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Foreign registration · Form 450

Texas LLC Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

Rhode Island registers an LLC from Texas as a foreign LLC on Form 450, with $156 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your Texas records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Texas and Rhode Island side by side

	Texas formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$15	$156 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year
Due	May 15 each year	May 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Texas companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Texas certificate
The Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) is ordered from Texas separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. An instant Texas certificate reaches Rhode Island only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form 450
It lists us as your Rhode Island resident agent, next to your Texas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Texas delays the Rhode Island filing. After approval, your Texas LLC is registered with Rhode Island.

First-year cost, Texas to Rhode Island

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$156
Certificate of Fact - Status, paid to Texas	$15
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Texas certificate included	$370

Your Texas name and Rhode Island's rules

If another Rhode Island company uses the Texas 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 Texas one

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

Staying in good standing in Texas and Rhode Island

Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year; Rhode Island wants the Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) every year ($50). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Texas files Form 150 with Rhode Island ($319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact - Status ($15)). After that come Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information 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 Texas

An LLC formed in Rhode Island that registers with Texas files Form 304 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite; no Rhode Island certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Texas to Rhode Island

Does my Texas company need to register in Rhode Island?

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

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

$355 at checkout plus $15 to Texas for the Certificate of Fact - Status, $370 in all (checkout is $156 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Rhode Island?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (fee set by the state) and Rhode Island's report ($50).

What if I don't register with Rhode Island?

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

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Texas name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island LLC instead?

Yes, but Texas 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 Texas's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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