How much does an LLC cost in Rhode Island?
$150.00 to file, paid to the Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division. Then $50.00 every year to stay in good standing.
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What you pay, and when
| To form it | $150.00, once. |
| Every year after | $50.00. A three-month window, February 1 to May 1, every year, starting the calendar year after you register. $50, plus $2.50 if you file it online. The state posts a courtesy reminder each January — to your registered agent, not to you. |
| State tax | The $400 that makes Rhode Island expensive is not a Department of State fee at all. Every LLC, corporation and limited partnership owes the Division of Taxation a minimum annual tax of $400, and the state's own page says it is owed "whether or not business is conducted or a profit is made" and is not pro-rated for part of a year. So the real yearly cost is $450, not $50. |
| If you miss it | $25 added on June 1, plus $3.00 more if you then file online. Keep not filing and the state revokes the company; so does having your registered agent's mail come back undeliverable. |
| Registered agent | Required. You can be your own if you have a street address in Rhode Island and do not mind it being public. |
Do it yourself
You file this directly with the state. There is nobody in the middle who has to be paid to do it, and nothing on this page is a Base888 charge — the fees above are paid to Rhode Island.
File with Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Check the name is free first: business.sos.ri.gov