Rhode Island Annual Report Filing

Every Rhode Island LLC and business corporation files an annual report with the Rhode Island Secretary of State to stay in good standing. The filing lands in a fixed window each year, February 1 through May 1, and the official filing fee is $50. Below you'll find the due date rules, the exact forms, a walkthrough of the filing itself, and the separate tax obligation that surprises many new Rhode Island owners.

What the Rhode Island Annual Report Is

An annual report is a short administrative filing, not a financial statement. For LLCs, the requirement comes from R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-66, and the document is the Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company, Form 632. Business corporations file their own version, Form 630, under §§ 7-1.2-1501 and 7-1.2-1502; that form collects officers, directors, the principal office, and the character of the business.

One detail worth knowing before you start: Form 632 is shorter than most owners expect. It does not collect your federal EIN, and it does not ask for member or manager names and addresses. Its main job is confirming the registered agent of record (Rhode Island statutes use the term resident agent). If the agent information needs updating, that happens on a separate filing, Form 642, which is part of changing your registered agent, not part of the annual report.

The state also expects the document to be typed. Illegible filings are rejected, which can push you past the deadline if you cut it close.

When the Rhode Island Annual Report Is Due: February 1 to May 1

The filing window opens February 1, and the report is due by May 1 each year. Two timing rules help:

Your first year is excluded. You skip the calendar year in which the LLC was organized (or, for a foreign LLC, the year it registered in Rhode Island). The first report comes due the following year.

A reminder goes to your registered agent. The state mails a courtesy notice to the registered agent of record before February 1. When we serve as your agent, that notice is scanned to your portal the day it arrives.

The Rhode Island Annual Report Fee: $50

The official filing fee is $50 for LLCs (Form 632) and for business corporations (Form 630). Foreign LLCs registered in Rhode Island pay the same $50 on the same Form 632; the state has no separate foreign-LLC report form. Nonprofit corporations are the outlier: they file Form 631 for $20, and their window runs June 1 through June 30 instead.

The $400 Minimum Tax Is Separate

Rhode Island LLCs also owe a minimum annual tax of $400 to the Rhode Island Division of Taxation. Keep this obligation mentally separate from the annual report: it is a tax filing, it goes to a different agency, and it applies even in a year with no revenue. It is not a Secretary of State fee and it is not paid with Form 632. When you plan for the annual report, plan for the Division of Taxation's deadline too.

How to File Your Rhode Island Annual Report

1. Gather your entity information. You'll need your exact entity name and your state ID number, both findable through the Secretary of State's business database.
2. Choose your filing method. File online through the state's annual report filing page, or download Form 632 and file on paper with the Division of Business Services.
3. Confirm your registered agent of record. The report confirms the agent listing; it cannot change it. If the agent needs updating, file Form 642 with its $20 fee first, then report.
4. Pay the $50 fee and submit by May 1. Filing early in the window keeps you well clear of the rush that builds near the deadline.

Late Filing: a $25 Penalty From June 1, Then Revocation Proceedings

Miss May 1 and you get some breathing room: the grace period runs through May 31. On June 1, a $25 late penalty attaches on top of the $50 fee, and the report is formally delinquent. Stay delinquent, or let your registered agent coverage lapse, and the Secretary of State begins revocation proceedings against the company under Chapter 7-16. A revoked LLC loses its good standing, and the liability protection that comes with it, until it works through reinstatement.

How We Help You Stay Compliant

Our registered agent service, $99 per year, is built around making sure this deadline never sneaks up on you:

Window reminders: We alert you before February 1, when the filing window opens, and again as May 1 approaches.

Same-day document handling: The courtesy notice the state mails before February 1 goes to your registered agent. As your agent, we scan it to your portal the day it arrives, along with any delinquency or revocation correspondence that follows a missed filing.

Tax deadline awareness: We also flag the Division of Taxation's $400 minimum tax so the two obligations never blur together.

Your records, organized: Every state notice lives in your online portal, so you can confirm what was received and when.

Filing the report itself remains your responsibility (or your accountant's), but with us as your agent you will never be caught unaware.

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