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Foreign registration · Form 450

Arkansas LLC Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

Rhode Island registers an LLC from Arkansas as a foreign LLC on Form 450, with $156 in state fees. Rhode Island also asks for Arkansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division from your Arkansas records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Arkansas vs Rhode Island: the paperwork

	Arkansas formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing	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	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year
Due	May 1	May 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Arkansas companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Arkansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Arkansas separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. An instant Arkansas certificate reaches Rhode Island only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form 450
It lists us as your Rhode Island resident agent, next to your Arkansas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Arkansas delays the Rhode Island filing. Once Rhode Island approves it, the Arkansas company can do business there.

First-year cost, Arkansas to Rhode Island

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

Your Arkansas name and Rhode Island's rules

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

Agents: Rhode Island and Arkansas

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

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and Arkansas

Each year your LLC files Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Arkansas plus Rhode Island comes to $349 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arkansas to Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Arkansas files Form 150 with Rhode Island ($319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report ($150) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into Arkansas

An LLC formed in Rhode Island that registers with Arkansas files Form FL-01 with $270 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions Arkansas owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my Arkansas company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once an Arkansas 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 Arkansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $380 in all (checkout is $156 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arkansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants it ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and Rhode Island?

$349 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $150 to Arkansas and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Rhode Island?

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

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Arkansas name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island LLC instead?

Yes, but Arkansas 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 Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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