Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

Wisconsin Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

Rhode Island registers a corporation from Wisconsin as a foreign corporation on Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division from your Wisconsin records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Wisconsin vs Rhode Island: the paperwork

	Wisconsin formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the anniversary of the articles' effective date	May 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

From Wisconsin to Rhode Island, step by step

Order the Wisconsin certificate
The Certificate of Status ($10) is ordered from Wisconsin separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the Wisconsin certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form 150
It lists us as your Rhode Island resident agent, next to your Wisconsin name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Wisconsin issues the certificate instantly, so the Rhode Island filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Wisconsin corporation is registered with Rhode Island.

Rhode Island costs for Wisconsin companies

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

Your Wisconsin name and Rhode Island's rules

If another Rhode Island company uses the Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin one

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

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and Wisconsin

Each year your corporation files Wisconsin's Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report ($25) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Wisconsin plus Rhode Island comes to $224 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Wisconsin files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($10)). After that come Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Rhode Island that registers with Wisconsin files Form 21 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Wisconsin owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in Rhode Island?

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

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

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

Do I need Wisconsin's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and Rhode Island?

$224 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $25 to Wisconsin and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Wisconsin name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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