Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 450

Kentucky LLC Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

To do business in Rhode Island, an LLC formed in Kentucky registers there on Form 450, with $156 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division from your Kentucky records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Kentucky vs Rhode Island: the paperwork

	Kentucky formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence	Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$156 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year
Due	On or before June 30	May 1
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Kentucky companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Kentucky certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Kentucky separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island counts 60 days from the day Kentucky issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 450
It names us as your Rhode Island resident agent, with your Kentucky name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Kentucky certificate comes first; then the Rhode Island filing goes in. Once Rhode Island approves it, the Kentucky company can do business there.

First-year cost, Kentucky to Rhode Island

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$156
Certificate of Existence, paid to Kentucky	$10
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Kentucky certificate included	$365

Your Kentucky name and Rhode Island's rules

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

Agents: Rhode Island and Kentucky

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

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and Kentucky

Each year your LLC files Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Kentucky plus Rhode Island comes to $214 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Kentucky files Form 150 with Rhode Island ($319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Kentucky's Annual Report ($15) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Rhode Island company in Kentucky

An LLC formed in Rhode Island that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no Rhode Island certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kentucky owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my Kentucky company need to register in Rhode Island?

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

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

$355 at checkout plus $10 to Kentucky for the Certificate of Existence, $365 in all (checkout is $156 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kentucky's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and Rhode Island?

$214 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $15 to Kentucky and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Rhode Island?

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

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Kentucky name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island LLC instead?

Yes, but Kentucky 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 Kentucky's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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