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Gather required information
Name of Company
All businesses need to register with a unique business name. Check name availability by using the RI Department of State Corporate Database. For more information on name availability, please visit the RI Department of State Name Availability Guidelines.
Registered Agent
A registered agent is an individual or entity that receives official and legal documents on behalf of a business. The agent must be a Rhode Island resident or an entity qualified to do business in this state.
Registered Agent Address
A registered agent must have a Rhode Island street address and must be available at the given address during normal business hours to accept service of process. P.O. Boxes or shipping/postal company addresses do not meet this standard and are not allowed.
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Register your business
The chart below outlines how to file with the RI Department of State to register certain business structures. You can learn more about these structures by reviewing our Business Structures chart.
If you are looking to start a General Partnership or Sole Proprietorship, please contact the city or town where you wish to do business. General Partnerships and Sole Proprietorships do not register with the RI Department of State.
Business Structure Online Filing Paper Filing Fee Limited Liability Company (LLC)
R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 7-16File Online PDF $150 Business Corporation
R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 7-1.2File Online PDF $230 Limited Partnership (LP)
R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 7-13File Online PDF $100 -
Confirm your Filing
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Before proceeding to Step 4, be sure to confirm your registration filing was accepted. Your filing may take between one to three business days to process.
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Get Federal Employer Identification Number
Your EIN is a unique nine-digit number assigned by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to identify your business.
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Register with the Taxpayer Portal
The RI Division of Taxation’s Taxpayer Portal is an easy way for your business to pay corporate taxes, apply for Letters of Good Standing, or submit a Business Application and Registration (BAR) form to create a sales tax account.
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Congratulations! Download your Welcome Packet!
Official State of Rhode Island website
In fish markets, there are specialist names for different sizes of this species of clam. The smallest legally harvestable clams are called countnecks or peanuts, next size up are littlenecks, then topnecks. Above that are the cherrystones, and the largest are called quahogs or chowder clams.
Rhode Island is situated right in the middle of “quahog country” and has supplied a quarter of the U.S.’s total annual commercial quahog catch. The quahog is the official shellfish of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. From Wikipedia.org
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