Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 450

Missouri LLC Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

To do business in Rhode Island, an LLC formed in Missouri registers there on Form 450, with $156 in state fees. Rhode Island also asks for Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your Missouri records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Missouri and Rhode Island each ask for

	Missouri formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing	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	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.mo.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year
Due		May 1
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

From Missouri to Rhode Island, step by step

Order the Missouri certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Missouri separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island counts 60 days from the day Missouri 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 Missouri name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Missouri's certificate is in hand, Rhode Island's filing goes in. After approval, your Missouri LLC is registered with Rhode Island.

First-year cost, Missouri to Rhode Island

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

Your Missouri name and Rhode Island's rules

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

Agents: Rhode Island and Missouri

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

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and Missouri

Missouri has no annual report for LLCs; Rhode Island wants the Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) every year ($50). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to Rhode Island

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

Registering a Rhode Island company in Missouri

An LLC formed in Rhode Island that registers with Missouri files Form LLC 4 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Missouri to Rhode Island

Does my Missouri company need to register in Rhode Island?

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

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

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

Do I need Missouri's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants it ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Rhode Island?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), no Missouri yearly report and Rhode Island's report ($50).

What if I don't register with Rhode Island?

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

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Missouri name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island LLC instead?

Yes, but Missouri 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 Missouri has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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