with a street address there.

Will Rhode Island accept my South Carolina name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but South Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50), and the original keeps South Carolina's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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