Ten questions we get most often about forming an LLC in Rhode Island — with straight answers, not hedged ones.
5–7 business days for standard online processing through the Rhode Island Business Services. Once the LLC is approved, we obtain the EIN the same day and deliver your bank-ready packet within a day or two after that.
Our service is $299 flat. Rhode Island's state filing fee is $150, paid directly to the Rhode Island Business Services. First-year total is $449, with no upsells and no tiered pricing.
No. Rhode Island allows non-residents to form and own LLCs in the state. You do need a Rhode Island resident agent — that's included in the $299 for the first year. Our Providence office serves as the agent of record.
Yes. Rhode Island allows single-member LLCs, which the IRS treats as disregarded entities by default — meaning the LLC's income flows through to the owner's personal tax return.
Four things: your Rhode Island Articles of Organization filed by a formation specialist, federal EIN obtained from the IRS, a custom operating agreement drafted to your actual ownership structure, and one year of resident agent service in Rhode Island. No hidden costs, no tiered pricing.
Rhode Island charges $50 annually for the report. Miss the deadline and the state imposes a late fee, and eventually administrative dissolution if the lapse continues.
Yes, Rhode Island law requires every LLC to maintain a resident agent with a physical address in the state to receive service of process and official correspondence. Our Providence office serves as your resident agent for the first year as part of the $299.
Yes. After the first year you can renew our service at $119/year, or designate yourself, an employee, or another agent by filing a change-of-agent form with the Rhode Island Business Services. The state typically charges a small fee for the change.
Yes. Our operating agreements are drafted to your actual ownership structure — member names, percentages, voting rights, profit allocations — not a fill-in-the-blank template. Every major U.S. bank accepts them for business account opening.
Annual report $50 due between February 1 and May 1. IMPORTANT: Mandatory $400 annual charge to Division of Taxation regardless of income. This makes RI one of the more expensive states for ongoing LLC costs.
Annual report $50 due between February 1 and May 1.
Reservation takes three minutes. A formation specialist in Providence handles the rest.