Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 450

Kansas LLC Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Kansas that wants to do business in Rhode Island files Form 450, with $156 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division from your Kansas records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What Kansas and Rhode Island each ask for

	Kansas formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$7.50	$156 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.ks.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Information Report, $90, every two years	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	May 1
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

From Kansas to Rhode Island, step by step

Order the Kansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) is ordered from Kansas separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island accepts it within 60 days of Kansas's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 450
It names us as your Rhode Island resident agent, with your Kansas name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Kansas certificate comes first; then the Rhode Island filing goes in. Once Rhode Island approves it, the Kansas company can do business there.

Rhode Island costs for Kansas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$156
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Kansas	$7.50
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Kansas certificate included	$362.50

Your Kansas name and Rhode Island's rules

If another Rhode Island company uses the Kansas 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 Kansas one

Kansas and Rhode Island both call it a resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Kansas; ours takes Rhode Island's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Kansas and Rhode Island

Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($90); 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, Kansas to Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Kansas files Form 150 with Rhode Island ($319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50)). After that come Kansas's Business Entity Information Report and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Rhode Island company in Kansas

An LLC formed in Rhode Island that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no Rhode Island certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Kansas to Rhode Island

Does my Kansas company need to register in Rhode Island?

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

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

$355 at checkout plus $7.50 to Kansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $362.50 in all (checkout is $156 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants it ($7.50), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Rhode Island?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report ($90, every two years) and Rhode Island's report ($50).

What if I don't register with Rhode Island?

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

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Kansas name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island LLC instead?

Yes, but Kansas 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 Kansas's Information Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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