Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 450

Pennsylvania LLC Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

To do business in Rhode Island, an LLC formed in Pennsylvania registers there on Form 450, with $156 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division from your Pennsylvania records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What Pennsylvania and Rhode Island each ask for

	Pennsylvania formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$40	$156 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year
Due	September 30	May 1
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Pennsylvania companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Pennsylvania certificate
The Subsistence Certificate ($40) is ordered from Pennsylvania separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island counts 60 days from the day Pennsylvania issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 450
It lists us as your Rhode Island resident agent, next to your Pennsylvania name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Pennsylvania certificate comes first; then the Rhode Island filing goes in. After approval, your Pennsylvania LLC is registered with Rhode Island.

First-year cost, Pennsylvania to Rhode Island

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$156
Subsistence Certificate, paid to Pennsylvania	$40
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Pennsylvania certificate included	$395

Your Pennsylvania name and Rhode Island's rules

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

Agents: Rhode Island and Pennsylvania

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

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and Pennsylvania

Each year your LLC files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus Rhode Island comes to $206 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania files Form 150 with Rhode Island ($319 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40)). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Rhode Island that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no Rhode Island certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Pennsylvania owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Rhode Island?

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

How much does the Rhode Island registration cost?

$355 at checkout plus $40 to Pennsylvania for the Subsistence Certificate, $395 in all (checkout is $156 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Pennsylvania's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Rhode Island?

$206 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Rhode Island?

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

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Pennsylvania name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island LLC instead?

Yes, but Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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