Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

South Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

Rhode Island registers a corporation from South Dakota as a foreign corporation on Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division from your South Dakota records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What South Dakota and Rhode Island each ask for

	South Dakota formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$20	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year (form opens that day	May 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How South Dakota companies register with Rhode Island

Order the South Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) is ordered from South Dakota separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the South Dakota 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 Dakota name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once South Dakota's certificate is in hand, Rhode Island's filing goes in. Once Rhode Island approves it, the South Dakota company can do business there.

Rhode Island costs for South Dakota companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$319
Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, paid to South Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, South Dakota certificate included	$538

Your South Dakota name and Rhode Island's rules

If Rhode Island's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the South Dakota company. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Agents: Rhode Island and South Dakota

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

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and South Dakota

South Dakota wants the Annual Report 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 Dakota to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in South Dakota files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20)). After that come South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Rhode Island company in South Dakota

A corporation formed in Rhode Island that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22). See that filing.

Common questions: South Dakota to Rhode Island

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

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

How much does the Rhode Island registration cost?

$518 at checkout plus $20 to South Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, $538 in all (checkout is $319 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Rhode Island wants it ($20), current at filing.

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

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

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my South Dakota name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but South Dakota 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 Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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