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Foreign registration · Form 450

Utah LLC Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

To do business in Rhode Island, an LLC formed in Utah registers there on Form 450, with $156 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your Utah records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Utah and Rhode Island each ask for

	Utah formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$12	$156 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	May 1
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Utah companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Utah certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($12) is ordered from Utah separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($20). An instant Utah 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 Utah name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Utah issues the certificate instantly, so the Rhode Island filing can go in the same day. Once Rhode Island approves it, the Utah company can do business there.

Rhode Island costs for Utah companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$156
Certificate of Existence, paid to Utah	$12
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Utah certificate included	$367

Your Utah name and Rhode Island's rules

If Rhode Island's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Utah company. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Agents: Rhode Island and Utah

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

Staying in good standing in Utah and Rhode Island

Each year your LLC files Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Utah plus Rhode Island comes to $217 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Utah to Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Utah files Form 150 with Rhode Island ($319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($12)). After that come Utah's Annual Report / Annual Renewal ($18) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Rhode Island company in Utah

An LLC formed in Rhode Island that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Utah owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my Utah company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once a Utah 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 $12 to Utah for the Certificate of Existence, $367 in all (checkout is $156 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Rhode Island?

$217 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Rhode Island?

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

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Utah name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island LLC instead?

Yes, but Utah 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 Utah's Annual Report/Renewal.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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