Alabama

Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 450

Alabama LLC Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Alabama that wants to do business in Rhode Island files Form 450, with $156 in state fees. Rhode Island also asks for Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your Alabama records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Alabama and Rhode Island each ask for

	Alabama formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$156 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year
Due		May 1
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Alabama companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Alabama certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Alabama separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Ordered from Alabama on filing day, it easily meets Rhode Island's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form 450
It names us as your Rhode Island resident agent, with your Alabama name and formation date and the certificate attached. Alabama issues the certificate instantly, so the Rhode Island filing can go in the same day. Once Rhode Island approves it, the Alabama company can do business there.

Rhode Island costs for Alabama companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$156
Certificate of Existence, paid to Alabama	$25
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Alabama certificate included	$380

Will your Alabama name work for Rhode Island?

If another Rhode Island company uses the Alabama 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 Alabama one

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

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and Alabama

Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year; Rhode Island wants the Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) every year ($50). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Alabama files Form 150 with Rhode Island ($319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($25)). After that come Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Rhode Island company in Alabama

An LLC formed in Rhode Island that registers with Alabama files Alabama's registration (no form number) with $184 in state fees; no Rhode Island certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Alabama owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my Alabama company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once an Alabama business operates there; Rhode Island law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Rhode Island registration cost?

$355 at checkout plus $25 to Alabama for the Certificate of Existence, $380 in all (checkout is $156 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alabama's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and Rhode Island?

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

What if I don't register with Rhode Island?

An Alabama company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Alabama name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island LLC instead?

Yes, but Alabama keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50), and the original keeps Alabama's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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