Utah

Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

Utah Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

Rhode Island registers a corporation from Utah as a foreign corporation on Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division from your Utah records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Utah and Rhode Island side by side

	Utah formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$12	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report / Annual Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	May 1
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

From Utah to Rhode Island, step by step

Order the Utah certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($12) is ordered from Utah separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($20). Rhode Island wants the Utah 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 Utah name and formation date and the certificate attached. Utah issues the certificate instantly, so the Rhode Island filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Utah corporation is registered with Rhode Island.

Rhode Island costs for Utah companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$319
Certificate of Existence, paid to Utah	$12
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Utah certificate included	$530

Your Utah name and Rhode Island's rules

If another Rhode Island company uses the Utah 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 Utah one

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

Staying in good standing in Utah and Rhode Island

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

LLC or corporation, Utah to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Utah files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12)). After that come Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into Utah

A corporation formed in Rhode Island that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Utah owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my Utah company need to register in Rhode Island?

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

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

$518 at checkout plus $12 to Utah for the Certificate of Existence, $530 in all (checkout is $319 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Rhode Island?

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

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Utah name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but Utah 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 Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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