Tennessee

Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

Tennessee Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Tennessee that wants to do business in Rhode Island files Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division from your Tennessee records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What Tennessee and Rhode Island each ask for

	Tennessee formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$20	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.tn.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due		May 1
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

From Tennessee to Rhode Island, step by step

Order the Tennessee certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Tennessee separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the Tennessee 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 Tennessee name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Tennessee certificate comes first; then the Rhode Island filing goes in. After approval, your Tennessee corporation is registered with Rhode Island.

First-year cost, Tennessee to Rhode Island

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

Will your Tennessee name work for Rhode Island?

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

Agents: Rhode Island and Tennessee

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

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and Tennessee

Each year your corporation files Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Tennessee plus Rhode Island comes to $219 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Tennessee files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20)). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into Tennessee

A corporation formed in Rhode Island that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4431 with $600 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22). See that filing.

Common questions: Tennessee to Rhode Island

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once a Tennessee 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 Tennessee corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Rhode Island registration cost?

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

Do I need Tennessee's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Rhode Island?

$219 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $20 to Tennessee and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Tennessee name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but Tennessee 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 Tennessee's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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