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Rhode Island LLC Foreign Registration in South Dakota

To do business in South Dakota, an LLC formed in Rhode Island registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Rhode Island records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Rhode Island and South Dakota side by side

	Rhode Island formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign LLC) (no form number)
State fee	$22	$750 at order
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	sos.ri.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year	Annual Report, $55, every year
Due	May 1	During the entity's anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Online processing: immediately
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

How Rhode Island companies register with South Dakota

Order the Rhode Island certificate
The Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) is ordered from Rhode Island separately; it is not part of our South Dakota order. It comes as a short form ($22) or a long form ($30). South Dakota wants the Rhode Island certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your South Dakota registered agent, with your Rhode Island name and formation date and the certificate attached. Allow for the days Rhode Island takes to send the certificate before the South Dakota filing goes in. After approval, your Rhode Island LLC is registered with South Dakota.

South Dakota costs for Rhode Island companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Rhode Island	$22
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Rhode Island certificate included	$971

South Dakota's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Rhode Island name and South Dakota's rules

South Dakota accepts your Rhode Island name if it includes 'limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.). If the Rhode Island name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If another South Dakota company uses the Rhode Island name, an alternate name is allowed. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your South Dakota agent and the Rhode Island one

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

Yearly filings: South Dakota and Rhode Island

Each year your LLC files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and South Dakota's Annual Report ($55). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Rhode Island plus South Dakota comes to $254 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to South Dakota

A corporation formed in Rhode Island files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22)). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and South Dakota's Annual Report. See the corporation filing.

The other way: South Dakota into Rhode Island

An LLC formed in South Dakota that registers with Rhode Island files Form 450 with $156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Rhode Island to South Dakota

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in South Dakota?

Yes, once a Rhode Island business operates there; South Dakota law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the South Dakota registration cost?

$949 at checkout plus $22 to Rhode Island for the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, $971 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Rhode Island's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Dakota wants it ($22), current at filing.

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

South Dakota approves online filings immediately, plus a few days for Rhode Island's certificate before filing. Paid expedite: $50.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and South Dakota?

$254 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Rhode Island and $55 to South Dakota for the yearly reports.

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

Yes: the Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers South Dakota for year one.

Will South Dakota accept my Rhode Island name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Rhode Island name at home. South Dakota names must include 'limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.).

Can I form a new South Dakota LLC instead?

Yes, but Rhode Island keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files South Dakota's Annual Report ($55), and the original keeps Rhode Island's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from South Dakota later?

Rhode Island companies leave by filing a Notice of Cancellation of Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, South Dakota's report stays due alongside Rhode Island's filings.

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