Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 450

Florida LLC Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

Rhode Island registers an LLC from Florida as a foreign LLC on Form 450, with $156 in state fees. Rhode Island also asks for Florida's Certificate of Status ($5), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your Florida records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Florida vs Rhode Island: the paperwork

	Florida formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status	Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$156 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	dos.fl.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $138.75, every year	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year
Due	May 1	May 1
Late yearly filing	$400 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

From Florida to Rhode Island, step by step

Order the Florida certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from Florida separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Ordered from Florida on filing day, it easily meets Rhode Island's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form 450
It lists us as your Rhode Island resident agent, next to your Florida name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Florida issues the certificate instantly, so the Rhode Island filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Florida LLC is registered with Rhode Island.

Rhode Island costs for Florida companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$156
Certificate of Status, paid to Florida	$5
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Florida certificate included	$360

Your Florida name and Rhode Island's rules

If another Rhode Island company uses the Florida 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 Florida one

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

Staying in good standing in Florida and Rhode Island

Each year your LLC files Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Florida plus Rhode Island comes to $337.75 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Florida to Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Florida files Form 150 with Rhode Island ($319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($8.75)). After that come Florida's Annual Report ($150) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into Florida

An LLC formed in Rhode Island that registers with Florida files Form CR2E027 with $125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Florida owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my Florida company need to register in Rhode Island?

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

How much does it cost to register a Florida LLC in Rhode Island?

$355 at checkout plus $5 to Florida for the Certificate of Status, $360 in all (checkout is $156 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Florida's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants Florida's Certificate of Status ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Rhode Island?

$337.75 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $138.75 to Florida and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Rhode Island?

A Florida company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Florida name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island LLC instead?

Yes, but Florida 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 Florida's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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