Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 450

Montana LLC Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Montana that wants to do business in Rhode Island files Form 450, with $156 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division from your Montana records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Montana vs Rhode Island: the paperwork

	Montana formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	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	Montana: online	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year
Due	April 15	May 1
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Montana companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Montana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Montana separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island accepts it within 60 days of Montana'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 Montana name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Montana's certificate is in hand, Rhode Island's filing goes in. Once Rhode Island approves it, the Montana company can do business there.

First-year cost, Montana to Rhode Island

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

Your Montana name and Rhode Island's rules

If another Rhode Island company uses the Montana 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 Montana one

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

Staying in good standing in Montana and Rhode Island

Each year your LLC files Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Montana plus Rhode Island comes to $219 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Montana to Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Montana files Form 150 with Rhode Island ($319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Rhode Island company in Montana

An LLC formed in Rhode Island that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees; no Rhode Island certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Montana owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my Montana company need to register in Rhode Island?

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

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

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

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Rhode Island?

$219 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $20 to Montana and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Rhode Island?

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

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Montana name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island LLC instead?

Yes, but Montana 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 Montana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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